South Korean messaging app ‘KakaoTalk’ preparing to launch its own cryptocurrency wallet “Klip” developed by Kakaoâs blockchain subsidiary, GroundX. The wallet will support the company’s native token “Klayâ and support cryptocurrencies issued on its native blockchain “Klaytnâ. Kakaoâs blockchain partners include Airbloc, Pebble, and Spin Protocol. Source:[inlinetweet]KakaoTalk released the crypto...
Browser ‘Brave’ which integrates a cryptocurrency ‘Basic Attention Token (BAT)’ hits a significant milestone, marking 20 million downloads on Android. Active since 2014 and one of the most popular apps (Top 1%) in Google Play. The Brave browser has a significant number of benefits over other browsers like Google Chrome...
Multinational professional services organization Deloitte released a report in 2018 titled “Breaking Blockchain Open”. The report shares insight into what organizations’ blockchain-savvy executives think about blockchain technology. Important note: (1) This is just a view from 1,000+ blockchain-savvy executives. (2) Countries from where this data was polled were – China,...
“Stable coin âJ-Coinâ to be launched by March 2019” Mizuho Financial Group plans to issue a digital currency called âJ-Coinâ, with other Japanese banks (60 regional banks on board) that can be used for shopping and remitted at no cost, starting March 2019. About Mizuho Financial Group:It holds assets in excess of...
” The 4-second transactions settlement for cross-border payments by XRP has gained a lot of traction from the market.” More and more banks are considering what Ripple has to offer for them and some of them will certainly use the cryptos to make their cross-border transactions more efficient, cheaper and...
ÂA recurring complaint from cryptocurrency participants is the idea of applying a 72-year-old securities law to digital currencies. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission uses whatâs known as the âHowey Test,â a test created by the Supreme Court in 1946 for determining whether certain transactions qualify as âinvestment contracts. Under...
According to data from ETH Block explorer âEtherscanâ, on 15th Dec 2018, the number of unique Ethereum wallet addresses crossed 50 million. Despite the trouble market conditions, Ethereum saw a steady growth trend this year. Â The main reason for this growth could be credited to the increasing number of...
In ensuring the integrity and reputation of Switzerland as a financial center, the county plans to better position the country by exploiting the opportunities offered by digitalization. The Swiss government has always favored creating the best possible, sustainable operating environment for fin-tech and innovative companies. Seeing the far-reaching potential of...
Stable coin project Basis is closing down and returning all capital raised to investors Basis, a cryptocurrency stable coin project is shutting down and returning the funds to its investors because of regulatory concerns. The project was being developed by U.S. based company Intangible Labs, aiming to create a new...
