In a twist of events, JPMorgan is looking for experts with sound Bitcoin tech for the possible development of its own blockchain networks. The company also states that Bitcoin futures are more ‘understated’ than its actual importance in the market.
Founder of Zilliqa confirmed that they are looking for more partnerships in order to widen their network and become a worthy competitor to the likes as Visa or Mastercard. They recently went into a partnership with Mindshare, a 30 billion turnover group, with whom they are working on an end-to-end reconciliation platform for the digital advertising industry.
Two blockchain startups partnered up to enable Amazon consumers use Ethereum for payments. For this to come true, CLIC Technology is collaborating with Opporty for an app-like browser extension.
Ripple along with its partners are changing lives in the South Eastern Asian Nations. Some call it the best testing grounds for blockchain and cryptos, since a lot of people are working abroad and using remittance networks to support their loved ones.
Walmart will take part in a drug-verification pilot with IBM, KPMG, and Merck. Backed by the US Drug Supply Chain Security Act and is aimed to explore how blockchain can solve issues in the drug supply chain.
Two huge cryptocurrency companies, Coinbase and Circle, are actively working in a joint effort to make money as easy transferable as data on the internet. Recently both firms have announced their new Stablecoin Network called CENTRE.
The hybrid applications use oracles to bridge the gap between blockchain-based smart contracts and internet cloud services thereby making automated business processes more efficient and robust.
Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, revealed that a remittance company, which he wouldn’t disclose, has gained +800% in clients overnight because it recently began using Ripple’s technology. The main reason in this rise in the change in transaction fee.
Major influencers may get $50-100 mln in revenue for bringing the audience to Voice, the EOS-based social media platform by Block.One
Ubisoft has revealed their interest in the blockchain technology with an official announcement that they could launch several applications on the Ethereum Blockchain causing ETH price surge.
A blockchain project Helium has completed a fundraising round where it managed to get $15 million in funding from leading venture funds. According to Multicoin Capital, Helium is the most ambitious crypto venture since Ethereum.
As it appears, Telegram GRAM token sale, which was announced yesterday by Liquid, a Japanese exchange, won’t happen after all. At least not on Liquid and not by Gram Asia. This was a big bluff, and many journalists took the bite.
Ripple has entered the Latin American market by opening an office in Brazil in a move that aims to accelerate the speed of blockchain technology adoption and usage throughout the world.
Google policies have never really been in support of crypto-related businesses. With the ’Google core update’ controversy which cost CCN life, many are starting to believe the SEO giants are ”Anti-Crypto”.
Crypto trading platform Liquid announced they are holding a public sale of Telegram Open Network’s digital token – GRAM. To list the token, the platform partnered with Gram Asia, the largest holder of the native token of TON blockchain in Asia.