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Byrne Hobart, a CoinDesk columnist, is an investor, consultant and writer in New York. His newsletter, The Diff (diff.substack.com) covers inflection points in finance and technology. In October, China’s President Xi Jinping said China should “seize the opportunity” to use the blockchain. To cryptocurrency advocates, this is exciting – and confusing.
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Donating to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) may turn out to be the Ethereum Foundation’s shrewdest move yet. “We are still discussing the details on what we can do together, but we have decided to continue support for the next couple of years,” said Ethereum Foundation Director Aya Miyaguchi. “I
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KYIV, UKRAINE — Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have been a hot topic in blockchain circles recently, but central banks are lukewarm about blockchains. Representatives of a number of the world’s central banks discussed their CBDC projects last week in Kyiv, Ukraine. The one-day conference was arranged by the National Bank
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Buying votes is a big no-no in traditional democracies, but on the world’s eighth-largest blockchain it’s become an accepted way of doing business.A new service makes it easier for EOS block producers, the nodes elected by holders of the cryptocurrency to validate transactions on the network, to share their block
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A recent report by a Major United States bank JP Morgan Chase suggested that current blockchain developments are lying down the foundation for digital money, but adoption is still years away.A report published by JP Morgan on Feb. 21 suggests that the finance industry is moving beyond blockchain technology.Blockchain
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Sharing is caring! Hypervine, the Glasgow-based start-up, has announced the start of a project, co-funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), to develop services which utilise space-based data to help extractive industries. Hypervine’s CEO and Founder, Paul Duddy stated: “Working with the European Space Agency is an incredible honour at such an
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The organization that created the popular JPEG picture format believes blockchain could be used to verify images, as well as flag fakes and image theft.The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) said blockchain has "great potential" as the basis of a system that would use a combination of encryption, hash signatures
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Bitcoin$9,718.61 Rank1SymbolBTCPrice$9,718.61Changes 24h 1.37%Total Volume39,355,127,291.00Market Cap177,181,106,769.00Circulating Supply18,229,637.00XRP$0.276 Rank3SymbolXRPPrice$0.276Changes 24h 0.367%Total Volume2,854,573,576.00Market Cap12,030,100,017.00Circulating Supply43,734,776,327.00Ethereum$264.51 Rank2SymbolETHPrice$264.51Changes 24h 3.57%Total Volume19,638,470,102.00Market Cap29,026,351,663.00Circulating Supply109,792,317.69EOS$4.13 Rank8SymbolEOSPrice$4.13Changes 24h 3.78%Total Volume3,989,414,867.00Market Cap3,994,828,267.00Circulating Supply966,042,984.57Stellar$0.072 Rank14SymbolXLMPrice$0.072Changes 24h 3.21%Total Volume339,776,532.00Market Cap1,455,697,612.00Circulating Supply20,187,010,816.78Tether$1.000 Rank7SymbolUSDTPrice$1.000Changes 24h -0.04%Total Volume48,099,748,514.00Market Cap4,289,689,725.00Circulating Supply4,288,917,905.08Bitcoin Cash$377.93 Rank4SymbolBCHPrice$377.93Changes 24h -0.20%Total Volume6,476,659,802.00Market Cap6,917,342,485.00Circulating Supply18,290,677.15Litecoin$73.56 Rank6SymbolLTCPrice$73.56Changes 24h 6.02%Total Volume5,188,539,585.00Market Cap4,718,065,865.00Circulating Supply64,130,596.57Bitcoin
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Cryptocurrencies could not exist without cryptography. Advances in this field can have far-reaching impacts on blockchain technology and its potential. We will examine the opinions of industry experts on the latest cryptographic advances and their potential for cryptocurrencies.Zero knowledge proofs: more than just privacyDirector of research at blockchain firm
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Newly released Blockchain 50 list by major finance publication Forbes features some new entrants like major international association, the United Nations.Shortly after including six blockchain-focused firms into its Fintech 50 list last week, Forbes has released another compilation of 50 global enterprises actively embracing blockchain technology.Newcomers include the United
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