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Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 02:25 PM
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection looks to blockchain to track oil imports

Nexus Revolution and DigiFinex Korea - Blockchain Allies through Smart Contract Audit Solution - “SCOPE”

Nexus Revolution Holdings Ltd., a blockchain-based business solution provider, has announced the debut of its own-developed blockchain smart contract audit solution. The product is called, SCOPE. In agreeing on the new...

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – November 8th, 2019

European Union to create encompassing law for Libra, other stablecoins Recent reports suggested that the European Union may be looking to create its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). But it appears that the union...

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance welcomes Standard Chartered as new member

British banking giant Standard Chartered is the latest to join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), a member-led organization that aims to advance enterprise blockchain deployments leveraging Ethereum-based...

Russia seeks to create legislation that would force cybercriminals to give up stolen crypto assets

As the crypto ecosystem grows and proliferates, crimes in this sector have also been spreading at a relatively commensurate rate. From scams to crypto exchange hacking, the sophistication of cybercriminals operating in the...

SEC greenlights Silvergate Bank’s IPO; Shares valued at $12

In 2013, Silvergate Bank opened its doors and provided services to the nascent crypto industry. During those times, the emerging market has yet to penetrate the mainstream scene due to the complicated nature of the...

Bithumb seeks Indian partners for recently launched blockchain platform ‘Bithumb Chain’

Leading crypto exchange Bithumb unveiled its new blockchain platform at its first Bithumb Family Conference in Seoul on Nov. 6. Called Bithumb Chain, the platform aims to enable the transfer of value, the flow of...

Shanghai forms blockchain alliance to streamline customs agency’s operation

China is currently on the process of massively adopting blockchain technology across multiple sectors, with the aim to streamline the operations of its agencies. Among the first thats been affected by these changes are the...

Webjet launches travel booking verification blockchain ‘Rezchain’

Digital travel company Webjet has announced the launch of a blockchain platform that will enable users to eliminate discrepancies in hotel bookings. Called Rezchain, it is a cross-platform travel booking verification...

Tassat moves forward with crypto derivatives launch plan, acquires SEF registration with CFTC

Tassat Derivatives has acquired swap execution facility (SEF) registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In a press release dated November 07, the regulator said that it has approved the...

Coinbase to reward people who stake on Tezos with a 5% annual incentive; New York, Hawaii barred from participating

Crypto exchange and wallet service provider Coinbase has announced that it will reward users by simply holding on to their cryptocurrency, which the company is starting with Tezos (XTZ). The announcement was made...

Business

eToroX adds support for Dash, USDC, USDT and GOLDX/BTC, announces 5 new stablecoins Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 10:11 am UTC

eToroX, the blockchain subsidiary of global investment company eToro, has announced support for five new fiat stablecoins, a new cryptoasset, two established stablecoins and a crypto-commodity pair. Formed in 2018,...

CoinMarketCap releases Liquidity metric geared towards filtering out market manipulation

Bittrex to release funds of frozen accounts following OFAC’s go-ahead but requirements need to be met first

Bithumb Global announces native token for its blockchain platform ‘Bithumb Chain’

Technology

UPS and HerdX track and monitor beef shipment from U.S. to Japan using blockchain technology Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 12:27 pm UTC

Logistics giant UPS has partnered with agritech company HerdX to deliver blockchain-verified traced beef from a U.S. farm to Japan. The companies teamed up to develop tracking and traceability technology in order to...

China's forex regulator SAFE expands blockchain cross-border financing pilot to 19 provinces

Film and tech executives to launch blockchain working group at American Film Market

Banque de France seeks crypto analyst, development engineer for various financial applications

Investing

Crypto Technicals: Major Cryptocurrency Daily Technical Outlook Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 12:05 pm UTC

Major Cryptocurrency Daily Trend/ Technical Outlook TokenPost |...

Crypto Technicals: Major Cryptocurrency Support Resistance Levels

Crypto Technicals: XLM/USD downside limited, holds support at 5-DMA

Crypto Technicals: NEO/USD consolidates around 200-DMA, bias bullish

Insights

Chinese-state run publication releases positive report about Bitcoin Tue, 12 Nov 2019, 03:41 am UTC

A few weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping embraced blockchain technology and urged agencies to adopt the nascent innovation in a bid to streamline their operations. However, Xi only singled out blockchain technology...

China to spend $2B on blockchain initiatives by 2023: IDC

Tether fires back at bitcoin price manipulation allegations, claims USDT is fully backed by USD reserves

The need for blockchain experts rising amidst renewed interest in the crypto space, study finds

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Nov 12, 2019 (Tuesday)

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UPS and HerdX track and monitor beef shipment from U.S. to Japan using blockchain technology