Following the wake of the Iranian government in the authorization of cryptocurrency mining as industrial activity in July, the Iranian provincial police had apprehended an individual who was said to be smuggling in cryptocurrency mining machines. This was reported by the local news agency Fars News, on July 31. The mining machines which were said … Continue reading 117 Smuggled Crypto Mining Machines Seized by Iranian Police
A program titled TACNet 2.0 (Tata Motors AutoMobility Collaboration Network 2.0) by Tata Motors, an Indian automotive manufacturer, has invited blockchain-based solutions in different areas. They include validating original spare parts, monitoring fuel quality in real-time, and developing demand prediction algorithms. The President of Electric Mobility Business & Corporate Strategy at Tata Motors, Shailesh Chandra, … Continue reading Tata Motors Seeks Blockchain-Enabled Automotive Solutions via TACNet 2.0
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
In the previous episode of “Blockchain in Human History” series, we have used 3 influence observation factor (IoF): money form, money issuance and money flow to examine the significance of blockchain in achieving monetary and financial freedom. In this article we take a deep dive in money issuance standard to witness the evolution of money. … Continue reading A New World of Money – Blockchain in Human History Series
This article is contributed by our content partner, Nexchange NOW. Sign up for Block O2O event “STO: Blockchain Powered Next-level Fintech” on Nov 5th 2019 and get to listen to Adam and Blockpass team’s vision of STO operational hurdles and solution – in person! Olga Yaroshevsky: Blockpass has quite a fruitful year – in terms … Continue reading “New FATF regulations will bite next year” NexChange Interview Series with Adam Vaziri, CEO of Blockpass, Part 1
Worldline, a top European company in the payments and transactional services industry, has struck a deal with Bitcoin Suisse, a notable Swiss crypto financial services firm, to present crypto payment services to Swiss consumers and merchants both in-web shops and in-store. This partnership is daunted as the most ambitious project to happen in Switzerland as … Continue reading Worldline and Bitcoin Suisse to Revitalize Swiss Point of Sales with Crypto Usage
Walmart Canada has teamed up with DLT Labs for its blockchain-driven freight and payment network that is touted to be the world’s most prominent full production blockchain solution for any sector application. The new network will utilize distributed ledger technology to automate payments and reconciliation, authenticate transactions, and trail deliveries between Walmart Canada and the … Continue reading Walmart Canada Delves Deeper into Blockchain with DLT Labs Tie-Up
Charles Cascarilla is the CEO and co-founder of Paxos, a financial technology company working to modernize the financial system by digitizing and mobilizing assets. Paxos is building a future where all assets—from money to gold to securities— can be digitized and then moved instantaneously. Before Paxos, Cascarilla co-founded institutional asset management complex Cedar Hill Capital … Continue reading Paxos—How the Global Financial Crisis Inspired the Creation of the NYDFS-Regulated Stablecoin
New Money Theory Research: Blockchain to Usher in the New Age of Monetary and Financial Freedom Throughout history, humans have progressed through both a reliance on institutions and in many cases by rebelling against institutions that no longer serve them. In order to improve the overall social efficiency of our civilization, processes of social division … Continue reading New Money Theory Research: Blockchain to Usher in the New Age of Monetary and Financial Freedom
Alex is one of the founding members of Swissborg founded two years ago to open the world of finance to all. His brother and CEO Cyrus had been working in investment banking but was struck by how he was only helping the rich get richer – a position with which he was not comfortable. And … Continue reading Alex Fazel of Swissborg, on Financial Freedom, Predicting the Price of Bitcoin and Breakdancing