Indian think-tank NITI Aayog to trial blockchain for fertilizer subsidy management
Jul 02, 2018 07:24 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Indian think-tank NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with fertilizer major Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Chemicals Limited (GNFC) to undertake joint research on blockchain application in fertilizer...
Bitcoin price sentiment and options sensitivity analysis for July
Jul 02, 2018 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary
After Bitcoins price spike on the 29th of June which surged from $5,780 to the current $6,305 levels, prices havent changed much. Over the past 24 hours, BTCs lowest has been $6320 with the peak being $6430. If youre...
Crypto exchange Coinbase bids adieu to GDAX, welcomes Coinbase Pro
Jul 02, 2018 06:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase last week bid its farewell to GDAX exchange, which has been replaced by Coinbase Pro. Today we say goodbye to GDAX and hello to Coinbase Pro. Coinbase Pro is live...
Blockchain startup tZERO inks letter of intent for $160M security token investment
Jul 02, 2018 06:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Online retail giant Overstock.coms blockchain subsidiary tZERO has signed a letter of intent with GSR Capital for a purchase of $160 million in tZERO Security Tokens. The announcement follows tZEROs joint venture with...
Over 1,000 dead coins and counting: A number of crypto projects go kaput
Jul 02, 2018 05:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinopsy, a cryptocurrency biopsy website, estimates that there are more than 1,000 dead coins, Bloomberg reported. Dead coins are those tokens that have been abandoned, scammed, website dead, no nodes, wallet issues,...
Decentral launches new cryptocurrency wallet “Jaxx Liberty”
Jul 02, 2018 04:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
Canada-based blockchain startup Decentral has announced the launch of a new cryptocurrency wallet Jaxx Liberty. The company first unveiled the initiative at the official after-party of crypto conference Consensus 2018...
Indian IT giant Wipro seeks to boost blockchain adoption in energy sector
Jul 02, 2018 03:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian IT giant Wipro has become an Affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a global nonprofit focused on boosting the adoption of blockchain technology in the energy sector. EWF, in collaboration with over 50...
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