April 8, 2020 Just Four Crypto Leaders on Forbes’ List of Billionaires Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the co-founders of Bitmain and Ripple have been included on Forbes’ rich list for 2020. There are more than 2000 billionaires on Forbes’ ‘The Richest in 2020’ list — but only a handful come from the world of cryptocurrency and none of them are named ‘CZ’.Only…
April 8, 2020 Blockchain Scam Raises Money by Pretending to Be Associated With the Olympics The Chinese Olympic Committee alerts the public that the recent blockchain-enabled fundraising using the “Olympics” name is illegal. The Chinese Olympic Committee announced on April 8 that it’s repeatedly received complaints about illegal marketing pertaining to the upcoming Olympic Games.People…
April 8, 2020 Canada-Based Blockchain Company To Deploy a COVID-19 Electronic Screening The DOCit app will be used as a screening tool in a Canadian region to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian technology company, VitalHub Corp, announced on April 8 the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool.…
April 8, 2020 Two Versions of Digital Dollar Emerge as Contenders, but Unlikely to Come Soon The CARES Act shed light on the possibility of a digital dollar. Meanwhile, a blockchain-based solution is also being explored.…
April 8, 2020 Swiss Partnership Launches New Bitcoin-Backed tzBTC Token on Tezos Blockchain Coinspeaker Swiss Partnership Launches New Bitcoin-Backed tzBTC Token on Tezos BlockchainA few firms including the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) and the Tezos Foundation have announced that a new token will be launched soon.…
April 8, 2020 Exclusive: US Congressional Watchdog on Prototyping Smart Contracts Cointelegraph spoke to Chuck Young of the US Government Accountability Office to learn about the agency's exploration into DLT. The supreme audit institution of the United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), posted two job positions with its Innovation Lab concerning the development of prototype applications for blockchain technology during March.Cointelegraph…
April 8, 2020 The Platform Is Set for Virtual Conferences: Will It Live Up to Its Promises? Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s time for the crypto community to drive innovation with new ideas for virtual conferences. As the global economy struggles to adapt to the rapid changes the coronavirus pandemic has forced upon the world, the virtual conference space is booming.…
April 8, 2020 Ethereum (ETH) Price Fell by around 1.5% but May Rise Soon as ETH 2.0 Upgrade Gets Closer Coinspeaker Ethereum (ETH) Price Fell by around 1.5% but May Rise Soon as ETH 2.0 Upgrade Gets CloserEthereum (ETH) price has fallen by 1.27%…
April 8, 2020 Zoom Data Scandal Shows Blockchain May Be the Future of Communications Amid Zoom security failures, VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver explains how blockchain-based communication networks ensure that calls remain private. As people around the world started following shelter-in-place orders, popular video conferencing platform Zoom quickly gained new users, noting in a recent blog post that it had reached more than 200 million daily users last month, up from 10 million in December.…
April 8, 2020 High Court Delivers Judgement on User Assets at Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia today informed its users that the High Court of New Zealand has delivered its judgment on the status of their compromised assets. Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia today informed its users that the High Court of New Zealand has delivered its judgment on the status of their compromised assets.In…
April 8, 2020 Tesla Set to Incorporate Blockchain Technology in Its Supply Chain to Facilitate Import Process Coinspeaker Tesla Set to Incorporate Blockchain Technology in Its Supply Chain to Facilitate Import ProcessTesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), one of America’s largest public companies, has moved a notch higher after it was announced that the company is set to incorporate blockchain technology in its chain of supply.…
April 8, 2020 Holding Group Behind OKEx Invests in Wuhan-Based Blockchain Startup The conglomerate behind OKEx exchange has invested in a startup based in Wuhan, China, providing blockchain information gathering and analytics. OK Group, the conglomerate behind cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, is investing approximately 10 million RMB ($1.4…
