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Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), the education and innovation hub founded by father-and-son tech evangelists Don and Alex Tapscott, has opened a European arm. Announced Wednesday, Blockchain Research Institute Europe (BRIE) launches in partnership with Blockwall, an independent venture capital firm based in Frankfurt, Germany. The new BRIE think tank will bring
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Masayoshi Amamiya, the Bank of Japan executive governor, said that a CBDC may play a central role in interoperability between many emerging digital assets in the country.The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced that it has constituted a new research team for a CBDC project. The bank also said that the
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The Bank of Japan announced on July 20 that it had formed a new team to accelerate research into the feasibility of central bank digital currencies (CBDC).The team takes over from a previous group formed earlier this year, and will also continue research work undertaken with other central banks. BoJ
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Chainlink’s native token LINK slipped about 10 percent a day after establishing its all-time high at $8.53. The downside correction, nevertheless, failed to dismiss the prevailing bullish sentiment as LINK rose by more than 10 percent in the last 24 hours. Santiment’s latest research shows that the token may continue its uptrend
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In the span of just over a decade, Bitcoin has gone from a puny asset to one worth over $170 billion. It’s a rally that has caught many off guard, evidenced by those that have long asserted the cryptocurrency is a Ponzi scheme or otherwise.Data shows, however, that BTC remains
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Cryptoasset Insurance Company, Evertas says there is a serious problem of ‘phantom’ knowledge of digital assets from insurers. New research conducted by Evertas
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Savvy attackers might be able to “loot” bitcoin from others by way of the Lightning Network if users aren’t careful, a new cybersecurity report warns. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have taken a closer look at a “systemic” Lightning Network attack that could lead
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According to Skew, the implied volatility of Bitcoin reached a 1-year low at 46%. The last time BTC’s volatility reached such a low point, a big price movement followed.Researchers said:“BTC 1month ATM Implied Volatility reaches a 1-year+ low at 46%.”The volatility of Bitcoin last dropped to around 50% in the
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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority estimates that roughly 2.6 million U.K. consumers have bought cryptocurrency “at some point.”On June 30, the FCA published the results of its latest research into how consumers interact with crypto markets in the U.K. It found that 1.9 million people — 3.86% of the
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A mammoth global spying and data theft effort currently leaves web surfing citizens at risk, with several Bitcoin and crypto domains included in the mix, according to research from Awake Security. At the heart of the problem — a web domain registration company named CommuniGal Communication, or GalComm. "Of the 26,079 reachable
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