IBM, Ford Blockchain Pilot Targets Cobalt Supplies From Democratic Republic of Congo
The two companies and several others are using blockchain...
Bitcoin Primely Positioned as U.S. Foreign Policy Pushes Rivals to Ditch Dollar
As President Donald Trump presides over geopolitical shape-shifting as the poster boy of separatist politics, the most significant clapback yet may be loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar....
Over 900 Retailers Worldwide Now Accept Bitcoin Cash
The number of online retailers accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) has swelled to more than 945 stores in the last few months. According to Marco Coino, which provides a directory...
UN Partnership to Roll Out Blockchain-Based Telemedicine, Telepsychology in East Africa
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has partnered...
Report: Use of Cryptocurrencies for Remittance Is Growing in Popularity
A new report by a blockchain-focused research company asserts that there has been a spike in people using cryptocurrencies to send remittances. This growth is in part due to...
Cryptocurrency and Taxes: How to Use 2018’s Losses to Your Advantage
Taxes have been a hot topic in the cryptocurrency world this year. Many countries have been trying to figure out how to tax crypto assets, while traders have been...
Pan-African Bitcoin Exchange Kubitx Goes Live, Launches OTC Wallet
Kubitx, a pan-African digital asset exchange, went live on Dec. 20 after completing its beta test. The Malta-registered trading platform has also released what it calls a “hybrid over-the-counter...
German State Bank KfW Tests Blockchain App for Public Finance Management in Burkina Faso
German state-owned bank KfW will trial its blockchain-driven app...
Google Trends Reveals One of the Top Questions of 2018 — ‘What Is Bitcoin?’
Google has just published its annual Year in Search query statistics for 2018 and the biggest question of last year was “What is Bitcoin?” According to Google Trends, searches...
IBM Research Teams up With Agritech Firm to Boost African Agribusiness with Blockchain
IBM Research has teamed up with U.S.-based agritech firm...