# Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain

# Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain

“# Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain ” At the BlockDown 2021 conference, EllioTrades, a crypto YouTuber and co-creator of the Superfarm NFT project, joined a debate about the value of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, with Edmund Schuster, associate professor of law at the London School of Economics. By definition, NFTs are unique pieces…

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# Switzerland’s largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment

# Switzerland’s largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment

“# Switzerland’s largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment ” Europe’s second-largest insurance firm AXA has become Switzerland’s first all-line insurer to offer its customers the option to pay their bills with Bitcoin (BTC), facilitated through a collaboration with the established cryptocurrency broker Bitcoin Suisse. Bitcoin payments will be accepted for nearly all AXA…

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# Dubai’s economic department to roll out blockchain-based corporate KYC

# Dubai’s economic department to roll out blockchain-based corporate KYC

“# Dubai’s economic department to roll out blockchain-based corporate KYC ” Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, or “Dubai Economy,” and the Dubai International Financial Centre are working to expand their KYC platform to financial institutions across the United Arab Emirates. The DIFC made the planned project expansion known via an announcement published on its website on April…

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# Lockheed Martin adopts blockchain for supply chain management in Switzerland

# Lockheed Martin adopts blockchain for supply chain management in Switzerland

“# Lockheed Martin adopts blockchain for supply chain management in Switzerland ” United States aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with SyncFab, a Silicon Valley distributed manufacturing platform, to streamline supplier capabilities across Switzerland, offering yet another tangible use case for blockchain technology.  Under the new agreement, SyncFab will provide Lockheed…

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# MicroStrategy announces Bitcoin bonuses for board of directors instead of cash

# MicroStrategy announces Bitcoin bonuses for board of directors instead of cash

“# MicroStrategy announces Bitcoin bonuses for board of directors instead of cash ” Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy announced on Sunday that its board of directors will now receive bonuses in Bitcoin (BTC) instead of cash. A modified 8-K form filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission revealed MicroStrategy’s decision to dispense with cash…

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