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The United States Army Contracting Command (ACC) has released a notice soliciting the services of blockchain forensic experts. Blockchain forensics is a new field which involves creating tools for the tracking, tracing and scraping of data related to cryptocurreny transactions. As seen in the official publication, the ACC seeks a
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The Turkish government has announced plans to introduce a national blockchain infrastructure to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT) in public administration. This latest development was made public through the country’s Ministry of Industry and Technology as it unveiled its Strategy 2023 vision for the country. According to the announcement,
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This publication seeks to address the arguments raised by cryptocurrency critics, who claim cash suitability over Bitcoin and other crypto. The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author. Bitcoin Vs Cash: The Good Just as innovation and development occurs in different sectors, the finance industry is seeing a
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Popular Turkish football team – Galatasaray has revealed plans to launch an Ethereum-based fan token in partnership with blockchain sports platform – Socios.com. According to a press release, Galatasary will release its fan tokens on the Socios platform, with the team also present on the firm’s blockchain-based mobile app for
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Deputy Director, Banking and Payments of the Central Bank of Nigeria - Mr Musa Jimoh discusses the role of the CBN in the cryptocurrency industry. During the interview, Mr Jimoh emphasized the potential of the crypto and blockchain industry, citing possible use cases of both currency and tech in finance,
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The French unit of popular pizza franchise – Domino’s Pizza has launched an ordering competition; with the winner’s prize set at a 100,000 Euros worth in Bitcoin or cash. According to an official announcement on its Twitter handle, Domino’s France is offering the 100,000€ euro prize
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Tech giant Samsung has unveiled three models of its blockchain-enabled flagship smartphone – the Galaxy Note 10; with this latest version allowing users to store cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin on their phones. The specifically designed crypto smartphone is named the KlatynPhone, and features the same hardware specifications and pricing as the
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Popular and globally recognized rapper - Akon has expressed strong support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, as he rebuffed claims that the asset lacks intrinsic value. Speaking at a recent radio interview on The Breakfast Club, Akon described opinions that fiat currencies such as the US dollar were more suited currencies
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Cryptocurrency and football look to be forming a worthwhile partnership, with more soccer teams collaborating with crypto platforms. The latest entrant to this industry is Spanish club side Athletico Madrid which announced a partnership with blockchain platform Socios.com, as they launch their fan token. As revealed in a press
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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set up a committee to study the blockchain and virtual assets (cryptocurrency) framework with a view to include the asset class in the Nigerian Capital Market. The newly formed committee named the FinTech Roadmap Working Group consists of members from the private
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The government of Sierra Leone has announced plans to go live with its blockchain-enabled national identity system by the end of 2019, making it the first African nation to do so. According to reports, the blockchain ID project named National Digital Identity Platform (NDIP), is headed by the United Nations
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The Libra Association – Facebook’s head association of all companies involved in the development of the Libra cryptocurrency; has set up a bug discovery challenge for the public in a bid to address security concerns prior to Libra’s launch in 2020. The contest as published on the Libra website