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The attack on the U.S. Capitol last month led to the deplatforming of former President Donald Trump from Twitter and Facebook. Amazon, Apple and Google stopped hosting Parler, a free speech app that had been the platform of choice for many sympathetic to extremist, far-right ideas. Gab, an alt-Twitter app
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This is the last article in a special five-part Forkast.News series on blockchain, Covid-19 and the future of healthcare. To learn more about this series, please see the full episode list here. —————————————————————————— Global regulatory bodies have been approving Covid-19 vaccines at a cracking pace, with three vaccines now approved in the
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Digital frictionNonfungible tokens (NFT) are having a moment. In recent weeks, notable investors Mark Cuban and Chamath Palihapitiya have signaled their growing interest in this corner of the crypto economy, adding fuel to a rally that was already red-hot. It’s tough to measure the size of the total NFT market due
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In this issue All aboard the bitcoin expressAre we on the brink of an NFT revolution?DeFi now on regional Fed’s radarCrypto race in the U.S. — and a call to (blockchain) arms for BidenIndia moves closer to banning private crypto like bitcoinWill Hong Kong outlaw retail crypto investing? From the Editor’s DeskDear
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What should the new Biden-Harris administration do? And that’s really the question in focus for Blockchain Research Institute’s latest strategic report. This is a 122-page report on strategy, policy and action for the Biden-Harris administration. This is a report co-authored and led by multi-best-selling author and Blockchain Research Institute think
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Purpose Investments CEO Som Seif, speaking on CryptoX TV, said there have been measurable improvements made to the infrastructure supporting the crypto economy. In fact, he thinks it would have been a mistake three years ago if regulators had approved a bitcoin exchange-traded fund when his firm first floated an
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Bison Trails, a leading blockchain infrastructure company, has launched a new protocol that allows customers to scale their node operations without the lag times that normally accompany such functions.Beginning Tuesday, Global Blockchain Synch, or GBS, will allow Bison Trails customers to address the lag times associated with launching a new
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The executive body of the European Union has appointed a major financial services firm to lead a three-year initiative aimed at boosting the integrity of social media posts using blockchain technology.Dubbed “TruBlo,” the project will oversee a wealth of blockchain development as part of the European Commission’s Next Generation Internet
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The international capital markets currently use legacy infrastructure that carry many risks and inefficiencies. The good news is that blockchain and smart contract technology have begun to replace this infrastructure, and early participants are already reaping the benefits. Issuers are gaining lower-cost access to capital from more diverse investors. Investors are
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Privacy-focused blockchain network Verge (XVG) has experienced a significant block reorganization, replacing transactions dating as far back as July 2020.Despite being described as potentially “the deepest reorg that has ever taken place in a top 100 cryptocurrency,” analysts are yet to confirm that the incident comprised a coordinated attack.Coinmetrics chief
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