US Border Officials to Test Blockchain for Certificate Tracking

Ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency by market value, hovered just above the $3,100 mark in early afternoon U.S. hours on Monday, struggling to retain gains made since the crypto market's panicky selloff on Saturday.While ahead 4% over the past 24 hours, ETH is lower by about 4% since rising to nearly $3,300 earlier Monday

Jada AI offers AI services that aid decision-making and scale the operations of organizations.The project operates in a blockchain-based environment where the AI computations are executed among the nodes participating in the network.Jada AI, an artificial intelligence project that harnesses blockchain technology, has raised $25 million from alternative investment group LDA Capital.The project aims to…

Alternative assets such as natural resources, art and private equity have become popular investments because of their potential for higher returns and lower volatility than traditional assets. However, the benefits of alternative asset classes like these also come with a number of limitations, including high minimum investment requirements, liquidity constraints and a lack of transparency.Tokenization

Nov 27, 2019 at 22:02 UTCUpdated Nov 27, 2019 at 22:04 UTCUpbit Is the Seventh Major Crypto Exchange Hack of 2019The recent Upbit hack is a stark reminder of the danger of storing your crypto on an exchange. We explored seven major hacks that happened this year, each one bolder than the last. The lesson?…

Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.Odsy Network, a layer 1 blockchain, raised $7.5 million to fund development of decentralized crypto wallets.The funding round valued the firm at $250 million and was led by Blockchange Ventures with the participation of firms including Rubik Ventures, Node Capital and FalconX, according to an emailed…

Police in Hong Kong and Macau have arrested four further people in a probe linked to the JPEX crypto exchange, the South China Morning Post reported Friday.The arrest of people who the police say are "relatively close to core" of the scandal brings the total number of detentions to 18, and a number of other

Dec 10, 2020 at 3:36 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 10, 2020 at 3:59 p.m. UTCA Celo user earning with her phone.(Celo)Will the Next M-Pesa Be a Blockchain App?“How does your solution touch the base of the pyramid?” asked Nomcebo Sherron Hadebe from the Ministry of Finance in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). “I’m talking about those communities where…

Kari Larsen, a former executive at bitcoin derivatives startup LedgerX who previously served a stint as counsel for the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined Perkins Coie LLP. Larsen was named partner for the firm's Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency industry group, Perkins Coie said Tuesday. "Kari brings to bear a deep knowledge of…

The sole exception is bitcoin, “which, by virtue of the decentralization stemming from the design of its blockchain protocol, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators characterize as a commodity rather than a security,” wrote analyst Mark Palmer.