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Nasdaq Launched Institutional Crypto Pricing Product with CryptoCompare
The second-largest stock exchange, Nasdaq partnered with crypto data provider CryptoCompare to launch a cryptocurrency pricing product called “Nasdaq/CryptoCompare Aggregate Crypto Reference Prices” targeting institutional investors, as revealed by Cointelegraph on 11 June.
Austrian Telecom Provider Adds Cryptocurrencies to its Payments Network
With A1 Telekom’s move to accept Bitcoin and other digital currencies as a means of payment, Austrians now have more options in digital transaction payments
IBM and KAYA&KATO Leverage Blockchain to Trace Fabric Origins
Tech giant IBM has teamed up with KAYA&KATO, a textile manufacturer of workwear and uniforms, in developing a blockchain network aimed at revamping the fashion industry.
Female Coders Accounted for Less Than 5% in Github Commits
Journalist Corin Faife published his findings in Medium and found that less than 5% of 1 million code commits across top 100 cryptocurrency projects in Github are females.
McKinsey: Retails Banks Remain Nervous and Cautious to Embrace Blockchain
The global management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company argued that blockchain adoption remained slow, as reported by Bloomberg on 7 June. Compared to investment banks, retail banks remain nervous and cautious to embrace blockchain due to tight regulations and conservative customer environment.
Major Chinese Financial News Outlet Unveils Crypto Tracking in Mobile
One of the largest financial news portals in China, Sina Finance has enabled cryptocurrency tracking to its mobile app, as revealed by the tweet of cnLedger.
Steemit & Dtube: Social Networking, Blogging, and Video Sharing in the Blockchain Era
Steemit and Dtube allow users to be rewarded for sharing content. These social media networks are decentralized and censorship-resistant.
Bakkt will Launch BTC Futures Testing in July 2019
According to Bakkt’s latest Medium post, Bakkt will collaborate with its parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to launch bitcoin futures on the federally regulated futures exchange in the coming months. The newly launched bitcoin futures contracts are developed by Bakkt in conjunction with ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Clear US, with the user acceptance test (UAT) for BTC futures custody and trading starting July 2019.
Welcoming the Future of Finance with Blockchain
Blockchain is not limited to creating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. In fact, it has the potential to entirely remodel every industry out there, including the financial institutions.
Should BTC.com and BTC.Top launch 51% Attack for Bitcoin Cash Community?
Two Bitcoin Cash (BCH) mining pools – BTC.com and BTC.top recently conducted 51 percent attack to reverse another miner’s transaction. This is an attempt to prevent attacker from taking coins without permission due to the code update. The attacker took advantage of the bug unrelated to the code update, and caused the miners to mine empty blocks for a brief time.
How Blockchain will impact your HR Department
How can your HR department benefit from blockchain technology today? Check these 3 use cases to find out
Malta Officials Awarded Blockchain Scholarships to 19 Students
As reported by the Malta Independent, Silvio Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation presented blockchain scholarship award to 19 students during the ongoing Malta AI & Blockchain Summit.