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Bayer und Ant Financial verkünden gemeinsames Blockchain-Projekt für mehr Sicherheit in der Lebensmittelbranche Das deutsche Pharma-Unternehmen Bayer will mit der chinesischen Finanztechnologie-Firma Ant Financial zusammenarbeiten. Beide Unternehmen verkündeten in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung auf der Apsara Konferenz in China, dass sie ein gemeinsames Projekt auf den Weg...

Le Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance a annoncé hier la création d’un fonds en cryptomonnaies. L’UNICEF devient ainsi la première agence de l’ONU en mesure de recevoir, de détenir et de verser des dons en cryptomonnaie. Le premier don (100 ethers sur un total annoncé de 8000) a été effectué par fondation Ethereum via le Comité national français pour l’UNICEF qui accepte les cryptomonnaies (bitcoin, ether, litecoin, ripple, DAI,...

Robinhood, the financial services and stock-trading company based in California, has just announced its launch of a new feature called Cash Management. According to the announcement, the new feature which will come with a Mastercard debit card will allow its users to earn an annual percentage yield (APY) of 2.05% on all unused funds left in brokerage accounts. Users can now visit Robinhood and join a growing waitlist, to take advantage of Cash Management and reserve a debit card.In December...

After long waiting, Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally officially confirmed that its upcoming next-generation console will indeed be called PlayStation 5 and will be ‘launching in time for Holiday 2020’.We have already reported of Microsoft and Sony that decided to merge in order to fight competition from Amazon and Google in the provision of cloud gaming services that are expected to take the gaming world by storm in the near future.Playstation never had imaginative names. Since the...

Photo: Binance BlogCrypto exchange Binance is on an aggressive development spree this year. On Wednesday, October 9, Binance has launched its new P2P trading facility for trading cryptocurrencies against the Chinese Yuan. Currently, this facility is only available for Android users. However, it has promised to roll-out this facility on iOS and web interface as well. In its announcement, the crypto exchange said:“Binance has launched P2P trading functionality with BTC, ETH and USDT available...

Photo: Nervos Network / MediumSince the ICO boom of 2017 that attracted many scammers, the Chinese government banned all crypto activities in the country. However, the latest developments suggest that the government could be indirectly participating in a security token offering (STO).The Nervos Network STO is scheduled to kick off on October 16. It aims to raise an undisclosed amount within two weeks via the CoinList platform. Polychain Capital has so far said that it will contribute $5.7...

Despite the recent turmoil concerning Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra, the Bank of England made quite the endorsement. The institution is reportedly setting out rules of engagement that Libra and other cryptocurrency payment providers would have to meet prior to opening their business in Britain.Bank Of England Endorsing LibraIt’s safe to say that Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative dubbed Libra saw mixed reactions from regulators across the world. France and Germany have come...

All over the world, financial technology is one of the most potent and growing industries, with the power to not only improve but also completely disrupt the traditional financial sector. There almost always is a new fintech focused firm springing up every day at different corners of the world, to not only solve certain problems that have existed for so long but also to create better effectiveness and efficiency. So far, however, they have been successful because there is a very real and...

Popular messaging app Telegram updated the terms of service on its website on Tuesday with a new page for its yet-to-be-launched Gram wallet and token.The only link which has been publicly identified before now has been the Simple Agreement for Token (SAFT) registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in March 2018 which lists Telegram, Pavel Durov and Nikolai Durov ( the telegram developers) in the filing.Late last month the alpha version of the wallet of the...

UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, announced they are launching a crypto fund to, as per the announcement “receive, hold and distribute donations of Bitcoin and Ethereum in its aim to back open-source technology for children around the world.”On Wednesday, UNICEF said that the Cryptocurrency Fund will be among the first of United Nations organizations that will be given benefactions as are cryptocurrencies and it will allocate in the same digital currency form.The United Nations...