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In a conference hosted by the blockchain analysis company Chainalysis, the Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco stated that the U.S government will be observing a strict implementation of the “Travel Rule.”According to the “travel rule,” any entity engaging in cryptocurrency exchange is required to share their
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Celsius Network, a prominent global digital currency platform, has announced in a press release that it has reached a $4.2 billion mark for cryptocurrency loan organization, a $450 million figure for deposits and more than $5 million in interest income for the company’s depositors.The numbers disclosed were announced on November
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Cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network announced that it reached $4.25 billion in total crypto loan origination as of Nov. 12 in a press release shared with CryptoX.Celsius reached $4.25 billion of cryptocurrency loans since the start of its activity in July 2018 calculated at current Bitcoin (BTC) prices, a 93%
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Bitcoin (BTC) could be worth millions of dollars after 2022 as payment processors allow easier transactions, Tim Draper has forecast. Speaking during a Q&A session at the Malta AI & Blockchain Summit last week, the pro-cryptocurrency venture capitalist said innovations such as the Lightning Network would be key in propelling
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Bitcoin payments app Fold now supports home-sharing giant Airbnb, the firm announced on Nov. 11. Now Fold users can get 3% back in Bitcoin (BTC) on every stay and experience booked on Airbnb.$25 and $100 Airbnb gift cards for BitcoinAirbnb is now listed on its rewards program called Fold
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A majority of investors from both rounds of financing of the blockchain-powered Telegram Open Network (TON) project have opted not to take refunds from the company.During the two rounds of financing, Telegram gathered $1.7 billion ($850 million from each round). TON was due for opening on 31st October but after
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Bitcoin-enabled (BTC) games startup Satoshis Games announced the development of a Fortnite-like game with built-in Lightning Network microtransactions dubbed Lightnite on Oct. 19.Shoot to earn BitcoinPer the announcement, all in-game interactions between players trigger a monetary reward or penalty for the user. Satoshis Games provides some examples:“In simple words,
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French Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN) implementation developer ACINQ introduced its second-generation Lightning Network wallet, Phoenix, via Twitter, on Oct. 18. A video accompanying the post demonstrates a number of wallet functions, all accessed via a user-friendly interface.From setup to receiving and making payments in under a minuteFrom a
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Electrum, a popular Bitcoin wallet announced on Monday, October 14, that its new version would support the Lightning Network. In addition, the Buenos Aires-based bitcoin wallet startup Muun has announced the release of its wallet which aims to provide a seamless experience for Bitcoin and Lightning Network iOS users. The Lightning
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Digital asset manager CoinShares is putting gold on the bitcoin blockchain. Working with wallet provider Blockchain and precious medal trader MKS (Switzerland) SA, the U.K.-based firm announced Tuesday a gold-backed network for trading tokens representing digitized physical gold, a
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