Asiff Hirji, the former president and chief operating officer of Coinbase, is the new president of Figure Technologies, the blockchain-based lending firm backed by Morgan Creek Digital. Figure announced Hirji’s addition Wednesday, saying the longtime…
Russia plans to spend 28.4 billion rubles (over $450 million) on the development of blockchain until 2024. While this is 50% lower than previous figures, the strategy would still help the Russian economy save 500…
Advertisment The company currently behind the runnings of the Budweiser brand, AB InBev, has announced its efforts to help the supply chain by enabling African farmers to use blockchain to improve their income. As per…
After making a name for itself as a remarkably transparent online casino leveraging blockchain technology, Fairplay decided to change the name and undergo a rebrand to become Fairspin. At first glance, the move looks like…
Advertisment India’s National Strategy on Blockchain has been published. It recommends, among other things, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a central bank digital currency. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…
In what’s being called a first for Switzerland, a company has been allowed to incorporate for an IPO offering of tokenized shares on a blockchain. In a press release Wednesday, the firm’s adviser Andriotto Financial…
Just a week after the Reserve Bank of India confirmed legal status for crypto currency, a draft national strategy on blockchain has called for an official digital rupee. India to Advance in Blockchain Tech According…
Advertisment Bitcoin Events is elated to announce that Investec Private Banking is the Premier Sponsor to the Blockchain Africa Conference 2020! Investec provides specialist banking, wealth and investment, and asset management services. It started as…
The investment arm of one of the biggest firms in the world by revenue – oil giant Saudi Aramco – has made a $5 million investment in Vakt, a commodities post-trade processing platform based on…
Advertisment Governments have long been wary of Bitcoin, while expressing admiration for its innovative ledger system. This trend can be traced back till 2014, when the “blockchain not bitcoin” mantra was coined. Six years on…
