Category : Blockchain/DLT Technology News

Bitcoin: IRS Takes On The Crooks—And The Good Guys

Are cryptocurrencies reportable for FBAR? For Fatca? No and maybe.

Oracle Uses Blockchain To Solve A Billion-Dollar Food Industry Problem

Oracle will use its blockchain framework in combination with the Hive Network to develop a “BeeMark” label to show that honey is being produced sustainably.

Bitcoin Slumps, What Now?

Putting a box around bitcoin volatility shows that the bounds of prediction are ridiculously wide.

Libra Can Create A Trillion Dollar Market Even Without The U.S.

Libra can bring billions of people in third-world countries into the world economy, and the trillion-dollar marketplace it would create could be the future of Facebook.

Bitcoin Surges 13% In One Hour As Intense Volatility Continues

Bitcoin prices generated sharp gains today, pushing higher as the cryptocurrency's rollercoaster persisted.

Facebook Libra App Development Already Exploding Despite Lawmakers Concerns

While U.S. lawmakers grapple with the implications of Facebook's libra cryptocurrency, an explosion of application development occurring around the world shows there may be no stopping the innovation.

State Farm And USAA See Stark Increase In Efficiency When Testing Blockchain Subrogation

The current trend of large companies looking to incorporate blockchain is still in its infancy. Mainstream mammoths across the board are finding ways to use the technology to fit their specific use cases. State Farm has dialed into the technology to...

Can Nestlé Lead Enterprises Into The Realm Of Public Blockchain Application?

The world's biggest food producer is willing to take a chance on public blockchain for its supply chain.

Bitcoin Bears 'Poised' After 'Dr Doom's' Dire Crypto Exchange Warning

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have dived the traditional financial industry and economists, with some arguing bitcoin and crypto is incompatible with the current system and others more open to the new technology...

Blockchain Shows Massive Potential For The Telecom Industry

Today, it’s no longer news that the world is at the feet of the blockchain. Everything from VR to the IoT to AI to the crypto world has some connection. And of course, this incredible technology still holds the potential to influence the telecommunic...

UnionBank to Launch a Blockhain Powered SME Financing Platform with OneConnect

OneConnect announced today, their partnership with Union Bank’s wholly-owned fintech subsidiary UBX to build what they claim to be the country’s first blockchain enabled platform geared towards meeting the banking needs of MSMEs in the Ph...

Bitcoin Remains Volatile As Libra Hearing Draws Interest

Bitcoin prices remained volatile today, as many market observers tuned in to the U.S. Senate hearing regarding libra. Will Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency serve as a boon to bitcoin?

Facebook Libra Chief Promises to Work With Regulators Prior To Launching Cryptocurrency

The social network announced Libra in June as a tool intended to make it easier for people to send money around the world quickly and cheaply.

SWIFT's Battle For International Payments

The legacy payments system is fighting back against the challenge of cryptocurrencies.

Shell Sees Importance In Blockchain, Plans To Harness EWF Public Chain

A tech visionary and one of the top six leaders in the oil and gas sector, Shell, sees great promise in blockchain. The company is planning to explore public blockchain usage. Public blockchain usage is a seemingly newer trend for big businesses as o...