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Lightning Network

Breez Reveals Lightning-Powered Bitcoin Payments App for iPhone

Now in beta for the iPhone, Breez's app harnesses lighting, Neutrino and atomic swaps to make bitcoin P2P payments feasible for daily transactions.

Business  ·  17 June 2019
Reddit

I Was Reddit’s First (And Only) Cryptocurrency Engineer

Before his move to supporting Craig Wright's bitcoin SV, Ryan X Charles describes his short-lived tenure at reddit and the trolls who made his life hell.

Business  ·  15 June 2019
Regulation

Kik vs SEC – The Lawyers Speak

The SEC's complaint against Kik, after it raised $100 million in an ICO, seemed pretty brutal, but not so fast, we're only hearing one side of the story. Watch more here as three lawyers discuss the case, its merits and its potential impacts for the crypto industry as a whole.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 June 2019
Banking

Facebook Hires Standard Chartered Bank Lobbyist for Crypto Project: Report

Facebook's hiring spree for its upcoming cryptocurrency continues with the addition of a senior bank lobbyist from Standard Chartered.

Business  ·  14 June 2019
Ethereum

Marketing Chief Amanda Gutterman Is Latest Exec to Leave ConsenSys

CMO Amanda Gutterman is the third executive departure from ConsenSys since early May.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Coinbase

Circle and Coinbase Open CENTRE Stablecoin Network to New Members

Circle and Coinbase are a launching a bold effort to make money as easy to move around the world as internet data and content.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Supply Chain

Retail Giant Walmart Enters Second Drug-Tracking Blockchain Trial

Walmart will take part in a second drug-tracking blockchain pilot, this one with IBM, KPMG and drug maker Merck.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
News

Reuters, Bloomberg and TradingView to Add New Cryptocurrency Index

The terminals of Reuters and Bloomberg will soon provide cryptocurrency data from an index that takes into account social media posts and news.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Russia

IBM, Maersk’s Blockchain Platform TradeLens Is Shipping to Russia

A blockchain-powered platform built by IBM and Maersk and designed to facilitate international trade is to launch in Russia.

Business  ·  12 June 2019
AWS

Insurer L&G Uses Amazon Blockchain Service for Pension Deals

Legal & General has turned to Amazon's services to launch what it claims is the first blockchain system for bulk pension deals.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 June 2019
Startups

Nash Prepares to Launch Beta Version of Decentralized Exchange

After the relative success of their Chrome extension, Nash is getting ready to unveil their exchange and mobile products.

Business  ·  12 June 2019
Capital Markets

Ex-R3 Director Tim Swanson Joins Blockchain Builder Clearmatics

Outspoken blockchain analyst Tim Swanson is joining Clearmatics, one of the top rivals to his former employer R3.

Business  ·  11 June 2019
Visa

Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service

Visa's B2B Connect payments service, in part built with Hyperledger Fabric, has officially gone live.

Business  ·  11 June 2019
Brazil

Ripple Kicks Off South America Expansion With Brazil Launch

Blockchain payments company Ripple has launched in Brazil as the first stage of its planned expansion across South America.

Business  ·  11 June 2019
Security

Korea’s Biggest Bank Is Preparing to Custody Digital Assets

KB Kookmin, the largest bank in South Korea, is partnering with a blockchain startup to launch a digital asset custody offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2019