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Decentralized encyclopedia Everipedia goes live on EOS blockchain

Decentralized encyclopedia project Everipedia went live on the EOS blockchain on Thursday. With the mainnet launch, Everipedia will now move to a blockchain with a new URL from the previous traditional Web hosting...

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Rare Carat partners with Everledger for blockchain-based provenance tracking for diamonds

Rare Carat, a provider of unbiased diamond advice, has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Everledger to launch a tool for consumers to assess diamonds for sale anywhere. The Rare Carat Report is a free...

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South Korea to train young talent on blockchain, AI, big data

The South Korean government is rolling out a program aimed at nurturing young talent in innovative technologies such as blockchain. The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday said that the 2018 Innovative...

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World Bank, CBA tap Ethereum for first blockchain bond transaction

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the World Bank, has selected Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to issue a bond using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The World Bank issues...

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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to host fintech-focused innovation office hours

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced it will host fintech-focused Innovation Office Hours in New York in September. To be held from September 25 to 27, the Innovative Office Hours aims to...

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IBM, Maersk announce blockchain shipping solution TradeLens with over 90 participating organizations

IBM and Maersk today introduced a new blockchain-based shipping solution, TradeLens, as part of their ongoing partnership. Korea Joongang Daily had previously reported that IBM and Maersk were planning to release two...

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Microsoft targets permissioned networks with new Ethereum product on Azure

Microsoft this week announced the release of Ethereum Proof-of-Authority (PoA) on Azure, its cloud platform. In an online post dated August 7, Cody Born, Software Engineer, Azure Global, said that the existing...

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Havven to launch stablecoin nUSD on EOS blockchain

Havven, a blockchain startup headquartered in Sydney, has announced its plans to launch its stablecoin, nUSD, on the EOSIO blockchain. nUSD was launched in June 2018 and has been live on Ethereum. The company said the...

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Opera to open up desktop browsers to crypto wallets with Ethereum support

​Opera, a web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, is going to launch its desktop web browser with a built-in crypto wallet with Ethereum support. Last month, the company rolled out a new version of...

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South Korea’s Shinhan Bank partners with KT to develop blockchain solution

Shinhan Bank, South Koreas second largest commercial bank by total assets, has entered into a partnership with telecom giant KT in order to jointly build a blockchain-based service, The Korea Times reported. The bank...

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