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Blockchain has become a buzz word for companies looking to make a big splash and generate a fair amount of publicity. This has been the case for several industries over the past few years and it’s now true for the smartphone industry. Samsung and HTC were the first smartphone makers to
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China is set to launch the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC). As the majority of central banks, including in the US and Europe, are tentative over issuing their own CBDCs, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has gone all-in on the idea of a digital Yuan and not
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The Norwegian news outlet TV2 reported on Tuesday that a local Bitcoin millionaire escaped being robbed of his crypto funds by fleeing through a second-story balcony.The unnamed Bitcoin big shot currently controls a crypto firm and his net worth is presumably up to NOK 100 million, estimated at 9 million
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Bitcoin (BTC) proponents are again mulling the chances of the United States banning cryptocurrency as lawmakers move to outlaw flavored e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes: Washington “clears market”The sudden restrictions, which both the White House and the Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Sept. 12, mean e-cigarettes will disappear from the U.S. market
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Total crypto market cap lost $7.3 billion to its value since Monday, September 9, and now stands at $259.4 billion. Top ten coins are mostly in red for the last 24 hours with Binance Coin (BNB) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) being the worst performers with 5 and 3.7 percent of
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North Korea to hold its 2nd Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in February 2020 as part of a week-long tour, event organizers from the Korean Friendship Association (KFA) have said.After the first Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference organized last year (and ultimately occurred in April 2019), this might be the
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Binance’s new dollar-backed stablecoin, BUSD, created in partnership with the Paxos Trust Company, will be made available for trading on the cryptocurrency exchange as of Sept. 16. Announced on Thursday at CoinDesk’s Invest: Asia conference, Paxos co-founder Rich Teo
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A Californian politician has become the first elected official to use cryptocurrency to purchase cannabis in the United States.A press release shared with CryptoX on Sept. 11 revealed that Berkely City Councilmember Ben Bartlett used Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and the stablecoin Universal Dollar (UPUSD) to make the purchase at
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Photo: Bitwise / TwitterBitwise has tapped into the experience of the Bank of New York Mellon. It has appointed the BNY Mellon to serve as the administrator and transfer agent for its forthcoming Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Bitwise filed an amendment to its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF S-1 form on
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If Facebook’s crypto project Libra wants to survive in the US, it must ensure building a system that does not let criminals hide, and that is capable of tackling problems associated with terrorism funding and money laundering, said the US Under Secretary of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Sigal Mandelker, on
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