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English premier league side – Manchester City has announced its partnership with South Korean blockchain football gaming platform – Superbloke. According to an official publication by Man City, the partnership will have Superbloke integrate the club’s players into its blockchain-powered soccer game – FC Superstars, which will offer fans a platform to
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Just as with most emerging technologies, there is a need for a corresponding work force. This need is accompanied by a huge demand for skills and expertise in such industry; and this is the scenario with blockchain technology. What is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain technology also referred to as Distributed ledger
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Head of Social Impact at cryptocurrency firm Ripple – Ken Weber assessed the blockchain skill gap, as he urges tertiary institutions globally to expand their education curriculum to offer blockchain and digital asset courses; to fill in numerous roles in the industry. Weber discussed the increasing demand for blockchain professionals globally
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Andrew Yang, a candidate of the Democratic Party for the 2020 United States Presidential elections, says he will implement blockchain-based mobile voting as president. According to his official campaign website, Yang states that the United States should take up voting in mobile devices, and utilize blockchain tech for verification processes.
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The United Kingdom Pension and Welfare Agency has described blockchain and distributed ledger technology as potential tech for the payments industry. According to an official blog post, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) through Deputy Director Richard Laycock says the DWP is seeking ways to revamp its payment system,
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Japanese Gift Card Company – Amaten has announced it will partner blockchain network provider Aelf to issue tokenized gift cards on the blockchain; enabling giftcards to be exchanged and managed using blockchain technology. Both companies look to curb fraud by enabling gift cards to be tracked from issuers to customers, to
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World’s number one cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume – Binance is launching an open blockchain project dubbed “Venus”. The project is focused on the development of localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies (traditional currencies issued and backed by government) globally. According to an official announcement, Binance says
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* Anthony Pompliano (Twitter) American entrepreneur and investor, Pomp is a popular figure on ‘Crypto Twitter’. He boasts of a following of about 250k, and is known for his regular content and vocal support for cryptocurrency adoption. American entrepreneur and investor, Pomp is a popular figure on ‘Crypto Twitter’. He boasts
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A new blockchain startup – Audius has released its blockchain-based public beta version of the music streaming service. The Audius platform is set to be Spotify and SoundClouds new competitor, as it aims to eliminate the back drop of middlemen in the music industry. Audius is currently running an open source
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Investing in cryptocurrency is a financial decision; and as in all things involving finance, you need the right tools to study the market, keep up with info, guides, trending topics, opportunities, market statistics and other information to guide your journey. Here, we highlight seven (7) helpful tools for every cryptocurrency
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Is it possible to earn real cryptocurrency rewards, simply by holding coins long-term? It sounds too good to be true. However, the answer is a simple yes. Proof of stake (POS) coins are coins which rely on people holding coins to secure and maintain wider blockchain networks. This is commonly
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As recently as July, the cryptocurrency market seemed positively bullish on Litecoin. It was suspected that a Litecoin halving event scheduled for August 5th, would see Litecoin surge in value. Some even released Litecoin price predictions for 2020, putting Litecoin back at $400 per coin. Then halving happened. — And then