Samsung is launching a blockchain-friendly phone, a variant of its flagship phone ‘Galaxy Note 10’ to increase adoption of blockchain-based applications. The smartphone ‘KlaytnPhone’, named after the blockchain platform ‘Klaytn‘ will have Klaytn logo when switched on or off. The smartphone will be available for sale in South Korea only....
Franklin Templeton Trust, a U.S. based asset management company has filed a prospectus with the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) on September 3, 2019. According to the prospectus, Franklin Templeton Trust will issue the proposed ‘U.S. Government Money Fund’ shares on the Stellar network blockchain. Franklin Templeton is a global...
As per the Wall Street Journal, VanEck SolidX is trying a workaround to prove SEC that Bitcoin ETF can work. As per the news report, the two companies are planning to sell limited shares of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund to institutional buyers. The companies are employing a rule 144A which...
Coinmarketcap made changes in its ranking methodology to ensure crypto assets have been fairer ranked. The new approach will help to make a comparative assessment of crypto-asset. As a result, CMC would need additional data from exchanges. The new standards apply to both the exchange ranking pages, as well as...
Japan’s SBI Holdings yesterday announced that the firm will payout Interim Shareholder Benefits to shareholders in XRP cryptocurrency. The company will give 30 XRP cryptocurrency to each of the shareholders who hold 100 shares or more of SBI Holdings as of September 30, 2019. Eligible Shareholders will be notified by...
China’s central bank becomes the first central bank to issue the state-backed digital currency. According to the former employee of one of the selected institutions, the following seven institutions will receive the digital currency- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China China Construction Bank Corporation Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of...
Brave today mentioned in the blog post addition of crypto wallet feature in its ‘Brave’ browser. The wallet will initially support ETH and most of the ERC-20 standard tokens including its own native cryptocurrency ‘BAT’ and collectibles. Much like Metamask but build into Brave browser, users will have control over...
The U.S. Financial Services Committee after meeting with Swiss regulators remain concerned about Facebook’s plan to create a global cryptocurrency. Swiss officals who were represented in the discussion with U.S. Financial Services Committee are – – State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF), – Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner...
Mobile as a gaming platform has dominated the gaming industry. Nearly 50% of mobile app users play games. It is expected that by 2021, mobile games revenue will grow to 100 billion dollars. Today mobile game developers pay a commission of 30% for any lead from the app store (paid...
Rakuten group on Monday 19th Aug 2019 announced the launch of their cryptocurrency wallet. The wallet will support the spot trading for following crypto assets – BTC, ETH, and BCH. As per the press release, there will be no fees for purchasing or selling crypto assets or depositing money. So...
