Blockchain Daily Digest – September 9th, 2019

Blockchain Daily Digest – September 9^th, 2019

1. Moody’s: Blockchain Technology to be Standardized in 2021
   The drive towards the growth of blockchain and a deeper understanding of its potential and possibility will only start happening in 2021. Time and cost savings, automation, and faster data availability would be a result of the standardization.
   
   
2. US Brokerage Giant Charles Schwab Labels Crypto a ‘purely speculative instrument’
   The US’s biggest investment brokerage firm, Charles Schwab, with $3.2 trillion in assets under management, has dismissed cryptocurrencies for the foreseeable future.
   
   
3. Binance Charity Accepting Cryptocurrency to Combat Hurricane Dorian
   In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Binance Charity has begun accepting cryptocurrency donations that shall be redistributed to help provide food and aid for victims through local organisations in affected areas.
   
   
4.  World’s First Blockchain-enabled Smartphone, Finney, to Become Available
   Finney, the world’s purportedly first blockchain-enabled smartphone, will soon be available for purchase in Bangladesh. The phone’s launch comes amid a trend of growing smartphone ownership in the country.
   
   
5. Binance.US to be Launched in the Near Future
   The launch of the crypto trading platform Binance.US is expected in the following weeks, however, Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding will start a few days earlier. The aim of this is to ensure that users will have time to verify their accounts and deposit their funds.

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