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The developers of the Burj Khalifa, the famous Dubai monument, also known as the tallest building in the world, Emaar Properties is at it again, and this time, they are going the crypto way. Through an action which can be termed generous, the Dubai Mall developer is working on a reward token for its loyal customers, and it is named the EMR token.The EMR token which is designed to work on Quorum, a blockchain platform owned by JPMorgan, will find usage in all Emaar’s holdings like malls,...

Photo: Galileo Financial Technologies / YouTubeA gentleman named Clay Wilkes had already decided to retire and enjoy his late years when he changed his mind – he’d rather not to. In 2000 this amazing entrepreneur launched Galileo Financial Services and already then realized the growing demand for better integration between and financial institutions and secondary services.19 years later, what his company does exactly that is the back-office connections with financial institutions and, boy,...

Photo: Tesla / TwitterWe all know how the Chinese are very protective of their domestic economy and how they don’t let anybody come and just set up a business within their borders for domestic consumption without strict controls. Tesla seems to have been able to jump through all the hoops and regulatory processes required to be able to manufacture electric vehicles in China sources indicate.In what seems to be a first for China, this is the first time that the government will be allowing the...

Telegram’s launch of its TON blockchain and GRAMS token has hit yet another brick wall because the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken the issue of the launch of their tokens before a court. In a filing two days ago, the messenger app organization asked the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to deny the SEC the preliminary injunction. Just for reminder, the SEC had asked for it a filing of its own last week requesting Telegram to...

Huobi, a leading global crypto exchange, announced that it plans to launch a fiat gateway in Turkey. If successful, the platform may increase access to over 250 digital tokens for the local investors.Mohit Davar, Huobi’s EMEA regional president, is convinced that this will prove to be a worthwhile investment. He said that the move has come amidst Turkey’s efforts to set up a clearer legal infrastructure for the cryptocurrency market. Reports show that many people in the country already hold...

Charles Schwab, a San Francisco-based bank and stock brokerage company, has announced they will allow their clients to buy and sell fractions of stocks. The initiative aims at attracting the interest of young investors to Charles Schwab and makes it the first online brokerage that offers its customers such an opportunity.The announcement follows the company’s decision to eliminate trading commissions for U.S. stocks, ETFs and options trades earlier this month, which led to other brokerage...

The race for the space business is getting intense as big organizations are spending billions of dollars in creating the infrastructure for space tourism. While we have frequently heard Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jess Bezos’ Blue Origin working on the plan, Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic has pulled the rabbit out of the hat.Virgin Galactic is all set to become the first company in the space tourism to go public. During a recent interview with the CNBC, we heard this...

The rivalry between the U.S. and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei continues to escalate beyond borders. But recently, the U.S government was beaten at his own game when Germany snubbed calls from her to hinder the firm in building its national 5G networks over national security issues.The latest development is a big blow to the U.S., which has been persuading its allies to eliminate Huawei from 5G infrastructure, purporting its existence in the network would encourage Chinese surveillance....

Bank of America, one of the most prominent banks in the United States, has taken a bold step by adopting Blockchain technology after testing out Ripple’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in its banking system and appears to be ready to go a bit further with the implementation of the technology.Bank of America’s commitment to Ripple might just stir the storm for other banks too. This development of the course has been in process for a long while and is by no means sudden. Last year in...

Photo: Matic NetworkWith a young and digital-savvy population, it’s no surprise that India established itself as a technology powerhouse more than a decade ago. Many multinational corporations took advantage of salary arbitrage to outsource or offshore their IT operations, leading to an explosion in India’s digital economy. As of 2018, the Indian tech industry was worth $181 billion.However, in the blockchain space, things look somewhat different. The US is home to Coinbase, Switzerland can...