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Digital Currency Revolution

BitGo partners with Ledger for integrated multi-sig hardware security for bitcoin

Jan 26, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Digital Currency

(Corrected Nano Blue to Blue in the second paragraph) BitGo, a leading multi-sig bitcoin wallet provider, has announced its partnership with France-based bitcoin hardware wallet provider Ledgerin order to combine the...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Digital Currency Revolution

BoE developing blockchain proofs of concepts and exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies: Mark Carney

Jan 26, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

The Bank of England is looking into the policy and technical issues posed by Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and developing blockchain proof-of-concepts, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said. Speaking at the...

Digital Currency Revolution

PBoC tests blockchain-based digital currency with commercial banks

Jan 26, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

According to latest reports, the Peoples Bank of China completed a trial of a blockchain-based digital currency on 15 December 2016. Caixin reported that the digital currency system was tested with several commercial...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra plans blockchain incubation center

Jan 26, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Digital Currency

Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra Mahindra has planned to set up a global start-up blockchain incubation center outside of the country, in order to attract blockchain start-ups that can help the group in using the...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain Intelligence Group brings industry veteran David Blaszkowsky to advisory board

Jan 26, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a Canada-based developer of blockchain technology solutions, has announced that it has engaged David Blaszkowsky as a governance and US regulatory advisor to the company to assist it in...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Credit China Fintech enters into $30m deal with blockchain startup BitFury

Jan 26, 2017 04:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

Credit China Fintech Holdings Limited, Hong Kong-based fintech company, announced that it has entered into a deal with blockchain provider BitFury Group Limited. The US$30 million deal includes an investment in the shares...

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International law firm Steptoe joins Global Blockchain Business Council

Jan 26, 2017 04:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech

Blockchain technology company Bitfury Group, together withinternational law firm Steptoe Johnson LLP, announced today that Steptoe will serve as a member and legal services partner of the Global Blockchain Business...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Huawei's Mate 70 Series to Run on Kirin 9100 Chip: AnTuTu Scores Equal Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Rumors swirl around Huaweis upcoming Mate 70 flagship series, hinting at a groundbreaking inclusion: the Kirin 9100 chipset. Initial performance figures suggest the chip matches Qualcomms Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, setting the...

Kraken's Bold Move: Expanding into Germany with DLT Finance Partnership

Cryptocurrency giant Kraken makes waves with its strategic decision to launch operations in Germany, a pivotal move in its broader European expansion plan. Teaming up with DLT Finance, a regulated financial institution,...

Macron's France Targets Fourfold Increase in EV Sales by 2027; Welcomes BYD Factory Plans

France has announced plans to quadruple EV sales by 2027. The agreement, enhancing Frances position against global competitors, aligns with a state visit from China, spotlighting potential collaborations with major...

Shiba Inu Insider Urges Focus on SHIB and BTC Amid Market Rally

In a recent wake-up call, Lucie of the Shiba Inu team urged the cryptocurrency community to closely monitor Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Bitcoin (BTC) as both tokens exhibit strong price recoveries. This comes amid growing...

Is China Opening Doors to Bitcoin ETFs? Investor's Comment Sparks Debate

Following the recent launch of Bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong, speculation is mounting over potential access for mainland Chinese investors. Richard Byworth, a prominent Bitcoin investor, suggested that these ETFs could soon be...