$194 Million was Moved Using Bitcoin With $0.1 Fee, True Potential of Crypto
On October 16, a Bitcoin user moved 29,999 BTC worth $194 million with a $0.1 fee, a transaction which with banks would cost tens of thousands of dollars. An often pushed narrative against cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is that it is…
Mainstream: $7.2 Trillion Asset Manager Fidelity Will Help Customers Invest in Bitcoin
One of the biggest names in financial services wants to help institutional investors add bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets to their multi-billion dollar portfolios. Citing proven institutional demand for cryptocurrency products, Fidelity…
French Grocery Chain Integrates IBM’s Food Trust Blockchain
IBM has been flirting with blockchain technology for years. The former PC manufacturer has quietly built multiple blockchain technologies while more obviously innovating in spaces like artificial intelligence with its Watson technology. One area of keen…
The Big Bang Theory and Bitcoin’s Mainstream Media Perception
Hit CBS show The Big Bang Theory featured a Bitcoin-focused storyline in an episode. The most successful science nerd sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, aired it’s Bitcoin-focused episode last night going out to an estimated 12.6 million viewers. The episode,…
Harvard, Stanford, & MIT Have All Invested in Cryptocurrency Funds
At least five more university endowments have invested in cryptocurrency funds, suggesting that the “herd” of institutional investors is finally beginning to place at least a small bet on the nascent asset class. As first reported by The Information, a…
Jack Ma: I Pay Special Attention to Blockchain & Bitcoin to Create Cashless Society
Jack Ma, the chairman of Alibaba and $150 billion China-based financial conglomerate Ant Financial, has said in a recent speech that he pays special attention to Bitcoin and blockchain technology, and the potential of establishing a cashless society.…
Tron Says its Community is More Active Than Ethereum, Hackathon Shows Otherwise
During an interview with Investopedia on Oct. 5, Tron CEO Justin Sun stated that its developer community is more vibrant and active than Ethereum. When asked by the publication to provide five reasons why Tron is better than Ethereum, Sun said: “At TRON…
A Bitfinex új banking partnert talált a HSBC-nél
Október 6.-án jelentették be, hogy a Bitfinex kripto tőzsde megegyezett a londoni székhelyű 133 milliárd dollár forgalmú HSBC bankkal. Jelenleg a Bitfinex bankol a HSBC-vel egy úgynevezett privát számlás Globális Kereskedelmi Megoldás-on keresztül.…
A TRON elindítja az Atlas Projektet
A TRON arra törekszik, hogy összehozza a blokklánc technológiát a fájlmegosztást az Atlas Projeken keresztül. Mindezt úgy szeretnék kivitelezni, hogy ötvözik a blokklánc technológiát a a BitTorrent masszív peer-to-peer infrastruktúrájával. A…
Santander Bank Ripplet használ fizetőeszközként
Október 2.-án a Ripple Labs bejelentette a RippleNet integrációját a OnePay FX mobil applikációba. Mindezt a 80 milliárd dollár forgalmú Santander Bank fejlesztett ki internacionális fizetések lebonyolítására. A stratégiai partnerséget 2018…
A JPMorgan blokklánc Ether alapú kifizetéséhez 75 bank csatlakozik
A JPMorgan által vezetett próbaverziós blokklánc alapú kifizetésekhez 75 újabb bank csatlakozott világszerte, hogy zökkenőmentes és gyorsabb bankközi utalásokat eszközöljenek. A JPMorgan 2017 októberében kezdte meg a Bankközi Információs Hálózatot, amely…
O banca Start up germana de profil blockchain din noiembrie va permite detinerea Bitcoin pe contul tau bancar
Banca germana Bitwala da nastere primei platforme care face posibila depozitarea atat a monedei euro cat si a bitcoin pe acelasi cont bancar. Noul sistem va fi lansat din noiembrie, cu aproximativ 30.000 de clienti, care deja s-au inscris pentru acest…