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Leading communications and technology company Verizon has been awarded a patent for using virtual subscriber identity modules (vSIMs) for customers’ devices.A filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Sept. 10 details a blockchain encryption technology, wherein a traditional physical SIM card can be replaced with a
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David Marcus, the head of Calibra at Facebook, has said that a 2020 launch for Libra remains the company’s goal, despite regulators’ intense hostility toward the project.In an interview with Swiss newspaper NZZ on Sept. 20, he said that in the intervening time, the team behind Libra would need
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Bitcoin aficionado and Fundstrat cofounder Tom Lee says he's more bullish on the crypto sector than ever, remarking that Bakkt's imminent launch could bring some much-needed legitimacy to the market. Lee tweeted that Bakkt's launch should bode well for the highly-lauded hopes of institutional involvement in the cryptocurrency
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On Wednesday, the author of the book "The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology," William Mougayar, took to Twitter to share his fearless forecast on the possible year-end prices of top cryptos. The crypto tokens that made Mr. Mougayar’s list include bitcoin, Ethereum,
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The advantages of blockchain technology are being recognized by various government departments all over the world and the latest one to do so is the US Department of Homeland Security, which is now running a POC using decentralized ledger technology to protect intellectual property.According to a recent report, over 40%
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The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is adding options to its Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts in the first quarter of 2020, pending regulatory review.The development was announced in a news release on Sept. 20.“Flexibility to hedge Bitcoin price risk”Tim McCourt — CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment
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When the Binance ban for users in the United States was first announced a few months ago, the market feared that significant volume and money would exit. Interestingly enough, as the launch of Binance America nears, altcoins are suddenly starting to move upwards with decent volume. Sell the rumor, buy
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Crypto index fund provider, Bitwise Asset Management, has given another presentation to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its bid for regulatory approval of its proposed Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a memorandum, issued Sept. 17, the SEC published Bitwise’s presentation outlining why it believes the SEC’s
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An IT arm of South Korea’s major conglomerate CJ Corp is using Amazon’s blockchain tech to improve music copyright management.CJ Corp implementing Amazon Managed BlockchainCJ OliveNetworks has implemented Amazon Managed Blockchain in its new digital copyright system for recording and tracking music in broadcast content, local news agency Yonhap
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Ripple has instructed its legal team to dismiss claims that it violated U.S. securities law by selling XRP via ICO back in 2010. The case alleges Ripple led a scheme to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by their digital token illegally. The class action suits allege that the defendants (Ripple) violated both the
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