Schnorr to Spark Next Vicious Debate For Bitcoin Since SegWit?
Bitcoin’s privacy and scalability problem could end soon once Schnorr signature is adopted by the BTC community. Still in development, this Bitcoin upgrade proposes standard 64-byte Schnorr signatures over the current signature algorithm. This is one of the earliest discrete log-based signature schemes. It is simple in the way that it offers short signature length […]
Top Russian Banks Roll out Crypto Portfolios to Legitimize Digital Currency Trading
Russian paper Kommersant reported last Friday that Sberbank and Alfa Bank were planning to launch cryptocurrency portfolios for their clients to legitimize trade and ownership of shares in digital currencies. The assets will trade in the world’s most valuable virtual currencies; Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Monero and Stellar. According to the news, to facilitate this goal, Sberbank […]
Nvidia to Develop Blockchain Prototype for Smart Digital Marketing
Chipmaker Nvidia has joined hands with AI startup Ubex to use artificial intelligence and blockchain technology to develop a smart digital marketing platform. Nvidia accepted Ubex into its inception program at the beginning of this month saying its intention was to help neural networks present online ads more efficiently. Ubex noted that the current advertisement techniques […]
Ant Financial to Finance Blockchain Innovations with USD 14 Billion
Ant Financial – Alibaba affiliate has raised approximately $14 billion to accelerate technological innovations. The equity fund targets top technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things and the blockchain technology. The fund was raised in company’s series C round funding. Ant Financial is a Chinese financial service provider with over 800 million subscribers using […]
Baidu’s Tokenized Game Is Set for Launch
On Friday, Baidu – the Chinese search engine announced its plans to launch a native blockchain game in a week’s time. The announcement comes barely a few days after revealing its blockchain proprietary platform called SuperChain. Baidu’s reputation in blockchain projects has been on the rise over the past few months following recently launched blockchain-as-a-service […]
Bank of Thailand Seeks Efficiency Through Blockchain Solutions
Veerathai Santiprabhob, the Governor of the Bank of Thailand, has confirmed that the government-supported central bank will be further exploring the utilization of blockchain technology to provide a more efficient inter-bank payment system. The bank will be undertaking a project to investigate the practicality of using blockchain technology to support a wholesale digital currency while […]
SAP Launches Multi-Industry Blockchain-as-a-Service Solution
SAP has announced a package of technologies as part of the SAP Cloud Platform. The platform is available across major cloud providers and includes a range of elements such as chatbots and machine learning, as well as a blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) initiative. SAP has been working in the BaaS environment since the release of SAP Leonardo […]
World’s Largest Archive Testing Blockchain for Record Management
The National Archives (TNA), entrusted with national record management of the UK government, is on the verge of testing the blockchain for record keeping and sharing. The project, termed Archangel, is meant to investigate the use of blockchain to address archiving challenges faced by TNA. The world’s first archiving research project on blockchain is led […]
Vitalik Buterin Not Worried About Rothschild’s Impact on Crypto
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum and the Bitcoin Magazine, expressed optimism on the future of finance dismissing claims that the Rothschilds might influence crypto. He insightfully said that the Rothschilds didn’t have enough cash flow to finance their efforts of manipulating cryptocurrency and was confident about the future of Ethereum with the significant changes […]
Fujitsu Rolls Out Blockchain-Powered Reward Point System in Japan
Japan-based tech giant Fujitsu is launching a new system for tokenization of traditional promotional tools like coupons and reward points on the blockchain. It is a blockchain-powered reward point system that allows merchants, schools, shops, restaurants and traditional tourism centers to revitalize their promotional tools using tokens. According to the company’s press release report on Wednesday, […]
