Posts by lecrab

The only Japanese member of blockchain consortium R3’s Marco Polo — SMBC — has completed a trial of the technology, the bank has confirmed Read the original post: Japan’s Number…

Crowdfunding has exploded in popularity, but a blockchain startup says the industry has serious flaws. Now, it is taking on major players like Kickstarter #SPONSORED Read the original post: Blockchain…

Tokyo-based Recruit Co., Ltd., the firm behind Indeed and Glassdoor job search portals, has invested in privacy-oriented crypto project Beam Development Limited Read the original post: Owner of Indeed and…

Bitcoin is over $3900 globally, though many exchanges still have it trading closer to $3850. Ethereum’s broken beyond $140, might take $150 before the day is through. Bitcoin Cash is…

Blockstream has released a test code of multi-signature scheme MuSig, which aims to address Bitcoin blockchain privacy Read the original post: Blockstream Publishes Schnorr-Based Test Code for Bitcoin Blockchain Upgrade

Hwang Hyeon-cheol, a former Citi and Allianz executive who worked on Wall Street for over two decades, has said that the valuation of the crypto market is still smaller than…

One of the most prestigious Chinese universities has opened its own blockchain research center to study the application of the technology Read the original post: Major Chinese University Launches Blockchain…

Oman’s second largest bank BankDhofar is now deploying RippleNet for cross-border payments to India Read the original post: Major Omani Bank Joins RippleNet Cross-Border Payment Network

Afri Schoeden, release manager at blockchain infrastructure firm Parity Technologies, has exited social media amid a spate of infighting in the Ethereum community Read the original post: Ethereum Client Parity’s…

Eric Lam reports for Bloomberg: “The trade war between the U.S. and China and slowing retail sales dragged Hong Kong’s economic growth down at the end of last year, with…