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The government of Guangzhou, Southern China has lunched a $140 million subsidy fund to encourage the development of blockchain initiatives. According to media reports, the government will set out 1 billion yuan ($141 million) to sponsor two blockchain projects per year. Details say the blockchain-related projects will include: a federated
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Electronic and smartphone giant - Samsung has added support for Elrond (ERD) token on its blockchain wallet. Announced as part of a “mutually beneficial” partnership, the ERD token will now be integrated on Samsung’s native wallet and blockchain ecosystem; with users able to trade the token in their wallet.
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Today October 31, 2019 – marks the eleventh year since the publication of the Bitcoin White Paper by its creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Released on October 31, 2008 and titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”, the bitcoin whitepaper proposed the creation of a digital currency, as well as a decentralized peer-to-peer
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Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping held a blockchain technology study session with members of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau. Speaking at the event, the President called for accelerated adoption of blockchain technology as a core technology for innovation; emphasizing the need for speedy development with regards to
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* What this means for Bitcoin network and Bitcoin price. * Relationship with Bitcoin Halving. * Arguments for expansion of Bitcoin's 21 million supply. Hurray!!! The 18 millionth Bitcoin has been mined, leaving only 3 million out of the total 21 million Bitcoin in supply. Why is this significant? While this
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Taiwan-based mobile phone manufacturer – HTC has launched a new smartphone ‘Exodus 1s’, with the capability to run a full Bitcoin (BTC) node on mobile. About a year after it released the Exodus 1 which only offers a wallet to store cryptocurrencies, HTC has introduced the Exodus 1s with a unique
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US-based blockchain security firm – CipherTrace has expanded its cryptocurrency forensics and blockchain analytics platform to 700 tokens. Launched this week, the extended service now allows CipherTrace customers to trace over 87% of the transactional volume of the top 100 cryptocurrencies including Ethereum, Tether USDT, BitcoinCash and Litecoin. The expanded service
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The Emaar Group, Dubai’s real estate company in charge of the about 3,000 foot tall Burj Khalifa (world’s tallest building) is set to launch its native token dubbed EMR later this year. Emaar Group which also serves as the developer of the popular Dubai Mall is planning
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Five major car manufacturers – BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda and Renault will reportedly start testing blockchain car identification and payment systems next month. According to reports, the 5-company partnership aims to test the vehicle identity system developed under the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI). The initiative seeks to assign digital
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NBA basketball team – The Sacramento Kings is introducing a blockchain-powered rewards program to its gaming app – Call the Shot. The team this week announced partnership with blokchain ticketing platform Blockparty to introduce blockchain rewards to its prediction game. The new program will have Blockparty track the team fans activity while
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted Telegram’s planned GRAM (GRM) token expected to launch later this month. In an official notice on Oct.11, the Sec filed an emergency order retraining the messaging company and its Telegram Open Network (TON) from going ahead with its
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German club side – Bayern Munich has become the latest football club to launch a blockchain token for its fans. According to an official publication, the club will partner Stryking Entertainment to produce digital collectibles for its players. Details of the token show that the licensing partnership will see Stryking manufacture