A problem in Visa's payment processing network affected most of Friday night's movements in the United Kingdom, as well as other European countries. The problem was resolved on Saturday, according to what Visa Europe reports on their...
On May 30th, the Venezuelan government published the Official Gazette No. 41.408 which allows Bitmain Technologies and the CriptoSoft Corporation to import electronic equipment into Venezuela for cryptocurrency mining.
Previously, the entry of mining equipment into the country had been...
Legendary businessman, tech-genius, entrepreneur, investor and cryptocurrency-enthusiast, John McAfee, recently announced via Twitter, that he will launch his own coin, which will be called "Fiat".
“No hoax. The "McAfee Redemption Unit" is real and coming in 26 days....
An acclaimed internet show recently debated the potential of blockchain technology and video games.
In recent months the term “blockchain video game” has increasingly appeared in specialized and conventional media, while new companies have started to sell their...
Executive Board Member and Head of Economics and Public Affairs at BBVA, Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo, considers the potential of blockchain as an underlying technology, which will help improve the efficiency of capital markets.
During his speech at the annual meeting...
On May 31st, the technology behemoth, IBM, was awarded two patents for a system that verifies the integrity of a blockchain. IBM is calling this system audit-able “checkpoints.”
The main goal of these checkpoints is to allow businesses to satisfy...
The Venezuelan government recently banned the import of cryptocurrency mining equipment.
Venezuela has been highlighted by crypto-specialized media in recent months, kicked off by the announcement of the Petro, as a new national, petroleum based, “cryptocurrency” and the increasing...
In a recent statement, Indian Foreign Minister, Sushma Swaraj, stated that India
does not have any plans to use the cryptocurrency created by the Venezuelan government called, "El Petro" for the oil trade between the two countries.
In order to...
“blockchain is an enhancer for economic growth”,
says the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a recent statement, acknowledged the role of
distributed accounting technology to boost China's economic growth. The statement was issued on Monday...
In search of a telephone security system based on blockchain - India
Recently, the Indian Telecommunications Supervision and Control Agency announced
their intentions to launch an application backed with blockchain, to block and divert calls
and/or annoying messages. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority...
