Blockchain Daily Digest – January 9th, 2020
1. Beyond Startups—Championing for an Ecosystem to Drive Blockchain Forward
Tribe Accelerator is Singapore’s first government-backed blockchain accelerator, on a mission to bridge the gap between blockchain startups and the traditional world. Yi Ming Ng, the Managing Director at Tribe Accelerator, believes that blockchain is beneficial to a lot of businesses from different industries.
2. Nobel Laureate Prof Banerjee - Applying RCT to Financial Inclusion
On the second day of the Asian Financial Forum (AFF), Prof Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences will deliver a keynote speech on financial inclusion.
3. Ant Blockchain Open Alliance Seeks to Minimize Costs for SMEs
Ant Blockchain Open Alliance, an enterprise blockchain platform by Chinese financial giant Ant Financial, is expected to assist small to medium enterprises to generate their own blockchain applications at minimal costs.
4. Tik Tok Pushes Harder for Blockchain Despite Vulnerabilities in Core System
Hundreds of millions of users are using Tik Tok, meaning that any breach of data could lead to severe vulnerabilities for users and the company.
The Top 5 Cryptos At a Glance
|
# |
Crypto |
Symbol |
Market Cap. |
Price (US$) |
Change % (24h) |
Trading Vol. (24h) |
|
1 |
Bitcoin |
BTC |
$144.19B |
$7,944.16 |
-4.68% |
$27.922B |
|
2 |
Ethereum |
ETH |
$15.22B |
$139.35 |
-3.44% |
$8.57B |
|
3 |
XRP |
XRP |
$8.92B |
$0.21 |
-3.39% |
$1.54B |
|
4 |
Tether |
USDT |
$4.62B |
$1.00 |
0.05% |
$31.589B |
|
5 |
Bitcoin Cash |
BCH |
$4.31B |
$236.44 |
-3.27% |
$2.19B |