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Fintech, $ 150 billion invested in Africa by 2022
By 2022, the fintech sector will contribute approximately $ 150 billion to the growth of sub-Saharan Africa's GDP. The effort of the tech companies, explains Eric Ombok on Bloomberg, will surely be added as telephone companies that, for example, allow the money...
The future of Bitcoin despite the resistance of the traditional economy
Michael del Castillo on Forbes underlines the vitality of bitcoin. Companies are hiring thousands of employees for the construction and marketing of new technology systems and blockchain investors continue to allocate funding. According to del Castillo, who talks...
Bitcoin, profits will come in the long term
Numerous analysts interviewed by Charles Bovaird for Forbes have stated that, in the long term, bitcoin investments could bring significant gains. Born as a cryptocurrency for immediate profits, bitcoin has been transformed into an investment according to an uptrend...
Facebook is looking for blockchain specialists
Facebook is looking for six employees for its blockchain department. As revealed by Arl Levy on CNBC, among the open positions there is also a "head of business development & partnerships" for blockchain in the Silicon Valley headquarters. The candidates must have...
The EU is launching guidelines for fintech regulation
The EU is developing guidelines on fintech and could create a sandbox and an innovation hub (already present in Britain). As Huw Jones of Euronews explains, in Europe already Denmark and the Netherlands have a sandbox. The Eu maybe want to focus the attention on the...
EU Finance ministers for an European law on cryptocurrencies
EU Finance ministers ask the EU to adopt common rules for all member countries regarding cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The States would prepare a document for a summit in Vienna next Friday and Saturday. Francesco Guarascio and Peter Maushagen report it on...
A huge Korean investor interested in cryptocurrencies
Korea Post, the South Korean postal service , which oversees $112 billion and is run by the South Korean government, is approaching the cryptocurrency market. As reported by Kyunji Cho, Heejin Kim and Whanwoong Choi on Bloomberg, the president of the Asian company met...
Blockchain, all the benefits for retail
Regarding the application of the blockchain to digital payments, finance and supply chain, Steven Barr on Forbes lists three things useful for retail companies: - Increasing transparency and consumer confidence: the origin of food and medicines can be monitored from...
The blockchain applied to the United Nations sustainable development plan
Irfan Jafrey on Forbes explains the use of the blockchain would benefit mainly the healthcare. In 2015 the UN adopted an agenda (called the Sustainable Development Goals): its objectives are social inclusion, economic growth and environmental protection. One of the...
Bitcoin, record in the last month and growth forecasts
Tuesday, Sept. 4, the bitcoin reaches the highest value in the last month, touching $ 7,400. As noted by Charles Bovaird on Forbes, growth compared to Monday was 2.2 percent. Oliver Isaacs, blockchain investor, advisor and influencer, considers these data as positive...
The Associated Press uses the blockchain, a new way of journalism on the horizon
Matt Coolidge on the corporate blog has announced that the startup of sustainable journalism Civil Media Company, based on the blockchain, has partnered with the Associated Press. The press agency will make its contents available through licenses based on block...
Blockchain specialists are being paid double the going rate, university education is central
The blockchain technology market could top $2 billion in three years. Institutions, NGOs and companies could bring many individuals to technology. As specified by Tom Vander Ark on Forbes, the main problem concerns the skills for new professional figures. Some...