Apparently gold falls into the category of one of the few assets which investors find as safe havens when political and economic tensions begin to escalate. Having an intrinsic value happens to make it compared to gold more often than not, however, this seems to be changing with the introduction of fake bars which clearly … Continue reading Gold Price Hits New Six-Year High But Fake Bars May Benefit Bitcoin
Indonesia’s digital economy market projected at US$100 billion by 2025 Indonesian e-commerce transactions have surged by 151% since 2017 Internet penetration in Indonesia stood at 64.8% of Indonesia’s total 264.7 million population Bank Central Asia (BCA) is campaigning for Indonesian financial businesses to innovate and adopt blockchain technology to support its digital economy amidst rapid technological revolution. Indonesia is currently the third-largest … Continue reading Blockchain Technology Implemented into Indonesia's Digital Economy
Nigeria’s Unity Bank has entered into a collaboration with Binkabi, a commodity trading structure that is blockchain-based. The primary objective of this partnership is to propel lending to Nigeria’s agriculture sector. Expressly, Binkabi will avail blockchain-based agricultural solutions, whereby value addition will be availed to SMEs and farmers by propelling quality storage for farm produces … Continue reading Nigeria’s Unity Bank Collaborates with Binkabi for Blockchain-Based Agricultural Solutions
Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has collaborated with Igloo, an Australian technology firm, to set up a tenancy agreement program that will be founded on the blockchain technology. This is intended to happen by the end of 2019. According to news outlet ZDNet, Josh Callaghan, the general manager of REIQ stipulated that the innovative … Continue reading Blockchain-Based Tenancy Platform via REIQ-Igloo Collaboration in Australia
On September 18, the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it had established a blockchain system intended at sharing and saving assessment information among health practitioners, such as technicians, pharmacists, nurses, and doctors. The Ministry proclaims that blockchain technology will transform this sector by improving data integrity and … Continue reading UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention Instigates First-Ever Blockchain Network
Many millennials are becoming mindful of the source of what they consume or purchase. As a result, millennials who are coffee enthusiasts have become more demanding as they seek to know the origin of their cup of coffee. Some of the top coffee shops have heeded to these concerns as they are seeking technology-based solutions, … Continue reading Coffee Origin Traceability Propelled by Blockchain App
Tech conglomerate Cisco and decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) firm SingularityNET have reached a partnership to develop a decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) project. The ambitious project aims to create more advanced AI technologies that will soon be able to exceed human abilities to learn and perform new tasks. AGI is an emerging new field of AI that … Continue reading Cisco Partners with SingularityNET to Decentralize Artificial Intelligence with Blockchain
The Fourth Belt and Road Summit was held over two days in September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The Summit was organized in a joint effort by the Hong Kong Government, the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council (HKTDC). The event was attended by top government officials and business leaders from … Continue reading FinTech in Belt and Road – Transforming French Freight Logistics with Blockchain
Bitcoin price manipulated by institutional investors? Wall Street’s institutional interest in cryptocurrency has been reflected by CME’s futures contracts on Bitcoin, as it can only be traded by institutional investors and professionals. Several sources have observed unusual price movements towards the monthly expiry dates of the contracts. As reported by TrustNodes, manipulation has been witnessed, and another … Continue reading Significant Bitcoin Price Fall is Expected as CME Bitcoin Futures Settle Ahead of the Weekend
Religion and technological advancement are concepts that often find themselves in conflict with each other. Those who believe in superiority by higher powers tend to dismiss the more rational and scientific explanations for the grandest issues in human life, and vice-versa. The mere suggestion of using technology for purely religious affairs triggers a strong backlash. … Continue reading In Blockchain We Trust? New Paths to Religious Consensus