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Dixintong Technology Group, whose parent company, D.Phone, is one of the largest smartphone retailers in China, has entered the blockchain space by acquiring a minority stake in a U.S. startup called Monsoon Blockchain.The two companies confirmed to CoinDesk that the purchasing agreement was signed on Jan. 7, but declined to
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Lightnet, the company behind the Velo Protocol, recently raised $31.2 million in a Series A round.The funding was led by major financial and business groups including UOB Venture Management, Seven Bank, Uni-President Asset Holdings, HashKey Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Signum Capital, Du Capital and Hanwha Investment and Securities, according to a
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Telefonica, one of Spain’s biggest and largest telecommunications companies (and the world’s), announced last week that it is throwing an open-house party for as many as eight thousand crypto and blockchain firms in its new blockchain garden.To cater to such a gigantic crowd, the telecom giant joined forces with the
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Blockchain software development firm Block.One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain.In the release announcement published on Twitter on Jan. 10, Block.One claimed that the update makes the blockchain “faster, simpler, and even more secure.”Major changes to the smart contract virtual machineThe official blog post on new
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The Canada-based blockchain and crypto company, DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. (formerly known as Aim Explorations Ltd.) has announced the addition of another major client, but also the termination of the partnership with the world’s largest crypto mining chip maker, Bitmain.Filled with joy for the new big partnership formed and also
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Ultimate Guide to Miami Blockchain Week and TNABC 2020 January 12, 2020 by Art Rozenbaum TNABC 2020, the North American Bitcoin Conference, is coming back to Miami for the ninth straight year. TNABC dates back to the early days of Bitcoin, and continues to be a premier event that draws
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China’s nationwide blockchain network is due to be launched in the upcoming months. The blockchain-based service network (BSN) will contribute to improving the infrastructure of the blockchain sector in the country to develop the layout for newer blockchain projects and accelerate the growth of smart cities and the virtual economy.The
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LAS VEGAS – In tech there's an old adage: "hardware as hard." It's much easier to prototype and test a product when a mistake can be fixed by deleting and rewriting a few lines of code.At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, though, two crypto companies
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland has “hired” smart contract audit firm ChainSecurity’s team, folding the company and its expertise into the Big Four accounting firm, the companies announced earlier this week.In what seems like an acquisition in all but name, the seven technical engineers are joining the accounting firm and to bolster
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Fintech and blockchain developer Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has been ranked the fifth most valuable private firm in China.In an inaugural rankings report by Hurun, which is best known for compiling a rich list for China, Ant Financial is the top firm in its field
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