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Talking Digital Future: Smart Cities

My journey into smart cities and their future development was a really big surprise, as the way I arrived there was not something that I had planned. I was working as the chief information officer for a company in Northern California called O'Reilly Media when I got a call from a headhunter who asked if I would consider being the chief information office for the City of Palo Alto. I can vividly remember — it was only about eight years ago — my feeling when she asked the question. The

South African National Blockchain Alliance Holds Online Launch

The South African National Blockchain Alliance carried out an online livestream launch while the country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The organization was due to be launched at the beginning of April in Johannesburg but had to be taken online as South Africa and the world tackles a global health crisis.The launch happened during a livestream on YouTube on April 3, which included a panel of speakers elaborating on how SANBA will help nurture blockchain-focused startups and companies that

Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC/USD Came Close to $7,000 but the Bulls May Have to Wait a Bit

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – April 3The Bitcoin (BTC) has recovered from the recent low on approach to $6,700 but the Bulls may have trouble taking the price above $7,000.BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Bullish (Daily Chart)Key levels:Resistance Levels: $7,800, $8,000, $8,200Support Levels: $5,800, $5,600, $5,400BTCUSD – Daily chartBTC/USD resumed the upside trend after a short-lived retreat to $6,736 during early Asian hours. At the time of writing, BTC is changing hands at $6,828 and the upside momentum is gaining traction. A sustainable move above $7,000 will bring $7,300 back into focus

Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH/USD Finally Breaks Above the Channel; Aims At $150

ETH Price Prediction – April 2ETH/USD started today on a negative note but a sustainable move above $150 will improve the technical picture.ETH/USD MarketKey Levels:Resistance levels: $170, $180, $190Support levels: $110, $100, $90ETHUSD – Daily ChartETH/USD has tested $135 during early Asian hours as the price went down and touched the $133.56 level but later managed to recover above $150 to touch $151.74. The price of Ethereum (ETH) with the current market value of $141 has stayed unchanged on a day-to-day basis and gained nearly 3.84% since the coin rebounded

Confirmed! Brandon Chez Steps Down as Binance Completes Acquisition of CoinMarketCap

It all started out as a rumor and many thought it was just another April Fool’s prank, but it is now official. Binance has acquired the largest cryptocurrency data tracking site, CoinMarketCap (CMC), the exchange announced today. The coming together of the largest crypto companies is considered an industry milestone, as it could eventually result in significant opportunities, especially in the area of cryptocurrency data tracking, which will contribute to the growth of the industry. While commenting on the development, the CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), said that the

Evolution of‘Payments’ Will Bolster Next-Generation Businesses

Humans have always been on a developmental journey. When we are born into thousands of years of inventions and improvements, it’s easy to take for granted what’s around us— as if they always existed. We seldom think about the changes it took to get to where we are.Take for example, the creation of language and how that opened up a new course in human history. How it led to communication, collaboration, communities and organizations. From there, people organized a set of doctrines and came up with story-telling, a precursor to

Cardano’s Byron Reboot Goes Live, Paving Way to Shelley Mainnet

Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Cardano (ADA) went live with its Byron reboot yesterday, March 30, as the project prepares its transition to the Shelley mainnet.Announced by Cardano’s developer, the peer-to-peer technology firm Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the reboot involves a series of updates to major components of the Cardano network — the Cardano node, explorer, and Daedalus wallet backend, which is being spun out as a new version, Daedalus Flight.A process, not an eventIn an outline of the reboot’s significance, which has taken 18 months to complete, IOHK explained that