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The largest bank in Canada by market capitalization, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), is reportedly opening a cryptocurrency exchange. Patents have been discovered that reveal some of the technology the RBC may implement, which could be used to bring digital currency trading to the bank’s 16 million clients. Source :…

Here are some software packages that help organizations track and account for cryptocurrency transactions. Zenledger – This product enables you to import cryptocurrency transactions, calculate gains and income, and auto-fill tax forms like 8949 & Schedule D. SoftLedger – This product provides a range of features and functions for exchanges,…

You wouldn’t think there was much to improve about cryptocurrency wallets. Save for a few UX improvements here and there, what’s to reinvent? A surprising amount, it turns out. This year has seen a resurgence in wallet investment and innovation, with VCs throwing funds at startups intent on reinventing the…

The Indian government previously told the supreme court that the country’s cryptocurrency bill may be introduced in the Winter session of parliament. However, the crypto bill is not included in the agenda published by Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament. This gives the community a sigh of relief…

U.S. regulators are not yet sure about what to make of ethereumâs impending transition to a staking-based protocol. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/what-the-cftc-chairman-actually-said-about-ether-futures-and-ethereum-2.0-2019-11-15 Date : November 15, 2019 at 10:04AM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Police in The Netherlands have detained CEO of Dutch blockchain gaming project Komodore64 Sam Narain for allegedly deceiving suppliers, employees and investors. He is currently detained at a police station in the Hague, awaiting questioning.  According to a Dutch publication Sprout, this arrest comes on a plethora of rumours that…

Today, we’re publicly unveiling our lending desk from Blockchain Markets.  Since quietly launching to a select group of clients in August, our lending operation has quickly grown, making Blockchain.com one of the top five lenders in crypto. Our institutional clients have lent, traded, or borrowed over $1.6B in cryptocurrencies. Source…

In this episode of the Bitcoin Magazine Podcast, Dave Hollerith talks with Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation about China’s President Xi Jinping publicly expressing admiration for blockchain technology. This news drove the bitcoin price at the beginning of Novem Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/podcast%3A-what-harnessing-the-bitcoin-blockchains-power-could-mean-for-china-2019-11-12 Date : November 12, 2019 at…

Pan-European acceleration program for human-centric solutions LEDGER has kicked off its second open call – aimed at innovative projects building blockchain and other DLT supported solutions for data governance.  So far, the European Commission has invested more than €80 million in blockchain projects for societal use. By 2020, the European…

1911 Group Co., Ltd. announces that it is going to launch an RMB100 million (US$14.3 million) fund to support the development of blockchain, according to Chinese media PEdaily.com The 1911 Blockchain Fund focuses on investment in blockchain technology firms. It provides capital, technology and resources for blockchain’s application to digital…

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance is opening an office in Beijing, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CoinDesk. The new outpost will join Binance’s current mainland China office in Shanghai. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/binance-said-to-plan-beijing-office-amid-chinas-renewed-blockchain-push-2019-10-31 Date : November 5, 2019 at 03:18PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter…

Popular open-source blockchain protocol Æternity is going forward with its LIMA hard fork, releasing the latest software to miners and handing over governance to the community. Æternity is one of the most active blockchain developer communities measured by code activity. “æternity grew from a team of core developers to an ecosystem…

Officially Bullish on blockchain technology, China is now reportedly censoring anti-blockchain sentiment. Meanwhile, a popular Chinese app with over 100 million active users has recommended a course on bitcoin, blockchain, and smart contracts. The app is designed to teach “Xi Jinping Thought.” Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/china-now-censors-anti-blockchain-sentiment-educates-public-on-bitcoin/ Date : November 5, 2019…

Long-time Polish-UK trans-European project Billon has recently been selected by Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) to showcase their technology in the bank’s Elevator Lab Partnership Program. The awarded idea, presented during the final qualification round on 17 October 2019 in Vienna, is a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based digital cash platform…

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its guidelines on the taxation of transactions involving crypto assets. The United Kingdom’s tax authority clarifies its stance on cryptocurrencies and explains which taxes apply to specific activities carried out by business entities and private individuals. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/britains-tax-authority-updates-crypto-guidelines/ Date : November…

Leading online sports lottery service provider in China 500.com has released an intelligence report on the Chinese lottery industry called “Blue Paper on Blockchain Technology for China’s Lottery Industry”. As a leading player in online sports lottery service in China, 500.com assembled an independent research team in 2015 dedicated to the research,…

Oxfam in Sri Lanka, the organization working to alleviate poverty, revolutionary Blockchain project Etherisc, an InsurTech startup developing a protocol for decentralized insurance applications and Aon plc, the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions, have succeeded in the delivery of the…

On January 16-17, The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) and Miami Blockchain Week are returning to the sunshine state as 2020 sets in motion. TNABC, celebrating its seventh year running, will feature prominent speakers, crypto developers, and blockchain executives during the event hosted in the financial district located on the…

You can make two types of errors in decision making: Type I or Type II. Evidence Based Practice reduces your risk of making both types of errors. Source : https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/post/337-are-you-making-type-i-or-type-ii-error-in-blockchain Date : November 1, 2019 at 05:06PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Samsung has been, behind the scenes, building a variety of blockchain-powered services aiming to capitalize on the emerging market of cryptocurrency and blockchain services – From cryptocurrency wallets to DApps. Earlier in the year, Samsung announced the Samsung Blockchain Wallet App, along with the blockchain-enabled flagship Galaxy S10 to allow…