Facebook wants to do to Bitcoin—and maybe even the dollar, euro, and yen—what it did to MySpace and Friendster by launching a new cryptocurrency called libra, announced on Tuesday after months of anticipation and speculation.
FDA choses Walmart, Merck, IBM, and KPMG for blockchain pharma project
With fake medicines a huge and potentially fatal problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration thinks blockchain might be the solution
Walmart, Merck, IBM, and KPMG are teaming up with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on a blockchain pilot program aimed at protecting the American pharmaceutical supply chain.
Ripple and MoneyGram announce deal
The partnership can cut the cost of remittances from as much as $30 to fractions of a cent
Ripple has announced a partnership that will bring blockchain technology to MoneyGram, a leading global money transfer firm that operates in more than 200 countries. As part of the deal, Ripple has committed $50 million to MoneyGram, which it can draw on in exchange for equity over the life of the two-year deal.
Craig Wright faces jail for contempt of court
Federal Judge Bruce Reinhart orders Wright to produce evidence he is Satoshi Nakamoto on Monday
Craig Wright’s assertion that he cannot provide a Florida court with a complete list of his bitcoin holdings is a bunch of hooey, and he’ll go to jail if he doesn’t pony up.
