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A recently introduced House bill intends to create a task force to recommend a definition of blockchain technology to Congress. Couldn’t they just Google it?
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EFF said the bill is a serious threat to citizens' privacy; the immutability of a blockchain means false diagnoses can't be erased.
2020-8-8 18:05 | |
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Pending submission, a new Oklahoma bill includes an effort by the state to provide support for blockchain and crypto tech
2020-1-18 03:57 | |
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Colorado Lawmakers Eye Blockchain Agriculture Bill Blockchain has been embraced for a variety of uses, from supply chain to the finance world and is now finding use in Agriculture. A number of lawmakers in the state of Colorado in the United States have put forward a bipartisan house bill 1247 which would promote Blockchain use […]
2019-3-19 22:48 | |
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After a bill aimed at establishing a definition for blockchain technology was introduced in Congress, a few in the crypto community raised concerns. Drew Hinkes, lawyer and co-founder of startup investment bank Athena Blockchain, was one of them.
2018-10-6 23:51 | |
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton highlighted the need to avoid too much regulation of new technologies like blockchain on Monday.
2018-10-2 22:10 | |
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The newly elected co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, U. S. Representative Tom Emmer, has introduced a trio of blockchain-focused bills in support of the development and use of blockchain technology and digital assets.
2018-9-22 18:10 | |
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As controversies surrounding Bitmain’s looming IPO spell uncertainty for the future well-being of the mining goliath, competitors are fast to move in on the manufacturer’s territory.
2018-9-21 01:04 | |
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Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances.
2018-9-15 21:50 | |
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Blockchain startup Citizens Reserve has announced the appointment of five key executives to the board of advisors of its SUKU blockchain platform. Joining the startup are Michael Casey, renowned blockchain author and chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board; Bill Shihara, co-founder and CEO of Bittrex Exchange; Jack Lee, founding managing partner of HCM Capital; Lily Liu, […] The post Blockchain Heavyweights Join Advisory Board of “Supply Chain-as-a-Service” Platform SUKU appeared first on Coinjournal.
2018-9-15 19:15 | |
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Seattle-based Bittrex is expanding its reach as a blockchain powerhouse, unveiling plans to launch an affiliate company, called Bittrex International. The addition will aim to play a role as cryptocurrency influencer to streamline blockchain adoption on a global scale.
2018-9-11 12:00 | |
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Swell by Ripple is the only event today where blockchain, finance and policy converge — a meeting ground for more than five hundred industry experts committed to changing the way money moves around the world.
2018-9-9 20:23 | |
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A new presidential decree legalizes cryptocurrency trading in Uzbekistan, introducing licensing for crypto exchanges and a set of requirements they will be obliged to meet. To operate in the country, foreign trading platforms will have to establish local subsidiaries and abide by the country’s relevant laws.
2018-9-7 17:35 | |
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A draft law has been recently approved in California. The new law was designed to create the legal grounds for the implementation of technology related to cryptocurrencies. Called Assembly Bill 2658 and amends the California Corporations Code, Government Code and Civil Code to legalize the blockchain technology in the state for local and foreign commerce. […]
2018-9-4 13:57 | |
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A draft law designed to amend California’s legislation to create legal grounds for the implementation of crypto-related technologies has been passed by the state’s legislature. Assembly Bill 2658 amends the California Civil Code, Government Code, Corporations Code, and Insurance Code to legalize the use of blockchain secured data and smart contracts in local and foreign […] The post California Passes Bill Defining Blockchain and Crypto Terms appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-3 14:05 | |
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A bill for the creation of a blockchain study group was approved by both houses of the California legislature. California Steps Up California has always had a historical prominence on the tech industry in the U.
2018-9-1 17:00 | |
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University College Oxford has become the latest institution to establish a blockchain research facility. The university will now have an ultra-modern research center explicitly designed to research blockchain technology.
2018-9-1 05:00 | |
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California’s state legislature has passed a bill which aims to form a working group on blockchain technology. According to the bill, the primary role of the working group will be to find out how blockchain can be introduced and used in government, schools, and other public institutions. It will also determine how blockchain can fit […]
2018-9-1 03:00 | |
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The California legislature has finalized a bill directing the state to examine blockchain technology and how to update existing law to account for it.
2018-8-30 22:00 | |
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Oxford’s University College is following in the footsteps of Stanford University in establishing an in-house research lab for blockchain technology. The college lays the foundation of a Blockchain Research Centre under the leadership of its Fellow Professor Bill Roscoe FREng.
2018-8-30 19:31 | |
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University College, the oldest College at Oxford University have announced that they are to open a blockchain research centre, led by the ex-head of Oxford’s computer science department, Professor Bill Roscoe.
2018-8-29 17:30 | |
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A bill requiring the creation of a blockchain study group has passed both houses of the California legislature.
2018-8-29 22:07 | |
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Bill Harris, former PayPal CEO and founder of Personal Capital Corporation, believes that Bitcoin is a large cult. In CNBC’s “Fast Money” Segment on Tuesday, August 14, Harris explained that Bitcoin supporters make many claims of its benefits, including free transactions, scalability, efficiency, greater security, global acceptance, and usefulness.
2018-8-18 21:29 | |
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Governor John Kasich from the Midwestern state of Ohio signed a bill this week that formally recognizes data recorded on a blockchain and electronic signatures as having legal bearing in a court of law.
2018-8-9 18:25 | |
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Ohio, the fifth largest financial services market in the US, is setting up a legal framework to support the use of blockchain technology.
2018-8-7 10:05 | |
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An Ohio bill affirming the legal status of blockchain signatures and contracts has become law in Ohio.
2018-8-6 20:54 | |
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StanChart’s Turnaround Performance Is Better Than The Beaten-Down Stock Would Suggest If you follow the market, you may have already seen that StanChart (Standard Chartered Plc). Bill Winter’s company, has had a bad year so far.
2018-8-1 19:19 | |
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Ripple officially announced that Bill Clinton, the US’s 42nd President, will be the keynote speaker for its Swell 2018 event. Swell is an event organized by Ripple where global leaders in policy, technology, and payments meet to discuss.
2018-8-1 19:18 | |
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It seems Ripple is really into celebs. Earlier today, the company announced former US President, Bill Clinton, will be speaking at its annual Swell conference – but it appears the cryptocurrency community on Twitter is not all that impressed.
2018-8-1 17:46 | |
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On Tuesday, July 31, San Francisco-based blockchain startup Ripple Labs announced that former U. S President Bill Clinton will be addressing a keynote at the company’s upcoming Swell Conference scheduled on October 1.
2018-8-1 11:17 | |
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California Assemblymember Ian C. Calderon of District 57 introduced blockchain bill AB 2658 on Feb 15, 2018. The bill proposed a legal framework and a definition of blockchain technology to provide California-based businesses with greater certainty.
2018-7-31 10:28 | |
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Following a successful 2016 trial of blockchain technology in an interbank open account transaction, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with five international and Australian companies to ship 17 tonnes of almonds from Melbourne, Australia, to Hamburg, Germany, using a new distributed ledger platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.
2018-7-31 23:13 | |
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As soon as Bitcoin showed some signs of recovery and talks about Bitcoin ETFs started taking over the market, several crypto experts began commenting on the future of the cryptocurrency. The latest among them is Miller Value Partners’ CIO, Bill Miller.
2018-7-30 16:34 | |
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In recent regulatory news, the CFTC chairman has warned that the regulator is falling behind its international counterparts with regards to virtual currency and blockchain regulations; a U. S. Congressional bill is advocating the incorporation of cryptocurrencies into the regulatory mandate of FinCEN; and a candidate of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party is accepting donations in the […] The post U.
2018-7-27 00:15 | |
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HELIXHILLS is a platform that uses blockchain infrastructure and that has been created to help consumers, service providers, and professional consultants automate the algorithms for selecting business partners and concluding deals, record interaction time and bill the relevant parties using corresponding tariffs, and provide instant loans to reliable users.
2018-7-17 20:44 | |
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In a bid to improve the security level and general standards of cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, after a series of hacks and heists rattled the local cryptospace, the Korean Blockchain Association (KBA) formulated a set of stringent guidelines that would govern exchanges and crypto-related projects in the state.
2018-7-17 20:00 | |
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The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain has created a registry of whitelisted companies that offer crypto-related products or services. Meanwhile, the bill to regulate cryptocurrencies in Russia has been delayed.
2018-7-16 07:30 | |
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CargoX Becomes The Latest Blockchain-Based Transport Alliance Member CargoX made an official announcement on Friday, July the 13th to inform the public that it had entered into the widely popular(BiTA) Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
2018-7-15 23:17 | |
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The wealthy country of Malta has passed three separate bills into law that officially establishes the country as a regulator force for blockchain users. They specialize in technology now, laws and news on all things blockchain.
2018-7-6 01:03 | |
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A new U.S. bill calls into question a cornerstone of blockchain technology — its immutability. What is the purpose behind it and does blockchain really need to be protected?
2018-7-6 21:45 | |
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The Parliament of Malta has passed three bills into law that establish a regulatory framework for blockchain technology, local news outlet Malta Today reported July 4. The bills include the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Act, the Innovative Technological Arrangement and Services Act, and the Virtual Financial Asset Act. In May, the Transport Minister of Malta
2018-7-5 07:26 | |
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In a press conference, Malta’s prime minister Joseph Muscat informed the journalists that the parliament will approve three cryptocurrency bills that were designed to bring changes the blockchain sphere.
2018-7-4 18:35 | |
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The Bermuda Government, recently, passed a Digital Asset Business Act and an ICO Bill. The Government felt compelled to make changes to their Banking Act because they wanted to create a new class of banks that could work with emerging FinTech, cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
2018-7-4 17:34 | |
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Bermuda Interested In Creating Blockchain Centric Banks The British island territory is bidding to put its name on the map as an outlier destination for FinTech innovation, having recently passed an ICO Bill and Digital Asset Business Act to attract companies in the blockchain and virtual currency space. The upcoming amendment to the Banking Act […]
2018-7-3 22:51 | |
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The Maltese Parliament has voted into law three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills, making Malta one of the most desirable locations for setting up blockchain enterprises.
2018-6-29 19:38 | |
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Malta approved three distributed ledger technology and crypto-related bills in their second reading in Parliament yesterday, June 26, according to legislative records from the plenary session. The approved bills include the Innovative Technology Arrangements and Services Bill, the Virtual Financial Assets Bill, and the Malta Digital Innovation Authority Bill. The first two bills provide for
2018-6-27 18:16 | |
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Chinese police, recently, seized over 200 computers used to mine the digital currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum after a miner tried to defraud an electricity company over his power bills. The Xinhua News reported that the man stole 150,000kW hours of electricity in just one month.
2018-6-26 22:32 | |
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Belarus is a well-known name in the crypto circles, as one of the most digital currency-friendly nations in the world. On June 18, the country took yet another progressive step in the industry by regulating blockchain businesses.
2018-6-21 20:00 | |
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Vietnam legislators approved a cybersecurity bill on June 12 putting tighter rules on tech companies from the start of 2019. Vietnam has been recognised as a potential hub for blockchain activity but doubts still remain over regulatory uncertainty.
2018-6-19 16:30 | |
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A bill introduced to the house of representatives in Michigan expressly forbids modification of blockchain data for "fraudulent" purposes.
2018-6-14 15:36 | |
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Neil Walsh, chief of the cybercrime and anti-money laundering arm of the United Nations' department on drugs and crime, has stated that the "anonymizing and pseudo-anonymizing" aspects of cryptocurrencies have made it extremely difficult to combat terrorist financing, money laundering, and cybercrime.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with crypto exchange Bitqyck and its founders Bruce Bise and Sam Mendez over what the SEC believed was an unregistered token sale that raised $13 million.
Yesterday, August 28, Paige Thompson was indicted after allegedly hacking Capital One and 30 other entities. Along with being charged with wire fraud and computer fraud and abuse, court documents state Thompson used Capital One's cloud servers to mine cryptocurrency.
Federal court has entered case-ending sanctions against Craig Wright in the long-running court battle between Wright and the estate of his deceased developer partner, Dave Kleiman. Judge Bruce E.
The Central Bank of Brazil has adopted the International Monetary Fund's crypto classification guidelines, meaning traded cryptocurrencies within the country will be classified as non-financial products and, as such, will be counted as goods on the central bank’s balance sheet.
Westwood, California, resident Kunal Kalra has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange and ATM. Kalra allegedly took part in $25 million worth of trading without obtaining a money-remitting business license or implementing any anti-money laundering processes.
Last week, six members from the US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee met with Swiss regulators, including the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner and the Financial Market Supervisory Authority, to discuss Facebook's Libra project.