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U.S. prosecutors indicated a Dutch national Thursday for allegedly spearheading a rape and child pornography website that’s made over $1.6 million worth of bitcoin selling videos since 2012.Known as “Michael R.M.,” and “Mr. Dark,” the man allegedly ran a site called “DarkScandals” that operated on the darknet, which requires special
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Philip Haney’s mysterious death has caused a new wave of conspiracy theories to surface. Haney’s alleged suicide came just weeks before he was reportedly planning to publish another book exposing shortcomings within the Obama administration. Very few details about Haney’s death have been released. The untimely death of Philip
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Australia's primary stock exchange could soon have a new blockchain-based rival.National Stock Exchange of Australia owner NSX Ltd. and financial institution iSignthis (ISX), both publicly listed companies, announced Thursday that they are forming joint venture to offer a digital securities trading platform.Called ClearPay, the new entity will offer a platform
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Bitcoin mining startup Layer1 Technologies has begun operations at its West Texas facility, with an ambitious roadmap to secure 30% of the hash rate.Layer1, which raised $50 million in November from Thiel, Shasta Ventures and Digital Currency Group, said it has now brought multiple 2.5-megawatt liquid-cooled mining containers online.Its
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Another major financial institution has partnered with blockchain-based payments firm Ripple.The National Bank of Egypt has signed a cooperation agreement with Ripple to establish new channels for inward remittances, according to a Feb. 11 report from local daily news site Youm7. The agreement reportedly makes the National Bank the country’s
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The Australian government recently unveiled plans to ramp up innovation through blockchain technology with an updated national roadmap, released Feb. 7.The Ministry for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has formulated a new national strategy aimed to capture the potential value generated via business-related blockchain activity, with a particular focus
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The Australian government is going to launch its national blockchain strategy on Friday, Feb. 7, following a nearly year-long preparation.It has been almost a year since the country’s Ministry for Industry, Science and Technology and Ministry for Trade, Tourism and Investment announced the national blockchain strategy and roadmap last
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The National Bank of Cambodia’s new digital currency is called Bakong. It’s effectively a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that was launched on a trial basis throughout Cambodia in July. Chea Serey, director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia, said the system will be operational within the present fiscal quarter.
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The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is to launch a Blockchain-based, peer-to-peer payment and money transfer platform in the next few months, according to the NBC Director-General Chea Serey yesterday. Also known as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or some might even coin it a national cryptocurrency.“We are very
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China’s nationwide blockchain network is due to be launched in the upcoming months. The blockchain-based service network (BSN) will contribute to improving the infrastructure of the blockchain sector in the country to develop the layout for newer blockchain projects and accelerate the growth of smart cities and the virtual economy.The
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