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Apple Inc. is already working on a new and cheaper iPhone. The new iPhone will enter its production stage sometime in February, according to a Bloomberg report. If all goes well, it will be released before the end of the first quarter of 2020.Features of the New iPhoneCiting people familiar with Apple’s plan, Bloomberg has revealed a few features for Apple’s forthcoming offering. The report says that the phone will resemble the iPhone 8 which was released back in 2017. It will also come with...

Bitcoin price is always largely influenced by the halving. Bitcoin’s halving is easily the most anticipated event in the crypto industry today. The next halving is expected sometime in May 2020 and many believe it will spark the next Bitcoin rally. Since late last year, there have been many forecasts about what the halving will do for the king coin. A new report has now suggested what is probably the most bullish forecast for the world’s number one asset. According to Beincrypto, Bitcoin will...

In 2018, a 15-year girl from Sweden made the world reel. The girl began spending her school days outside the Swedish parliament and called for stronger action on climate change. Her active position and straightforward speeches quickly made her famous. Now this girl, Greta Thunberg, is one of the most hotly discussed youth activists who sparked an international movement to fight climate change.After Greta delivers a speech at various forums and conferences, everyone and his brother discuss her...

The central banks of Hong Kong and Thailand revealed today in a published report that they are a step closer to creating a joint Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to facilitate efficient payments between the two countries.The banks confirmed that the upcoming CBDC dubbed Project Inthanon-LionRock is technically feasible and will utilize the blockchain technology to make cross border settlements more transparent and cheaper with reduced risks. CBDC Could Streamline Global PaymentsThe Hong...

The Ethereum challenge is an open movement that is dedicated to growing the developer ecosystem. ConsenSys Jim Jagielski tweeted that they officially launched the 1 million developer effort.Join me as we "officially" kick off our #1milliondev effort, dedicated to growing the #Ethereum and #Web3 communities by 1 million developers and contributors. Let's leverage #opensource in this endeavor! c @ConsenSys https://t.co/Rs2whnS8z1— Jim Jagielski (@jimjag) January 20, 2020However, the way how the...

The second version of the “Lightning Torch” (LN Trust Chain 2.0) was recently launched on its birthday, and the community keeps spreading it around the globe. Its primary purpose continues to be the same – to raise people’s awareness of the benefits of Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution – the Lightning Network.The New Lightning Torch: LN Trust Chain 2.0The “Lightning Torch” started as a fun initiative on January 19th, 2019, to bring more attention to Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution –...

Ripple‘s partner MoneyGram, a leading payment provider, has continued to position itself among the leaders in cross-border crypto payments. After its major deal with Ripple for On-Demand Liquidity in 2019 worth $50 million, the company has now announced a new collaboration with Lulu Exchange.The exchange ranks among the most prominent crypto and non-banking finance providers in the United Arab Emirates region. Lulu has its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and operates more than 180 active...

Ripple Labs is currently involved in a serious legal battle, as we have already reported. However, it doesn’t prevent the company from being rather positive about its future. And there are some grounds for it.The World Economic Forum 2020 kicked-off yesterday, January 21, in Davos, Switzerland. As expected, global leaders met during the first day of the event with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaking on the transformation of the payments industry.Muchin said that the U.S....

Bitcoin 2020 aims to unite and celebrate around the original cryptocurrencySan Francisco, CA — Returning for a second consecutive year, Bitcoin 2020, a two-day conference, will be held at SVN West in San Francisco from March 27 to 28, 2020. Bitcoin 2020 has announced its first two featured speakers: Legendary cryptographer and polymath Nick Szabo and skateboarding icon and Bitcoin enthusiast Tony Hawk. By assembling groundbreaking innovators who have directly shaped Bitcoin as well as...

British multinational telecommunications conglomerate Vodafone has quit Facebook‘s Libra Association. Both Vodafone and Libra have already confirmed the information.According to Vodafone, they will use resources intended for Libra to develop its digital payment service M-Pesa. M-Pesa enables customers to send, receive and store money securely via a basic smartphone. Used mostly in Africa, the service enables all businesses to collect payments, make stock purchases and pay salaries. Moreover,...