Tech giant Samsung Electronics is joining six other major South Korean firms to develop a blockchain-based certificate and ID authentication network.
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Binance Plans to Burn Its Team’s Entire Supply of Binance Coin (BNB)
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, continues to prioritize the price growth of its exchange token, Binance Coin (BNB). 8th #Binance Coin Burn: From the Team $ BNB Allocationhttps://t.co/gJrEj4axyc pic.twitter.com/9YfsF5HQP2 — Binance (@binance) July 12, 2019 According to a recent blog post, Binance plans to relinquish the BNB tokens allocated to its core team, which currently […]
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Binance Destroys $26 Million Worth of Its Team’s BNB Tokens
Binance says it has completed the eight quarterly “burn” of Binance coin tokens – all from its team’s allocation.
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‘Fortnite’ Maker Teams Up With Crypto’s Steam Competitor to Boost Game Development
The Abyss, a gaming platform built on crypto, is teaming up with “Fortnite” creator Epic Games in a bid to incentivize developers.
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Esports Teams Aren’t Playing Games With Player Health
The esports industry, built around competitive games like Fortnite and Call of Duty, has been undergoing a massive boom in recent years. According to data from market research firm Newzoo, global viewership will total 453.8 million in 2019, representing a 15% increase from 2018. This figure includes roughly 201 million esports enthusiasts and 253 million […]
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Binance Teams Up With Elliptic to Bolster AML Compliance
As part of its efforts to be regulatory compliant, Malta-based crypto exchange Binance has partnered with Blockchain startup Elliptic. According to a Coindesk report, the partnership will help Binance mitigate anti-money laundering (AML) concerns as it expands into new regions.
Binance announced a similar partnership with cyber security firm CipherTrace on April 11, describing it as a step towards achieving proper AML compliance.
In the company’s announcement, its Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim said, “The selection of CipherTrace as our on-chain security solution will augment our expansion drive and build greater trust among our users, regulators and financial institutions.”
Teams in the New Call of Duty League Rumored to Cost $25 Million
In February, Activision (ATVI) revealed that it has made progress towards the launch of the city-based Call of Duty league, with an expected start date sometime in 2020. According to a recent report by ESPN that cites insiders familiar with the matter, the franchise price for a team within the league is currently set at $ 25 […]
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WAX Teams up With NantG to Boost the Relaunch of Battle Royale H1Z1
Blockchain project World Asset eXchange (WAX) announced this week that it has partnered with NantG to release customized skins for the relaunched version of H1Z1, a battle royale game that pre-dated both Fortnite and PUBG and is now known as Z1 Battle Royale (Z1BR). Z1BR and WAX are teaming up to give away thousands of exclusive, […]
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Here Are the Esports Teams Already Recruiting Apex Legends Rosters
Recently released battle royale shooter Apex Legends has taken the gaming community by storm, gaining more than 25 million players in its first week. The design of the game has made it an instant classic for competitive gameplay, and its first tournament, which was hosted by Twitch Rivals, recently concluded, with Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ team taking the win. […]
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Onfido teams up with BitPay to accept payment in bitcoin
San Francisco-based award-winning global identity verification platform Onfido has teamed up with largest global payments provider BitPay to accept payment in bitcoin. BitPay is also utilizing Onfido’s technology to meet KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements and register new users on its platform qu…
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Paxos teams up with BitPay
Paxos, the first regulated Trust company with blockchain expertise, has announced that Paxos Standard token (PAX) is now integrated with crypto payments processor BitPay as a settlement option for the processor’s merchants. With the PAX integration with BitPay, businesses and merchants the world ove…
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Amazon Teams Up With Ethereum Marketplace
Kaleido is a startup which aims to assist enterprises to implement blockchain technology and has launched a new platform in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The startup’s marketplace will provide protocols and tools for all the components of new blockchain projects according to the founder and CEO, Steve Cerveny who said: “from the app all way to the chain.”
The network of financial institutions on the commodities platform of Komgo, includes ING, Koch Supply & Trading, Citi, MUFG Bank, Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Shell being the current client.
Fortnite Teams up With the NFL for Custom Game Skins
Fornite has reportedly teamed up with the National Football League to bring custom NFL-themed outfits to the Fortnite Item Shop. 🎉 🏈 🎉 pic.twitter.com/SvZMtulnlX — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 5, 2018 “Each Outfit can be swapped to any of the thirty-two NFL teams, plus an additional unique Fortnite team. You’ll also be able to choose any number […]
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Rialto Teams up With Bittrex for Digital Securities Trading Platform
Alternative Trading System (ATS) provider Rialto Trading announced today, Aug. 23, that it is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex to create a trading platform for blockchain-based securities, pending regulatory approval. Combining Specializations Rialto, which presently offers its users a regulated ATS for trading fixed income products, is seeking permission from regulators to extend its ATS
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Winklevoss’ Gemini Teams Up with 3 Big Exchanges to Form Self-Regulatory Group
Four cryptocurrency exchanges, including Gemini – the one founded by the Winklevoss brothers, is purportedly setting up a working group to bring new industry standards.
Virtual Commodity Association Working Group (VCAWG)
The Winklevoss twins’ cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is teaming up with three other exchanges to form a new self-regulatory organization (SRO) dubbed the Virtual Commodity Association Working Group. The exchanges in the newly formed organization, besides Gemini, are Bittrex, bitFlyer USA, and Bitstamp.
Bittrex is an initial participant in the Virtual Commodity Association (VCA)’s Working Group. The Working Group will work towards the goal of establishing an industry-sponsored, self-regulatory organization (SRO) to oversee virtual commodity marketplaces. https://t.co/po08ZhlacZ
IBM Teams With Columbia University to Launch Blockchain Research Center
Tech giant IBM is seeking to its widen blockchain research, development and education efforts through a partnership with Columbia University.
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Bitmain Leads Circle’s $100 Million Round; Teams Up to Create Stable Coin
Bitmain, the largest of the Bitcoin mining operations, is putting its muscle behind mobile payments and cryptocurrency trading firm Circle by leading a $ 110 million Series E round of funding, the companies announced on Tuesday, March 15, 2018, at Consensus in New York City.
Several other venture capital firms, including Breyer Capital, General Catalyst and Accel, joined the round, which now pushes the value of Boston-based Circle to $ 3 billion, from a reported $ 480 million in 2016, according to a statement by Circle.
Blockchain Meets Movie Industry as White Rabbit Teams Up with Production Company K5
Blockchain start-up White Rabbit, developers of a browser plugin that allows users to legally stream movies and television series from any open streaming service, has announced a strategic partnership with K5 International, a subdivision of K5 Media Group, a renowned media production company that has produced Oscar-nominated films.
Financial details of the partnership, which was announced in Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, where not disclosed, however, the deal conditions suggest that K5 will grant White Rabbit users access to its library of 50-plus movies while the company’s co-founder Daniel Baur will join White Rabbit’s advisory board. Further details of the details, however, remain undisclosed.
Dow Jones Group Teams Up with Brave Software to Test Basic Attention Token
In a collaborative effort to test the Brave platform and its digital advertising token, the Basic Attention Token (BAT), the Dow Jones Media Group has joined up with the Brave Software team.
On April 18, 2018, the two organizations announced that they will experiment with blockchain technology in the realm of digital advertising and media publication. This entails testing the Brave browser’s digital advertising platform and its native currency, BAT, across the Dow Jones Media Group’s brands, which includes Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.
Over 50 Teams Enter £5 Million Bitcoin Cash Tokenization Contest
A great multitude of groups have entered the race to tokenize bitcoin cash (BCH). Developers are energized by a £5 million prize to bring this functionality to the cryptocurrency’s ecosystem, which means we might soon see smart contracts implemented with BCH.
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£5 Million in Bitcoin Cash Prize
More than 50 teams have entered a bitcoin cash (BCH) tokenization challenge, which is meant to help make the cryptocurrency into a “cornerstone of a globally distributed economy.” The contest was recently launched by Coingeek, the cryptocurrency company led by the billionaire entrepreneur Calvin Ayre, and is backed by a £5 million in prize money. It has done so in cooperation with technology research and development firm Nchain Group.