It doesn’t matter if you are a Grammy Award-winning musician or a video producer with less than a hundred followers. The moment you publish your work – it starts getting segregated. Content creators have been silently siphoning off a huge part of their earnings to several sets of hands. When an individual watches or purchases their…
“Bitcoin is only used for money laundering and terrorist financing,” cynics of this nascent industry continually cry, as these wanton critics believe that blockchains, in all their the pseudonymous glory, are solely used for illicit acts. While crypto assets aren’t inherently evil, as its critics like to believe, leading government-affiliated groups have seemingly acknowledged the aforementioned ‘problem’,…
SBI Remit, a Japanese money transfer company, is teaming up with a venture-backed firm to use its new treasury management service that uses the blockchain for increased transparency and liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses operating between Japan and Africa. SBI Remit and BitPesa The service is provided by BitPesa, which has raised $10 million to…
Throughout the past seven days, this up and coming industry saw its fair share of cases of development and maturation, as institutions have continued to pile onto this market. 15 Global Institutions Launch kLmgo SA Blockchain Platform Per a previous NewsBTC report, 15 of the world’s foremost institutions have joined hands to create komgo SA, an…
The co-founder of the Gulf Blockchain Foundation has said Qatar’s supply chains can benefit from the use of the blockchain, but doesn’t see a strong future for crypto in the region at the moment. Blockchain Use Cases in Qatar Nick Gorman, co-founder of the Gulf Blockchain Foundation, made his comments during a seminar yesterday. In…
The State of Colorado recently released a special guidance that will eliminate the need for money transmitting licenses in crypto exchanges in cases when no fiat currencies are being involved. No Fiat Used — No License Needed Only days ago, on September 20th, a new interpretive guidance regarding the Colorado Money Transmitters Act’s applicability was…
Stellar’s XLM surged 17% on Friday as the overall cryptocurrency markets posted gains, led by XRP, which was up 55% on a 24-hour trading period at the time of writing. The price rise of Stellar comes as the cryptocurrency is seeing increased adoption, specifically through IBM’s new cross-border settlement system – World Wire. On Friday,…
Although the finance and technology industry are largely dominated by men, some activists and industry insiders are working to mold the young blockchain industry in an effort to make it more inclusive for women and underrepresented minorities. Yael Rozencwajg, the founder and CEO of Blockchain Israel, has seen first-hand that women are unrepresented in the…
The research and development arm of Airbus, A3, has launched a blockchain donation platform, called Heritage, that allows charities to better track and understand their fundraising efforts and operational efficiency. The new Heritage platform will be based on the Ethereum blockchain and will provide a robust and thorough framework that allows charities to accept and…
When you think of someone in a position of power or prestige, many have a prejudged idea of what that person may look like. For one woman in the crypto space, who considers herself in a minority, she’s attempting to change this. Making the Complexity of Finance More Efficient Natasha Bansgopaul, is a black female…