Social investing platform eToro has acquired Firmo, a smart contract firm that enables derivatives to be tokenized “on any major blockchain.” Author: Daniel Palmer
eToro Acquires Smart Contract Startup for Tokenized Asset Boost
R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm
Co-founder Jesse Edwards is leaving R3, but will remain an investor and continue working with the blockchain firm. Author: Ian Allison
Sand, Death and Cryptocurrency: Life in a Decentralized Syria
I’m writing from the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria. Known to sympathizers simply as Rojava – meaning West – the predominantly Kurdish region revolted against the Syrian regime in 2012 and achieved its de-facto autonomy as a result. Since then, it has pioneered a new political model named democratic confederalism, which due to its stateless, […]
BMW, Intel Partner With Government-Backed Blockchain Accelerator
BMW Group Asia, Intel and Nielsen are now corporate partners of the Singapore government-supported blockchain accelerator Tribe. Author: Yogita Khatri
UPS Targets B2B Sales With New Blockchain E-Commerce Platform
U.S.-based shipping giant UPS has announced a new blockchain integration aimed to bring business-to-business sales into the digital age. Author: Diana Aguilar
