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MoneyGram, the world’s second largest money transfer company has revealed it has begun official use of Ripple’s (XRP) cross-border payment platform – xRapid. This latest announcement was made at MoneyGram’s Q2 2019 earnings report, weeks after both firms had agreed on strategic partnership in the sum of $30
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English premier league football club – Everton has signed a deal with cryptocurrency trading platform - eToro. According to an official announcement by the club, eToro will now become Everton’s Official Online Trading Partner, with the firm enjoying advertising benefits on the club’s platform and during its home matches.
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BTC Hash Rate Just few weeks after hitting ATH, Bitcoin hash rate has coasted to a new all-time high; as the Bitcoin network keeps growing from strength to strength. What is hash rate? Hash rate refers to the speed at which computers on the network operate. This is important and
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China’s Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) – a research initiative of the Chinese government through China’s ministry of Industry and Information Technology, has published its 13th edition of cryptocurrency rankings. Topping this latest ranking is EOS, with Bitcoin in eleventh place; still out of the top 10.
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Fortaleza, Ceara - one of Brazil’s major cities will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for bus tickets by the end of the year. According to local newspaper O Povo, the development was announced by the city’s local transportation service, with the initiative to allow citizens and residents
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Kenya’s blockchain and cryptocurrency task force has advised the country’s government to enable the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs). The task force which was set up by the Kenyan government to make recommendations on the advancement of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, says the introduction of ICOs will
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In line with the recent blockchain report, Kenya is set to integrate blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies in its drive to ensure food security and efficiency in the supply chain. Speaking on the matter, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru says the government is looking to adopt
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Smartphone manufacturer Samsung has partnered blockchain phone company – Pundi X to integrate the XWallet in the Galaxy S10. Announced in a blog post, Pundi X says the integration of its cryptocurrency wallet with the Samsung blockchain wallet will foster the growing adoption of the technology and make the XWallet available
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Co-founders of one Norway’s popular airlines – Norwegian Air have announced that they will introduce Bitcoin (BTC) payments for the airline later this year. According to reports, the affluent Kjos family which co-owns the flight company, and are known to hold very high amounts of Bitcoin; are set to launch
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Curtin University Australia – The largest university in Western Australia has announced the launch of its Cryptocurrency PhD program. The Cryptocurrency PhD Scholarship Fund will allow individuals and companies to sponsor PhD students studying blockchain, cybersecurity and data analytic courses, using crypotocurrency funding. According to school authorities, the program will be
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CEO of Chinese Tech and mobile phone giant Huawei has said that China can compete with Facebook for market share by issuing its own cryptocurrency. The CEO Mr Ren Zhengfei made the remarks at a recent interview as believes China has the capacity to can easily create a digital currency
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A Kenyan ICT advocate - Professor Elijah Bintage Ndemo has submitted a report on Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence to the Kenyan Cabinet; where he recommends the tech as a solution to the current corruption struggle in Kenya. According to the report, Ndemo recommends blockchain technology as a solution to