tZERO announced it has partnered with BLOQ FLIX, the first blockchain entertainment financing company, to provide technology services to tokenize BLOQ FLIX’s finance options. JumpStart Securities is serving as the placement agent for the offerings. “We are thrilled to partner with the BLOQ FLIX team...
New social network Uhive has raised $2.3 million in funding, and it ran a successful pilot program that attracted 50,000 early access-users. Now, the network’s creators want to launch a beta for the site by the fourth quarter of this year, according to a release. ...
Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up to build a blockchain-based renewables platform. According to Coin Telegraph, the solution will be based on the Energy Web Chain and compliant with...
There are rumors that consumer electronics company LG might be getting ready to release a blockchain smartphone. According to CoinDesk, a report out of Korea claims that LG is having difficulty separating its model from Samsung’s previous releases, which included its Galaxy S10 in multiple...
In Bangladesh, the world’s first blockchain enabled smartphone is set to debut, while separately, the bitcoin blockchain – used in sending info on transactions -- is hit with a new strain of malware.
Netki announced that it has upgraded its digital identity service so that cryptocurrency firms can meet AML recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for fighting money laundering. The upgrade to TransactID includes the addition of two new features: the ability to break down...
Japan’s LINE has been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country, allowing it to offer its crypto exchange services in Japan. According to CoinDesk, the new platform will be called BitBox. The license, which was awarded by Japan’s Financial Services Agency, was completed on...
Sources have said that Sinochem Energy Technology Cois in talks with Royal Dutch Shell and Macquarie Group to build an energy blockchain platform. The subsidiary of state oil and chemicals firm has reportedly valued its platform, named Gateway, at 100 million yuan ($14.10 million). “Sinochem...
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 10 aims to boost blockchain adoption by making it more user-friendly, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Sept. 5). The new product will be marketed as a “KlaytnPhone,” named after a South Korean blockchain platform, sources told the WSJ. Right now,...
