Coinbase announced the launch of USDC Rewards program, under which eligible US customers will be able to earn 1.25% APY rewards on every USD Coin they hold on the exchange.
IKEA has completed the supply chain transaction which used e-money using smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain and via the Tradeshift platform. The company views the transaction as pivotal for the sector.
Microsoft unveiled its next generation of Surface devices including the dual-screen Surface Neo tablet and the Microsoft Surface Duo, a smaller device that seems to be for all intents and purposes a new Microsoft foldable phone.
Telegram has conducted the world’s largest initial coin offering back in early 2018, netting a whopping 1.7B from a batch of accredited investors. TON Blockchain is supposed to be launch by Oct. 31. Otherwise, it will have to refund its investors.
The Libra Association mentions four key milestone to be achieved before the mainnet launch. The focus is to get at least 100 partners working as operating nodes on the Libra network.
The Internet of Value (IoV) vision has driven Ripple to establishing initiatives like Xpring, designed to become a global network for developers. Now the company announced the opening of the platform.
Microsoft announced a new Android-based foldable smartphone, a foldable laptop running Windows 10X, earbuds and other offerings – all within its Surface line of devices.
Samsung has ended mobile telephone production in China hurt by competition from domestic rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market.The shutdown of last China phone factory comes after it cut production in the last two factories.
Bakkt platform was finally launched in September 2019 only to be greeted by a very lukewarm response from investors but analysts from Oppenheimer & Co think that it is too early to write it off.
One of the biggest blockchain payments provider BitPay, recently announced that they are going to add support for XRP later this year. The support for the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization will most likely happen at the end of the year.
Just recently, Amazon held an event where the e-commerce giant announced 80 new products. With their massive event, Amazon is trying to even out the hardware market which is controlled by Apple, Microsoft, and Google.
Though ICOs have already lost their positions, STOs, being regulated and more secure, are still here. Marvin Steinberg has shared his vision on the benefits STOs can bring to investors.
Jeff Bezos still tops Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America even after giving away $38 billion worth of shares to his wife McKenzie in divorce settlements. He still owns about 12% of Amazon.
Charles Schwab will be eliminating its online trading commissions for U.S. stocks, ETFs starting on October 7. The move slashed Schwab stock by 9.7%.
Broadridge Financial Solutions plans to offer post-trade services for cryptocurrency after acquiring fintech company Shadow Financial Systems. The company invested in blockchain projects, but the Shadow deal will be its foray into cryptocurrency.