Day: November 29, 2022

Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk

Brayden Lindrea

United States technology company IBM and Danish logistics firm Maersk have decided to discontinue their co-developed blockchain-backed supply chain platform, TradeLens, citing a lack of “global industry collaboration” as a key reason behind the decision. Maersk stated on Nov. 29 that it has begun taking immediate action to cease operations on the platform which should take full effect by Q1 2023: “The TradeLens team is taking action to withdraw the offerings and discontinue the platform […] During this process all parties involved will ensure that customers are attended to without…

BNB Coin Leads Gains Among Top Cryptos: Will Binance Continue

Alyz

BNB is currently trading at $300.082 with a 24-hour trading volume of $1,059,515,334. Despite the general market slump, the coin has been one of the top performers. It currently ranks at the number four position on CoinMarketCap.  The coin has a 24-hour low of 289.76 and a 24-hour high of $304.82. The price change in 24 hours is increase of 2.36%. However, this price change does not truly convey the strength of the token in the market. BNB’s trading volume increased by 3.51% in the last 24 hours. There is…

$16K Bitcoin dropping to $12K–$14K — Can this really happen? Watch The Market Report

Cointelegraph

On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the possibility of a $12,000–$14,000 Bitcoin (BTC) price and what that would mean for the rest of the crypto space. We start off this week’s show with the latest news in the markets: New BTC miner capitulation? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week Bitcoin prepares to exit a grim November just above $16,000 — what could be on the menu for BTC’s price this week? We discuss the protests in China, the possibility of Bitcoin miners being…

EIB settles €100 million digital bond on private blockchain

Zhiyuan Sun

According to a new press release on Nov. 29, the European Investment Bank, or EIB, issued a first-ever euro-denominated €100 million digital bond on a private blockchain-underpinned platform with tokenization help from Goldman Sachs. The latter, along with Société Générale Luxembourg, also act as the on-chain custodians for the financial instrument. The bond bears interest at a coupon rate of 2.57% per year with a maturity date of Nov. 29, 2024, and is governed by Luxembourger laws.  Banque de France and the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg participated in the project…