IBM puts its Red Hat acquisition to work to strengthen its new blockchain supply chain product

IBM has recently acquired Red Hat, the technology giant. The company is using this recent acquisition to strengthen Sterling Supply Chain Suite, its new blockchain supply chain product.

Secretary Mnuchin: Libra Backers Dropped out because of Libra’s Non-compliance

Steven Mnuchin speculated on what may have caused the latest blow to Facebook Libra’s ambitions. The proposed digital currency saw more of its corporate backers withdraw support, in what is being seen as a major setback. This came just weeks…

Can Audius, the blockchain music company deal with copyright laws?

The music industry poses several challenges for artists, who don’t get fair compensation. A blockchain music company can offer better deals to artists, however, questions arise about copyright.

French Startup to Relaunch Crypto Payments Service in 5,200 Tobacco Shops

French crypto startup Keplerk will be re-launching its service to accept Bitcoin payments in over 5,200 tobacco shops in the country. The French startup had suspended this crypto service less than two months after its launch back in January, but…

Largest South Korean Convenience Store to Accept Crypto Payments Soon

The largest convenience store in Korea with 13,000 locations across the country CU, will soon be accepting crypto payments. According to local reports CU will integrate a payment system known as chai, which will enable consumers to utilize a Korean…

Walmart will use a blockchain food supply chain solution for shrimp farming in India

The food supply chain operations are complex, however, blockchain can help. Walmart plans to use a blockchain food supply solution for shrimp farming in India.

Legal Loophole makes Political Crypto Donations legal in Japan

A Japanese minister has confirmed that crypto donations are perfectly legal in the country due to a classification loophole. According to a Reuters report, Japanese minister of internal affairs and communication Sanae Takaichi confirmed that new found legality of crypto…

Mark Cuban on Bitcoin: “I’d rather have bananas”

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said that he would rather own bananas than own Bitcoin. The billionaire investor made these remarks in a video Q&A with technology news outlet, Wired. During the Q&A session, he answered to a Twitter user who…

Ripple acquires Algrim, expands into Iceland

Ripple is expanding its engineering team by venturing into a new jurisdiction after acquiring Iceland-based crypto trading firm Algrim. Ripple will get six new engineers from the Algrim team with a focus on integrations with partner crypto exchanges. This team…

ECB Banker: Libra Could succeed where Central Banks have failed

Facebook’s Libra could potentially solve some of the problems that have plagued the international payments market for years now, but it might also create others if the regulators don’t get creative. This is according to a European Central banker who…