Last year, Ripple and Coinbase were ranked high by LinkedIn. In 2019, they have taken 28th and 29th positions accordingly.
Klaytn, which is a blockchain platform led by South Korea’s Kakao, announced an initial listing on Upbit exchange.
The Abyss, a leading digital distribution platform for online video games, began cooperating with Waves, which owns an open platform for Web 3.0 apps. Together, they’ll create a blockchain-powered marketplace of digital goods and in-game items.
As Buterin said, Ethereum 2.0 aims to run ‘tens of thousands of transactions per second’ and he is sure that the new network will facilitate a number of on-chain transactions while maintaining key aspects of decentralization and security.
A devoted team of the PBOC’s Digital Currency Research Lab is currently setting up its digital currency system in a restricted environment aiming to launch it before Facebook’s Libra enters the market.
Samsung’s new blockchain and crypto-friendly version of Galaxy Note 10, dubbed KlaytnPhone, is going on sale today, but it will be available in South Korea only, with the price at around $1,000.
Mastercard revealed its participation in the Marco Polo blockchain project, a collaboration of R3 and TradeIX. The initiative provides a multi-asset class platform that offers broker-dealer services and multicurrency transactions, among other services.
The Marshall Islands have decided to issue their cryptocurrency. Formerly, the pacific Nation had used the US Dollar solely as currency. This time, they have decided to issue their own based on its own blockchain.
Backed by Google and Virgin’s Richard Branson, Blockchain.com is looking to raise $50 million as it plans to begin investing in startups. Blockchain which is already one of the most widely used wallet services, is interested in equity and crypto coins.
Huobi plans to dive into the hardware applications market introducing an affordable blockchain smartphone, Acute Angle, which will come with a built-in crypto wallet and a plethora of other crypto products.
This is how blockchain can change the way investors buy into real estate value, and allow for the proliferation of real estate investments.
Franklin Templeton wants to have a go at using cryptocurrencies as a tool for investments in a new fund. This will mainstream cryptocurrencies in general and Stellar in particular. Is this the beginning of the big bang we have all been waiting for?
In what can be seen as a major push to crypto adoption, the Big Four auditing giant PwC Luxembourg will start offering Bitcoin payments services citing massive demand from its client.
Elliptic has completed its Series B funding round and raised $23 million. The round was led by the Japanese financial services company group SBI Holdings. The money raised will be used to expand into the Asian market.
The world-renowned scientist W. Scott Stornetta compares the differences between the two security systems – Bitcoins and Electroneums.