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Spanish National Police have arrested the operator of cryptocurrency arbitrage firm Arbistar 2.0 in a crackdown on the platform that researchers and investors allege to be a massive bitcoin Ponzi scheme.The arrest should serve as a reminder to crypto investors of the value bitcoin’s traceable blockchain provides to investigators. While
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The Bitcoin name and logo has been trademarked in Spain with the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office. This process was completed by Ignacio Rubio Menéndez, a compliance expert and lawyer specializing in business law. Cryptox en Español spoke directly with Menéndez’s client, who is choosing to remain anonymous for now.This
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A Spanish research team of more than 100 people is developing an app that uses AI and blockchain to predict the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and to help manage lockdown measures.The app, which has the support of the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca and the Artificial Intelligent
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The Spanish tax authority has begun sending out warning notices to 66,000 cryptocurrency holders to remind them of their tax obligations.According to Europa Press, the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT) began the campaign on April 1, and will keep firing off letters until June 30 in the midst of
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Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has reportedly partnered with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) to grant access to its blockchain to about 8,000 firms in Spain.According to a report published by telecom news outlet TotalTele on Jan. 9, Telefonica will deploy nodes of its Hyperledger-based blockchain
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On Jan. 3 Spain-based CaixaBank added the blockchain-powered finance platform We.trade to its list of services. CaixaBank has now become one of the first banks in Europe to provide its customers access to blockchain technology.Launched in 2017, We.trade is a finance platform powered by IBM’s blockchain technology. It was developed
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The online processes of Jerez de la Frontera, a city of more than 200k inhabitants located in southern Spain, have been crippled by a severe ransomware attack. The hackers are demanding an undisclosed amount in bitcoin and Spanish authorities are yet to pay the ransom and have instead deployed three
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Last week, the blockchain-based sports platform Socios announced its partnership with distinguished Spanish football club Atlético de Madrid to develop a fan token based on blockchain. The platform will provide the cryptocurrency-style tokens to be used by fans to vote on club decisions and access exclusive merchandise in the autumn
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