• Cryptocurrencies,  Regulation,  Technology

    Blockchain and digital currencies advance in Asia

    India’s largest bank has joined JPMorgan’s Liink payments project as central banks from China, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates join Hong Kong’s multinational digital currency project

    The State Bank of India, which manages nearly a quarter of the nation’s assets as well as its loan and deposits market, decided to join JPMorgan’s blockchain payments system. Meanwhiles, the State Bank of India, a nationally owned retail bank, will use JPMorgan’s Liink blockchain system to make its cross border-payments faster and cheaper.

  • Legia Warsaw Socios fan token
    Alt coins,  Technology

    Poland’s top soccer team launches its Socios fan token

    Legia Warsaw, the most successful Polish team, will mint 5 million of its LEG tokens as a tool to help it engage with its fans and attract new ones

    LEG tokenholders will be able to vote on multiple club decisions, be eligible for VIP rewards and experiences, receive exclusive club and sponsor promotions, and participate in games, competitions, and exclusive chat forums, said Socios.com CEO Alexandre Dreyfus.

  • Portugual electricity Luzboa accept bitcoin
    Bitcoin,  Technology

    Small Portugese electricity provider turns to Bitcoin to attract customers

    Tiny Luzboa hopes to ‘capture a niche’ in Portugal’s wide-open retail power market by letting customers pay their bills with the cryptocurrency

    The new payment option will be called Bit Spot and will allow the firm’s customers to pay monthly based on the average monthly price of electricity on the local market. A Luzboa representative said that the firm will create its Bitcoin wallet and launch the new dedicated payment service by the end of this month.

  • .crypto accessible on Chrome Firefox
    Technology

    Blockchain-based .crypto domain names now accessible on Chrome, Firefox

    Browsers can now access the decentralized domains offered by Unstoppable Domains by changing one setting in their web browsers.

    More than 500,000 domain names have been registered on Unstoppable Domains’ Ethereum-based system. Making them accessible without having to install a dedicated browser extension makes them much more widely available.