The central bank of Bahamas has unveiled the “Sand dollar”- a taste backed virtual currency now available nationwide. The announcement was made on October 20 on Facebook by the project sand dollar account at 10 PM UTC. The announcement meant that the…
17 Million tourists Verify Health through Blockchain as Chinese tourism bounces back
Mainland tourism in China is back thanks to Blockchain-based health records. This report is according to Blockchain consortium FISCO BCOS. Tourism has fallen flat thanks to COVID-19 globally, with great tourist destinations like France, China, Kenya and Tanzania seeing their…
HBCUs are Gearing Up to Introduce Blockchain Courses
Several (Historically Black Colleges) HBCUs are exploring the next phase of decentralized technologies in a bid to see their students get ahead of the curve. As the technology becomes more mainstream Tonya Evans, chair at MakerDAO Foundation and visiting professor…
FED Chair on CBDCs: America Wants to Get It Right not First!
According to FED Chairman Jerome Powell, the US will not unveil a digital dollar unless all the questions surrounding it are resolved. Responding to concerns that other countries were closing in on finalizing their digital currencies and unveiling them, Powell…
IBM Health set to unveil COVID-19 Blockchain-based Digital Health Pass
The pandemic has had many people bed ridden while industries have been paralyzed. Schools have been shut and many have been unable to go to work. IBM Watson Health is making a contribution to improving the situation by offering a…
Cryptocurrency Market Top Gainers and Top Losers of the Week – January 16th to January 23rd
The bear trends are not giving up on cutting prices of top trading currencies as well as the rest of the cryptocurrency market. However, a portion of digital assets is showing a bullish performance in the last 7 days despite…
South Korean Exchange loses $5.3 Million in WGT Token Airdrop Accident
South Korean crypto exchange Coinnest got caught up in a tricky situation after it accidentally sent cryptos to clients accidentally in an airdrop. The exchange is acting immediately to reverse this mistake that was revealed last week. In an announcement…
Are you lost in navigating disparate blockchain networks? Now, ICON gives a thumbs up to blockchain interoperability!
Blockchain networks use disparate technology stacks, therefore, interoperability is a challenge. ICON is moving ahead with their blockchain interoperability solution.
Money Morning Associate Editor and Crypto Enthuthiast David Zeiler Shares his 2019 Predictions
When it comes to the crypto markets, “you ain’t seen nothing yet” this is according to David Zeiler, crypto enthusiast and associate editor of Money Morning. After a year-long crypto winter, a lot of commentators and crypto predictors foresee a…
Ethereum Constantinople: The upgrade that will soon bring a leaner and Agile face of Ethereum to you
Ethereum Constantinople, the planned upgrade of the Ethereum network will bring in measures towards an improved scalability of the network. It will also prepare Ethereum for the eventual transition to the ‘Casper’ protocol.