Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion
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Successful Supply Chain Management Pilot Project Launched by IVHIMPROM and Credits Blockchain
Previously partnered Credits and JSC IVHIMPROM announced the successful launch of a pilot project aimed at automating the supply chain of the plant.The representatives of JSC IVHIMPROM and Credits have successfully deployed a pilot project as part of a working group for automating supply and sales management systems. The system
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Crude Oil Crashes to 13-Month Low Amid Devastating Supply Shock
U.S. crude futures slide below $50 a barrel for the second time this month. Chinese energy demand is said to be plunging in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Russia and Saudi Arabia are at odds about production cuts, which threatens to undermine Moscow’s testy relations with OPEC. Crude prices nosedived on Monday,
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University College London Centre for Blockchain Technologies Releases New Report on Supply Chains
The University College (UCL) London Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT), with the support of the UK Retail Blockchain Consortium (RBC), has released a market report looking at the adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in physical supply chains. Get a copy of the report here. “Despite the increasing opportunity for digitisation and
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Mercedes Will Use Blockchain to Track Carbon Emissions in Cobalt Supply Chain
Major car manufacturer Mercedes Benz and blockchain startup Circulor are jointly rolling out a pilot aimed at the tracing carbon emissions in the cobalt supply chain.According to a Jan. 30 press release, the project by Mercedes and Circulor comes as part of the Startup Autobahn initiative, aimed at identifying
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Blockchain-Based IBM Sterling Adds Advanced Supply Chain Tracking Features
The IBM Sterling supply chain platform will now feature additional integrations developed by Salesforce, Publicis Sapient, IBM Services and others, a Jan. 13 press release reads. The additions will allow the blockchain and AI-based suite to quickly solve returns and cross-channel logistics challenges.IBM Services and Bluewolf are jointly developing
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Bitcoin Price Will Be Golden in 2020 Thanks to Limited Supply, Increasing Use: Bloomberg Report
Increasing global uncertainties and a weak dollar will likely push more investors into bitcoin as it becomes recognized as a store of value. The cryptocurrency's fixed supply will further drive price increases throughout the year, Bloomberg analysts predict. Bloomberg's 2020 crypto outlook report, published Monday, predicts bitcoin's price could move
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Blockchain Supply Chain Platform Gains Metals Giant Glencore as Member
British-Swiss commodity trading and mining company Glencore will use an IBM-developed blockchain solution to track cobalt. In a press release issued on Dec. 12, Glencore confirmed it had joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), a joint partnership between various major corporations leveraging the technology to improve supply chain transparency. Glencore:
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Blockchain and 3D Printing Are Reinventing Aerospace Supply Chains
Blockchain, like many other emerging technologies, is enthusiastically touted as a solution to many of the world’s problems. Perhaps because of its relation to cryptocurrency or the narrative prophecies that surround them both, blockchain draws both criticism and praise from a staggering array of sectors.However, with the big blockchain
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Burnt One-Fifth of Its GUSD Stablecoin Supply
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini burnt about one-fifth of its Gemini Dollar (GUSD) stablecoin total supply on Dec. 3.Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to tracking large cryptocurrency transactions — reported on Dec. 3 that 1,035,020 GUSD were burnt in a single operation. This number of tokens is equivalent to
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