12 March 2019 Kemp House, 152 City Road, London, UK The World’s First ‘Scholars in Blockchain” International Scientific Conference (#ISC2019) on 12 March 2019 will bring the world’s most innovative scholars, thought-leaders and trail blazers in the Blockchain space to educate, inform, excite and inspire attendees. The British Blockchain Association (BBA) is the most powerful…
Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone has been unveiled in San Francisco at the Galaxy UNPACKED event on 20 February, 2019. The rumors were true. Much-anticipated flagship, Samsung Galaxy S10, will feature crypto wallet, that will enable device users to send and receive cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum There were lots of leaks and speculations about…
Hyundai’s commercial finance arm is trialling IBM blockchain to speed up and secure truck financing deals. The open source Hyperledger Fabric platform has been adapted by IBM to create a supply chain financing ecosystem. It’s claimed this will reduce lead time and transaction costs for dealers, distributors and manufacturers who will have access to the…
How much time did you spend to buy your first property? Acquiring a home is hard enough for ordinary Hong Kong families, who have to save up all their income for 17 years before they could have enough money for a decent flat. But even if they have the cash, the procedures involved in acquiring a…
08 – 09 Mar 2019 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Our Purpose Breakthrough is a foundation centered around bringing together technology, business and the public to create knowledge, awareness and support for blockchain technology. Our foundation is purposed with the task of creating opportunities for supporting blockchain innovation in the Pittsburgh are and…
Cryptocurrency is one of the hot topics of discussion in any financial conversation. Whether you are talking about long-term investments or the purchase of tangible assets, paying with cryptocurrency provides a faster and easier option than most other payment methods. The high levels of encryption involved also ensure that each transaction is secure. Real estate…
Will and estates law, real estate law and escrow and holdbacks are some of the areas of law most likely to be disrupted by blockchain, according to Anna Keller, corporate legal counsel at Shopify. Keller was one of several panelists that spoke at the Ontario Bar Association Institute event “Operationalizing Blockchain: Legal Issues and Challenges…
Europe’s largest, and the world’s fourth-largest economy has opened a consultation process on the applications of blockchain technology. Germany intends on presenting a concrete strategy for the industry by the summer. As reported by Reuters, the government invited all stakeholders in the blockchain industry to table their recommendations for the way forward. Quoting government sources,…
Blockchain Technology: Moving Africa Forward The conference in Cape Town will focus on how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies can achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for economic growth and social inclusion by enabling and broadening access to a wide range of financial and other services, critical to the long-term reduction in poverty and achievement of economic…
Rakuten, the Japanese Amazon, to offer Bitcoin and cryptocurrency integration soon. Their mobile application platform, Rakuten Pay, will be updated to include “all payment solutions embedded into one platform.” Rakuten, which has been called the Japanese “Amazon,” announced that they are looking to offer Bitcoin and cryptocurrency integration in the near future. Their mobile application…
Big names, small origins With the heightened negativity associated with cryptocurrencies, many would assume that blockchain, the accompanying technology is dead. But on the contrary, blockchain as a technology is very much alive and applicable as a deep tech layer that would significantly impact the way we operate. In fact, a number of blockchain projects…
The German government is seeking industry feedback ahead of developing the country’s blockchain strategy by the summer. A Reuters report on Monday, citing anonymous government sources, said that companies and industry groups “that could become stakeholders in a blockchain deployment process” have been invited to provide recommendations on the strategy. Whether proposed recommendations would result…
05th & 06th March 2019, Sheraton Skyline Hotel, London Heathrow, UK One of the most talked about technologies of 2018 is Blockchain. The blockchain technology market is expected to grow to 2.3 billion US dollars by 2021, from 339.5 million US dollars in 2017. With an annual growth rate of 61.5%, it is one of…
A prominent real estate broker in the Philippines has reportedly listed three houses up for sale and effectively made it public that he would be willing to accept crypto payments. Dr. Joel Advincula, a realtor working for RE/MAX Advantage, Iloilo, announced this via Facebook. Of the three properties, one is a villa with several 4-bedroomed…
Morgan Creek Digital recently scored what it says is probably the first investment in the known crypto asset universe from a U.S. pension fund. Two pension plans in Fairfax County, Virginia are anchor investors in a new $40 million venture-capital fund, according to a statement from the company. Other investors include an insurance company, a…
