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Following a great start to the year and optimism on the potential of crypto and blockchain technology, we take a look at top blockchain and cryptocurrency events for the year 2020, in Nigeria and Africa. Blockchain Africa Conference - 11 – 12 March 2020 | Sandton, Johannesburg This year's Blockchain
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The National Bank of Egypt (oldest and largest bank in the country) has signed a co-operative agreement with Ripple (parent company of XRP cryptocurrency) to establish new channels for its remittance payments. Remittance - refers to money or goods that individuals send to family and loved ones back in their
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Household football name, Barcelona has taken a deep dive into crypto with its new blockchain partnership. The agreement will see the Spanish football team sell ‘Barca Fan Tokens’ to its fans. Barcelona Fan Tokens Give You Votes The partnership, made with blockchain firms Socios.com and Chiliz, empowers Barcelona fans
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A $4.5 Million Dinner With a Billionaire Investor After paying $4.57 million in 2019 to have lunch with the legendary investor, Tron (TRX) CEO Justin Sun finally got to sit down with Warren Buffet for dinner. The lunch took place in Omaha, the home of legendary investor Warren
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AIOU, a project of the IOST cryptocurrency ecosystem, has developed a blockchain solution to ensure transparency and accountability in the activities of charity organizations involved with the coronavirus epidemic. The Coronavirus has plagued China for about a month, with individuals, health institutions and various agencies trying to curtail its spread.
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A report by Reuters suggests that JPMorgan could soon add more members to its 25 strong blockchain entity, Quorum. JPMorgan Chase & Co is in talks to merge its blockchain unit with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys. This presents potential evolution in the relationship between JPMorgan and ethereum. Merger Talks Between JPMorgan
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The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has partnered the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Health Care City and other affiliated agencies to launch a blockchain-based health and pharmaceutical data storage platform. As reported by The Emirates News Agency, the new blockchain platform is aimed at improving the efficiency
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The Government of Australia has released a national blockchain roadmap which it says will help the nation towards a "blockchain empowered future". The 52-page document issued through the government's Department of Industry, outlines the potential of blockchain to create jobs, save running costs of companies and
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The Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea is set to issue blockchain-stored diplomas to its new graduates. According to the university, the current threat of the coronavirus makes it medically unsafe to have students travel and host a graduation ceremony under the same roof. Rather than postpone
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The Naval Air Warfare Center - a research group of the United States Navy, has awarded a $10 million funding to blockchain software firm - Simba Chain for the development of a secure messaging platform. Announced this week, the contract was awarded under the five-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
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Recently, a cryptocurrency transaction was made in Abuja for internet services. Thanks to blockchain organization, Althea the impossible is being made possible with cheaper, faster, and decentralised internet. Payment Made With Cryptocurrency for Internet Recently, the organization released a status showing payments being made for the internet, using dominant Ethereum
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The United States Congress (January 30) held a hearing session titled: "Is Cash Still King? Reviewing the Rise of Mobile Payments." The hearing held before House Representatives of the Fintech Task Force, had in attendance a number of payment companies, consumer witnesses and non-profit institutions. During the hearing,