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Exchanges

Alibaba’s Ant Group Set to be 2020’s Top IPOs in Hong Kong and Shanghai

Ant Financial, formerly known as Alipay and known renamed to ‘Ant Group’, has announced its intentions of launching an initial public offering (IPO) that would be featured both on the Shanghai Stock Exchanges' STAR board and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX/ SEHK).

Shine Li

Jul 21, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #IPO #INTIAL PUBLIC OFFERING #COIN EXCHANGE #HKEX #SEHK #SSE #STAR BOARD #ANT FINANCIAL #ANT GROUP #ALIPAY #ALIBABA #CHINA #FINTECH #FINANCE #TECHNOLOGY

Asia

Chinese Central Bank Approves the City of Chengdu for its FinTech Innovation Pilot

The Chinese central bank, People’s Bank of China has recently approved the city of Chengdu to carry out fintech innovation supervision pilots.

Sarah Tran

Jul 21, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#CHINA #FINTECH #FINANCIAL SERVICES #CENTRAL BANK #PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA

Opinion

The Future of Blockchain Is Regulated, Permissioned And Decentralized

Blockchain has come a long way since it was first proposed as the technology powering Bitcoin’s distributed ledger. Since then, it has come to be understood as a technology that exists in its own right, as the base layer of second generation blockchain networks that are the foundation for all kinds of decentralized applications, or dApps.

by Zurab Ashvil

Jul 21, 2020

| 4 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #L3COS #FUTURE #TECHNOLOGY #PERMISSIONLESS #DECENTRALIZED #FINTECH #2020

Regulation

Coinbase and Venmo Users Angered by Privacy Issues—Fintech Firm Faces Second Class Action Lawsuit

A second lawsuit has been filed against the fintech company Plaid, for violating user data privacy agreements they hold with major financial accounts that use Coinbase and Venmo.

Shine Li

Jul 20, 2020

| 3 Min Read

#FINTECH #FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY #TECHNOLOGY #PRIVACY #LAWSUIT #STARTUP #BLOCKCHAIN STARTUP #ETHEREUM #USER DATA #BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY

Technology

Samsung Adds New Crypto Feature to Their Devices with “Stellar” Blockchain

Samsung device users can now securely store the private keys of their cryptocurrency wallet on their phone, with a recent add-on feature by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF).

Shine Li

Jul 16, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #BITCOIN #SAMSUNG #TOKENS #FINTECH #FINANCE #TECHNOLOGY #CRYPTOCURRENCY #SAMSUNG #KEYSTORE #PRIVATE KEYS #DIGITAL WALLET #SAMSUNG GALAXY

News

Blockchain-Focused Fund COSIMO X Acquires Seven-Figure Funding from RIT

COSIMO Ventures, an investment firm situated in Boston and Dublin, recently announced that the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has endorsed them with a seven-figure investment.

Shine Li

Jul 15, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #TOKENIZATION #TOKENS #VENTURE CAPITAL #INVESTMENT #BUSINESS #FINANCE #TECHNOLOGY #FINTECH #FUNDING #RIT #USA

Altcoins

Top Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Adopts Sports Token Chiliz

Mercado Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil, has announced its plans to add sports token Chiliz ($CHZ) to its existing list of digital assets.

Shine Li

Jul 14, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #SPORTS #ENTERTAINMENT #CHILIZ #CHZ #MERCADO BITCOIN #CRYPTO EXCHANGE #CRYPTOCURRENCY #FINTECH #FAN TOKEN #TOKENIZATION #ALTCOINS

Opinion

Why the World Needs a Blockchain Consensus Operating System

The true potential of blockchain to transform the lives of people around the world has clearly not been realised.

by Zurab Ashvil

Jul 13, 2020

| 4 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #BITCOIN #L3COS #GLOBAL #FINTECH #INDUSTRY #DIGITAL #ASSETS #CRYPTOCURRENCY

Politics

Brock Pierce Running for President to Bring Blockchain Technology to the Forefront

Speaking at the Unitize conference on July 7, Brock Pierce discussed his motivations for his sudden entrance into the presidential election. Despite being extremely unlikely to win, Pierce believes his campaign will serve as an inspiration to younger voters as well as highlight the benefits of blockchain.

Lucas Cacioli

Jul 08, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#BLOCKCHAIN #UNITED STATES #UNITIZE #BROCK PIERCE #PRESIDENT #INDEPENDENT #FINTECH #ELECTION #POLITICS

Technology

Ledger Will Provide its First Crypto Lending Partner YouHodler with Crypto Insurance

FinTech platform and crypto-backed loan service provider YouHodler has selected digital asset wallet provider Ledger Vault to be implemented across its platform, to offer its users an added layer of security and protection.

Sarah Tran

Jun 24, 2020

| 2 Min Read

#FINTECH #CRYPTO #CRYPTO INSURANCE #LEDGER #LEDGER VAULT #LEDGER NANO

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