Global blockchains

Ethiopia’s Bitcoin Mining Venture Sparks Controversy with Hong Kong Data Centre Partnership

There’s new speculation going around the collaboration between the Hong Kong data centre and the Ethiopian government. This collaboration is taking a turn towards Bitcoin mining and other related activities. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Data Centre Service, a Hong Kong West data subsidiary and Ethiopian Investment Holdings. Ethiopia and West Data…

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China’s non-crypto blockchain onboards Hong Kong Banks, the Ethereum Merge Aftershocks

The open-source, non-crypto based Spartan blockchain network of China has recently onboarded several banks from Hong Kong. A press release shared with the media and reports from CoinDesk reveal that more than 10 banks have been onboarded, including HSBC, Maxim and Emperor Group. The Spartan blockchain does not employ cryptocurrencies. This is considered to be…

Brazilian netizens to be given new Visa Cryptocurrency card

A digital asset exchange based in Hong Kong, crypto.com has started issuing Visa crypto cards for its users in Brazil. The firm said that users receiving and applying for cards won’t be charged any annual, monthly, or ATM withdrawal fees. As opposed to normal Visa cards that provide a line of credit, these crypto Visa…

Buy a 101-carat rare diamond to be auctioned for crypto at Sotheby’s

This Friday, on July 9th, 2021, International auction house Sotheby’s will accept payment in Ether or Bitcoin at the sale of a 101.38-carat diamond. This event will mark another milestone in the adoption of crypto. The name of the colorless diamond – Key 10138 – is predetermined to represent the important roles that keys occupy…

Blockchain, machine learning appear as top online courses in India

Today digital skills have become significant especially to stay redundant at a time when tech is dominating most industries. Millions of workers worldwide also got displaced due to the novel Coronavirus. According to a report, emerging subjects like artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning and computer programming have become the top online courses preferred by…