Microsoft’s Bing Bans Crypto Advertising

Microsoft’s Bing Bans Crypto Advertising

Bing Bans Crypto Advertising: Microsoft’s Bing browser has banned crypto-advertising. Microsoft now joins the ranks of several other companies that have done the same, including Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). All three companies implemented their bans on cryptocurrency advertising earlier this year and have said in some form or other, that the decision will…

Why HSBC’s transaction on R3’s Corda wasn’t a ‘world-first’ for blockchain

Why HSBC’s transaction on R3’s Corda wasn’t a ‘world-first’ for blockchain

The Corda platform, developed by the R3 banking consortium, tries to balance traits of permissioned and public blockchains within a network. While some aspects were inspired by public blockchains, Corda was designed from scratch based on the needs of R3’s members and leans far more to the permissioned system. Indeed, although R3 still uses the word “blockchain” extensively to help market…