Real Estate Magnate Sells New York Condo for $15.3M in Bitcoin
Real estate tycoon Ben Shaoul has sold a retail condo in Manhattan’s prestigious Upper East Side for $15.3 million in Bitcoin (BTC). The news was reported by New York real …
PwC Analyst: Blockchain Gives ‘Illusion of Traceability’ for Walmart
Experts allege the biggest hurdle facing the blockchain systems being adopted by food retail giants such as Walmart and Nestlé has nothing to do with the technology itself. In an …
Hong Kong Steps Up Research Into Central Bank Digital Currency
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has revealed it is conducting research into applications for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Ejinsight reported on the news — announced during the …
Shanghai Gov’t Partners With 6 Banks on Blockchain Alliance for Trade
The municipal Shanghai government has joined forces with financial institutions to create an alliance to foster the use of blockchain for global trade. The Global Times reported on Nov. 7 …
China’s President Xi ‘Credentialized’ Cryptocurrency, Says Novogratz
China’s President Xi Jinping gave credibility to blockchain and crypto by calling the country to accelerate blockchain adoption, said Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. The cryptocurrency investor delivered his remarks …
Ripple CEO: Only 1% of Today’s Cryptocurrencies Will Survive
As many as 99% of all cryptocurrencies will likely go to zero, according to a new prediction by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. There are too many crypto projects, says Garlinghouse …
Bakkt Set to Smash Bitcoin Trading Volume Record in November
Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading on the Intercontinental Exchange Bakkt platform is seeing a considerable rise in average daily volume so far this month compared to September and most of October. …
Official: Binance Chain and BNB Will Be Traceable via CipherTrace
American blockchain security firm CipherTrace will provide Anti-Money Laundering (AML) controls for Binance Chain and its native asset Binance Coin (BNB). CipherTrace to increase AML checks on Binance Chain Binance …
How We Got Ivy League Students to use Blockchain Tech
For most blockchain-enabled products and services, achieving mainstream adoption has been a nearly impossible goal. Even the most celebrated projects in the crypto ecosystem struggle to expand their community beyond …
President Erdogan: Turkey to Finish Testing Digital Lira in 2020
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed that the government should finish testing the national central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2020. The country’s national blockchain-based digital lira is planned to …