• Monsoon Blockchain adds partners
    Merging blockchain technology and cloud computing apparently gives Shanghai a manga makeover, judging by this image Monsoon gave out (Photo: Monsoon Blockchain Corp.)
    Technology

    Monsoon Blockchain adds partners in fintech, film, digital assets, and insurance

    It’s hoped that the collaboration will create ‘a global powerhouse in the U.S. and Asia to harness the power of blockchain solutions for business needs’

    May 28, 2020 /

    Monsoon Blockchain Corp. partners with exchange OSL, VC DraperDragon Fund, fintech CarbonBlue Innovations, and film producer Cross Creek Media "to harness the power of blockchain solutions for business needs.”

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  • eMusic launches digital token
    Will its touch of grey allow streaming pioneer eMusic use blockchain to revolutionize music a second time? (Photo: The Grateful Dead by Chris Stone/Flickr)
    Alt coins

    eMusic led the way with MP3 downloads. Can it do the same on blockchain?

    The 22-year-old music company has launched digital tokens so artists are fairly compensated when songs are bought… but there are a few drawbacks

    May 27, 2020 /

    eMusic was one of the first companies to bring song downloads to the internet—now, it’s attempting to be a trendsetter once again by embracing blockchain.

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  • RenVM bridges blockchains
    RenVM seeks to bridge the gap between Bitcoin and Ethereum, with more cryptocurrencies to come (Photo: PXfuel).
    Cryptocurrencies,  Technology

    RenVM bridges Bitcoin, Ethereum blockchains

    Ren says its ultimate goal is to connect ‘any imaginable pair of blockchain-based tokens’—telling Modern Consensus this could start happening within months

    May 27, 2020 /

    An open decentralized finance protocol has launched its core product today: RenVM bridges blockchains, enabling Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Zcash to be brought to the Ethereum blockchain.

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  • Facebook ditches Calibra name
    Will a new name help Facebook's Calibra wallet end confusion with Libra? Or distance Facebook from Libra? (Photo: Novi)
    Cryptocurrencies,  Politics

    Facebook ditches Calibra name and renames crypto wallet ‘Novi’

    Facebook’s Libra frontman and Calibra CEO David Marcus says the change is designed to alleviate ‘confusion.’ Conveniently, it will also help distance Libra from Facebook, whose poor reputation is an anchor around the neck of the stablecoin

    May 26, 2020 /

    First, the Libra Association underwent a radical overhaul in an attempt to make Facebook’s controversial stablecoin project more palatable to investors. Now, the embattled social network’s cryptocurrency wallet, Calibra, is getting a new name, too.

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