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Crypto Casino Fairspin Relies on Blockchain to Convince Gamblers Games Offer Even Chance

Adam Green

Sponsored Cryptocurrency casinos such as Fairspin are betting that blockchain’s transparency will convince gamblers that its games are on the level. The Curacao-registered firm uses distributed ledger technology, allowing users to check in real-time that its games are run fairly, despite little human intervention. Sophisticated software is at the heart of all online gambling, and…

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Companies on LinkedIn Need Blockchain Skills More Than Any Other

Max Moeller

Popular, work-focused social media platform LinkedIn has just released its latest, yearly list of “The Skills Companies Need Most” for 2020, and interestingly enough, blockchain ended up being the number 1 hard skill that companies are searching for. According to a blog post from the company, the difference between a soft and a hard skill…

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Australian Blockchain Company Expands Offerings With New Data Tracking System

Max Moeller

Power Ledger, an Australian blockchain power company, is expanding its features and offerings as we’ve learned via a new press release sent to CoinTelegraph. It appears that the company had purchased a new photovoltaic system that powers around 250 kilowatts (kW) in order to manage data and settle cases on a blockchain network. This purchase…

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Blockchain Social Media Platform Voice Appoints Forbes Exec as CEO

Max Moeller

Voice, the social media platform that’s being pushed as the main one for Block.one’s EOS platform, has brought on Salah Zalatimo as the new CEO, according to a blog post from the company. Zalatimo was also the global Chief Digital Officer at Forbes. Zalatimo will officially enter their position on January 20th this year. As…

Business Club Launches Its Cryptocurrency/Blockchain Ecosystem

Edith Muthoni

Business Club, a blockchain ecosystem that allows businesses and personal account holders to store and trade cryptocurrency has announced the launch of its crypto ecosystem. The company first developed the system in early 2018 said it is now virtually complete, allowing users to create accounts use the service. Some of the key features that Business…

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United Nations Exec Claims Group Should Focus on Blockchain

Max Moeller

António Guterres, the secretary-general at the United Nations (UN), claims that the world-spanning group must take advantage of blockchain technology, reports Forbes. Speaking directly to the publication, Guterres notes: “For the United Nations to deliver better on our mandate in the digital age, we need to embrace technologies like blockchain that can help accelerate the…

Blockchain Startup Partners With Japanese Credit Card Company JCB for B2B Efforts

Max Moeller

JCB, one of the best credit card companies in Japan, will be working with blockchain technology soon, according to a report from CoinTelegraph. These clients will work with multiple businesses in establishing blockchain networks. The group has signed what is called a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paystand, a blockchain startup, in order to save…

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EY Releases New Scalable Blockchain Tech to Public Domain

Max Moeller

EY, a company that builds business applications on a blockchain, has just released what it calls a “third-generation zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) blockchain technology.” According to a press release from the company, this would be released to the public on the Ethereum blockchain, and would “help make private transactions on public blockchains more scalable” thanks to…

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Startup Partners With Oil Consortium to Build Blockchain-Based Expenditure Network

Max Moeller

A blockchain company is partnering with the OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium to “successfully test the industry’s first blockchain application for Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) balloting.” Authorization for Expenditure are utilized within the oil and gas industry for funding projects, among other things, and would be converted over to the decentralized technology thanks to…

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Blockchain Startup BCOT Charged by SEC for Failure to Register ICO

Max Moeller

As the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry is early on, and there aren’t many regulations and rules to keep companies in check, many scams and startups looking to take advantage of this lack of regulation have appeared over the years. This latest one is the Blockchain of Things Inc. company or BCOT, which apparently held an…