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Blockchain Research Advisor being Considered for a Key Position in Biden Administration

With less than two months till his inauguration, Joe Biden is considering the former chairman of the commodity Futures Trading Commission for a permanent position in his administration. A CNBC Nov 5 report says that the president-elect has floated Gary…

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Nigeria Makes Move Towards Largescale Crypto Adoption

Nigeria, the African continent’s largest economy made a huge move towards crypto adoption while you were sleeping. The country’s Federal Ministry of Finance agreed to open talks with the country’s securities regulator to develop a new framework for Blockchain and…

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India: Blockchain-based App Seeks Give a Voice to Sexual Abuse Survivors

Blockchain use cases have been going up steadily for a while now and for the most part, we in the space have only been counting commercial and industrial use cases. Off course improving ease of doing business, tracking supply chains,…

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Arizona State University Tracking COVID-19 Cases Using Blockchain-based App

The number of COVID-19 cases that have been reported in the US over the last few months has been jaw-dropping. As of Nov 5, over 250,000 cases had been confirmed across 1,600 colleges across the nation. There has been a…

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Tyler Winklevoss: Cash is Trash, BTC is Treasure!

As the price of Bitcoin races towards the $18,000 a coin mark, speculation is rife. Opinions are also being tossed around freely with some foreseeing a retrace, while others see opportunities. As the possibility of heightened inflation stares us in…

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IBM Spearheads Blockchain Use in the Tracking of Fabric Sources

The Blockchain is set to disrupt yet another industry. The fashion business is due an uplift thanks to IBM’s foray into the Blockchain. New York based tech giant, The Armonk, announced that it will be teaming up with German textile…

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Blockchain Based Insurance Platform Seeks to Cover Smallholder Kenyan Farmers

The Blockchain is becoming a big industry disrupter that cannot be ignored by even the staunchest of critics. One of the industries being impacted by the Blockchain in a major way is agriculture. A November 15 announcement by the Chainlink…

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Crypto ATMS Surge in Numbers in 2020

Bitcoin ATMs are nowhere near close to replacing traditional ATMs, but significant progress is being made to make them a common fixture in global society. 7 years since the first BTC ATM debuted thanks to a company known as Robocoin,…

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Africa’s Largest Economy Eyes $10B in Blockchain Revenue by 2030

Nigeria could potentially expect a revenue stream of between $6 billion to 10 billion in the next decade thanks to Blockchain technology according to a key government official.  Director-General Kashifu Inuwa of the Nigeria National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)…

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Vitalik Buterin and Binance’s CZ agree that a Blockchain-based Voting System is Needed

A new Blockchain voting system is desperately needed according Binance CEO CZ and Ethereum CEO Vitalik Buterin. According to these two crypto bigwigs the democratic electoral process in the US needs a Blockchain solution. The need to cut final tally…