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About Richard KasteleinFounder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015), a partner at ICO services collective Token.Agency ($750m+ and 90+ ICOs and STOs), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He sits on the
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Telegram has released a test version of its desktop wallet for its own digital coin, known as Grams, despite an injunction from the SEC preventing the launch of its planned blockchain, Telegram Open Network (TON). Users can download the desktop app on Windows, macOS, and Linux 64 bit from Telegram’s official website.
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On October 18, China’s Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission announced the publication of the second batch of authorized domestic blockchain information service providers and released a list of new approved 309 blockchain companies.Chinese authorities have officially implemented the new ‘Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services’ (also referred to
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A G7 task force reports that stablecoins, such as Facebook’s Libra, present significant risk to the global financial system but also have potential in the field of payments.Doubling down on regulationsOn Oct. 18, in a report requested by the G7 Finance Ministers and central bank Governors, the relevant task
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Major American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a mobile app for its professional trading platform Coinbase Pro. Coinbase introduced the app in an Oct. 10 announcement. It provides access to more than 50 trading pairs for users in over 100 countries, and generally duplicates the platform’s features including real-time candles,
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The United States' federal tax service has issued guidelines for tax reporting regarding cryptocurrency airdrops and hard forks.In an announcement on Oct. 9, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the issuance of Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which addresses common questions of taxpayers and practitioners regarding crypto hard forks and
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New York-based crypto custody startup Casa has released Casa Node 2, a new iteration of the industry’s popular pre-synced Bitcoin (BTC) full node product.Original Casa Node did a great job, the firm saysAccording to an Oct. 8 blog post, Casa Node 2 offers a faster and smoother Bitcoin and
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Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has officially released regulations for crypto fund managers. The SFC published the regulatory circular on its website on Oct. 4.In the 37-page document titled “Proforma Terms and Conditions for Licensed Corporations which Manage Portfolios that Invest in Virtual Assets,”
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Crypto investment firm Grayscale has just released “An Introduction to Bitcoin Cash” highlighting the basics of BCH for those who may be yet unfamiliar, or just wish to brush up
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Tachyon network, a decentralized internet protocol has officially launched its white paper which discloses details on the project background and Tachyon ecosystem.Reconstruct the TCP/IP modelIn a press release shared with CryptoX on Sept. 27, Tachyon network announced the release of its white paper revealing details on how the protocol
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