Azeem Saifi

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Etihad Airways Embraces Blockchain for Distribution

The big players in the aviation industry are quite eager to use blockchain for day-to-day use cases to make their operations more efficient. In a recent move, Etihad Airways has teamed up with Winding Tree, a blockchain platform targeting the travel industry. The primary goal of this partnership is to explore and implement use cases…

October 3, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

News

Spanish Police Hits Hard on Bitcoin ATMs After Being Used to Fund Drug Traffickers

In the mid of July 2019, Bloomberg published a stunning report which indicated that Spanish LEAs are quite concerned regarding the fraudulent use of Bitcoin ATMs. To be very specific, the local forces pointed out an array of glitches in Europe’s AML provisions, which ultimately facilitate the people from the underworld to carry out their…

August 19, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

News

IRS to reshape its BTC tax policy next year – what to expect as an ordinary user?

Pretty much every year, investors seem confused or rather concerned about their tax filings. Things are relatively difficult for crypto investors because of the unregulated market and the volatile nature of the asset itself. However, April 2020 might bring a great deal of composure for crypto investors and traders in the US. In May 2019, the IRS rolled out…

July 10, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Facebook’s Libra Uses Bitcoin and Ethereum as Stepping Stones to Take Over Banks

Ever since Facebook announced its upcoming cryptocurrency, tech geeks have been curious to get their hands on the whitepaper to know more about this thrilling project. Recently, Facebook ended the anxiety by rolling out a 29 pager, explicitly showing off the talent onboard and making an electrifying entry in the crypto niche. Of course, the paper also aims at…

July 4, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Opinion Technology

Blockchain Without Tokens – is it a myth?

Short answer? No, it’s not a myth! It’s already happening. Before analyzing this perspective, it is important for you to realize that there are multiple types of blockchains in the market and some of them require you to have a cryptocurrency for catering to the expenditures of the platform you build. But since the usage…

March 26, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Altcoins Technology

Ripple and Barclays Pour in $1.5+ Million for XRP Based Remittance Startup

Multiple tech investors, including Ripple and Barclays, have generously spent $1.7 million to support SendFriend, which happens to be a remittance startup. Over the months, we have seen an array of crypto-based ventures in the remittance niche, but in the recent year, SendFriend is the latest and very reasonably funded project. Ripple has always taken a stance to facilitate…

March 9, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Amazon shakes hands with Kaleido to launch an enterprise-level blockchain marketplace

Some of you might be hearing about Kaleido for the first time. But those who have been following enterprise-level blockchain implementations must already be aware that it aids businesses in implementing decentralized use cases in pretty much all niches. Since Amazon is also taking a keen interest in blockchain technology and is quite rapidly expanding its outreach, Kaleido has…

January 25, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

News

US states compete to become most crypto-friendly while federals seem disarrayed

It is quite reasonable to call 2018, the blockchain year. We have been observing a wave of crypto and blockchain developments in pretty much all sectors. Let it be ICO launchings, Venezuela planning to trade its oil for Petro token, or US states competing with one another to wear the crown for the most crypto-friendly state, the progress (as…

January 6, 20190Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Turing Award Winner Raises $35M to Launch Improvised Blockchain

All hail to the Turing Award winner, Dr. Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, who has finished an immensely successful fundraising campaign for his latest venture. Venture capitalist giants, Baidu and Sequoia, have joined the non-profit foundation to assist Dr. Andrew in creating and launching a new blockchain in 2019. The noticeable co-founders also include highly renowned professors…

December 25, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi

Technology

Bithumb to screen new cryptos with the help of its latest voting platform, yay or nay?

Bithumb happens to be the largest exchange in South Korea and in an attempt to make its listing procedure more decentralized, the company has launched Pickthumb. The aim of this new venture is to offer means of voting to the participants and allow them to file their opinion regarding the listing of any new project.…

December 19, 20180Comments

ByAzeem Saifi