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Blockchain.com follows Binance in listing the Russian ruble, while local government considers strict regulations for the industry.
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Binance Labs reveals it has signed a four-year agreement with the government of Argentina, committing to invest in local blockchain startups
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A Chinese government-owned organization is developing three “blockchain standards” to govern privacy, deposits, and smart contracts made possible through the technology. The move is said to “better guide” the burgeoning local industry, reported China Money Network on October 8, 2018.
2018-10-9 19:00 | |
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Although the Chinese regulatory bodies have maintained their distance from cryptocurrencies, it has not deterred the people in the country from partaking in the promising crypto mining industry – as a Chinese man was recently sentenced to 3.
2018-10-9 15:00 | |
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Lithuania is exploring new ways to learn about cryptocurrencies and see how the controversial yet revolutionary financial concept can fit into its economy. In the wake of this situation, the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) prepared a report detailing the threats and potential benefits of the crypto industry to the local economy, especially in the context […] Lithuanian Government Explores the Threats and Opportunities With Cryptos was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-10-9 13:49 | |
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Brooklyn-based goTenna has launched TxTenna, a mobile app that allows users to send bitcoin without an internet connection. Built in partnership with Samourai Wallet, the mobile app will enable users to send bitcoin using a secure and private network free of censorship.
2018-10-8 19:38 | |
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To make the country a hub of blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, the government of New Zealand needs to enact regulations for the local blockchain sector. This is the reason why professors at the University of Auckland recently published a report urging the local administration to establish a legal framework for the country’s crypto space. Reportedly, […]
2018-10-6 23:26 | |
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Binance has announced a $2. 5 million investment in Australian travel startup TravelbyBit in a move to introduce a blockchain-based, point-of-sale (POS) payment system across major airports around the world.
2018-10-4 17:50 | |
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IOTA Foundation recently announced the appointment of Silicon Valley veteran Cara Harbor as the head of communication. She will be leading the development of IOTA’s internal and external communication.
2018-10-4 17:39 | |
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Professors at the University of Auckland have written a new report urging the New Zealand government to regulate the local distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cryptocurrency ecosystem to make the country a hotbed for related businesses, reported the New Zealand Law Society on October 1, 2018.
2018-10-4 15:00 | |
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After helping Ugandans to become their banks and seamlessly carry out daily financial transactions like purchasing mobile airtime, paying electricity bills and more, without having to pay exorbitant banking fees, the creators of DALA, an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token, are now partnering with the Ugandan government and other local firms to develop a blockchain-powered renewable energy economy, reported TechCrunch on October.
2018-10-4 11:00 | |
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Binance had to move its headquarters from China to Japan in the wake of the PBoC’s crackdown against local cryptocurrency firms. But that didn’t discourage it from becoming the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange.
2018-10-4 21:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain have been increasingly gaining ground in Ukraine, where cheap electricity has allowed individuals to set up large-scale mining operations. Now, a virtual monument dedicated to the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been erected in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
2018-10-2 09:00 | |
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BitFund founder and well-known Bitcoin holder Li Xiaolai said that he is going to stop personally investing into blockchain projects. Instead, he’s focusing on a career change. One of China’s biggest Bitcoin (BTC) holders, Li Xiaolai, caused a huge stir in the local cryptocurrency community after he announced via Weibo that he would now demur from personally investing into blockchain projects.
2018-10-1 13:00 | |
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Local Crypto Hacks Spark Action Over the relatively short course of the history of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, Japan-based crypto exchanges have been rather susceptible to hacks in comparison to their European and American counterparts.
2018-10-1 22:43 | |
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Two Men Arrested In Connection To Crypto Theft And Hack According to a report from Oklahoma News 4, two men have just been arrested due to their connection to the recent hack of a crypto and blockchain startup, which saw a California firm lose millions of dollars worth of crypto assets.
2018-9-30 07:54 | |
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The Blockchain Trust Accelerator (BTA) has received a six-figure grant from the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF) to build its latest project known as The Impact Ledger, an online registry of blockchain projects designed to assist in the public, nonprofit and for-profit sectors.
2018-9-28 21:44 | |
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Chairman of the Kenyan blockchain technology task force, Bitange Ndemo has urged the country’s financial authority to replace the current fiat system with tokens, to reduce corruption and economic hardship, reported local news source, The Star on September 26, 2018.
2018-9-27 11:00 | |
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National cryptos seem to have become something more common after the controversial Petro was launched by the government of Venezuela. Now, the National Bank of Ukraine has been considering to launch a new state-owned token that will be based on the blockchain technology, local media outlets report. The bank affirms that the “e-hrevnia” will be […]
2018-9-27 01:46 | |
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Philippines Turn to Blockchain and Crypto to Rehabilitate its Rivers The PPRC (Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission), an agency mandated with cleaning up the Pasig River, signed an MOU with Cypher Odin, a local blockchain company, in a bid to restore the heath of the 27-kilometer polluted river. The CEO of Cypher Odin, Mariano Villafuerte IV, […]
2018-9-25 21:58 | |
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London-based ONEm Communications has announced the launch of its mCoin program across Africa. Designed to be a hybrid currency, mCoin is a digital currency that can be transferred over text or through the smartphone app.
2018-9-25 21:26 | |
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) confirmed the shutdown of several ICOs on the ground of fraudulent marketing strategies or other illegal practices. As identified by ASIC, a large number of fraudulent companies are looking to ICOs as the perfect way to trick people into crowdfunding projects.
2018-9-25 20:49 | |
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Alibaba's Ant Financial are Launching a Blockchain Backend-as-a-Service Platform One of the affiliate companies of the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, Alibaba, Ant Financial, is getting set to launch a Bockchain-based Backend as a Service (BaaS) platform.
2018-9-21 19:20 | |
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ConsenSys Social Impact — a program designed to build blockchain-based solutions for global humanitarian issues — is partnering with MakerDAO and optiMize to launch a new Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
2018-9-20 01:55 | |
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Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma is one of technology’s most influential personalities. Speaking at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China on Monday, Sept. 17, Ma talked about using blockchain and other advanced technologies to lead society in a greener direction.
2018-9-20 20:39 | |
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Grandshores Technology Group, a Hong Kong–listed investment holding company, is seeking to raise around $12. 7 million through a digital token fund, according to reports from the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
2018-9-19 00:42 | |
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South Korean mobile carrier and global electronics giant LG Uplus has joined forces with Far EasTone Telecommunications, SoftBank, and TBCASoft, to develop a cross-carrier blockchain payments solution to enable local mobile phone subscribers from different networks to make quick payments with their phones when they travel abroad, reported The Korea Times on September 16, 2018.
2018-9-19 18:30 | |
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Alibaba chief Jack Ma thinks blockchain tech is pretty meaningless – unless it helps us transform the manufacturing industry and protect the environment. In a keynote at World Artificial Intelligence Conference in China, the star entrepreneur shared his beliefs that budding technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) have yet to prove their utility to the world, local outlet cnBeta reports.
2018-9-17 15:23 | |
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As many local news outlets shut down due to lack of funding, blockchain presents itself as a tool that could help close gaps related to financial sustainability, as well as readership trust. The current era of fake news makes it easy to envision media distrust as a recent phenomenon.
2018-9-16 10:00 | |
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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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Dublin, Ohio wants to develop a prototype blockchain platform that will serve as a decentralized voting and identity system.
2018-9-14 00:05 | |
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German automobiles and motorcycles manufacturer BMW is working with blockchain startup Bloom on a solution to streamline customers’ journey and lending experience, Bloom said in a blog post on Tuesday.
2018-9-13 17:39 | |
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The Blockchain Connect Association/Czech Alliance plans to transform the local economy by leveraging the distributed ledger technology (DLT). The alliance hopes to reach visible results within three to five years.
2018-9-13 14:54 | |
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South Korean regulators are contacting local blockchain startups as part of an investigation into initial coin offerings, according to CoinDesk Korea.
2018-9-12 17:00 | |
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While the crypto market is going through a bearish phase, some cryptocurrency exchanges are finding time to expand their business. Coinbase has recently expanded into institutional investments, better support for altcoins and local currency support in non-US territories.
2018-9-12 15:59 | |
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The founder of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx was detained for questioning on September 10, 2018, by Shanghai police to investigate a case of suspected digital currency fraud related to WFee coin.
2018-9-12 23:42 | |
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Eastern European nation, Belarus has made it clear its doors are open to international investors from South Korea and various regions to invest in its vibrant blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and other ‘fourth industrial revolution’ technologies industry, as first reported by Korea JoongAng Daily on September 6, 2018.
2018-9-11 23:00 | |
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A state in Australia has introduced a blockchain-based driver’s license in conjunction with an Australian company. The new digital driver’s license will create ease, and protect driver’s privacy.
2018-9-11 21:12 | |
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Cryptocurrency is often floated as a failsafe for floundering economies. When faced with economic instability, blockchain evangelists are often quick to prescribe Bitcoin (or some other altcoin) as a means of alleviating hyperinflation by being more stable than the local currency.
2018-9-11 19:40 | |
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Joseph Lubin and Amanda Gutterman of ConsenSys explained how blockchain technology and media companies go hand in hand during TechCrunch Disrupt; while the latest project ConsenSys is working with, The Civil Media Company, looks to create independent newsrooms in hopes of creating high-quality local, international, investigative and policy journalism.
2018-9-8 07:00 | |
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The government of Bahrain has highlighted that blockchain technology could be critical when it comes to improving the financial standpoint of the country. Local news sources suggest that Bahrain is investigating how blockchain could fulfil a number of roles within the economic sector, as well as considering the use of the technology for cyber-security methods.
2018-9-7 11:30 | |
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People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) research arm, The Digital Currency Research Lab, is set to further its operations beyond the Chinese capital of Beijing. Per a report on September 4, 2018, by the local finance news daily CNStock, the research group is expanding outside Beijing in a bid to accentuate development of emerging financial technologies, including blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, among...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%.
2018-9-7 23:00 | |
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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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Grant County, a town located in the US state of Washington, currently hosts a number of cryptocurrency mining operators. These operators migrated to the area because of cheaper electricity costs from the hydroelectric plant in the local region.
2018-9-6 16:04 | |
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Smart Valor, a blockchain company in Switzerland has recently been given the approval from the country’s regulators to function in the local financial market. Instead of the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) regulating the Swiss blockchain company, they will instead be regulated by the local Financial Services Standards Association (VQF).
2018-9-6 12:30 | |
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The centuries-old UK vessel register can now move to a blockchain platform prototyped by local maritime society Lloyd’s Register.
2018-9-5 17:25 | |
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South Korean authorities are collaborating with the Walton Blockchain Research Institute to make 42 people proficient in Blockchain technology and get immediate employment in the country, as first reported by local news source Kinews on August 3, 2018.
2018-9-5 15:00 | |
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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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The Taipei Medical University Hospital has become the latest in an increasing number of medical institutions to implement blockchain technology for improved storage of medical records. According to a local media outlet Taipei Times, more than 100 community-based health centers collaborated on the project with the aim of giving patients easier access to their medical […]
2018-9-4 22:00 | |
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The government of Tsukuba has tested a new online voting system based on the My Number identification system and blockchain technology. The post Japan Tests Blockchain Voting for Residents to Decide on Local Development Programs appeared first on CoinSpeaker.
2018-9-4 17:07 | |
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The Bank of Russia has approved a new rule that will allow banks to block operations with digital rubles for days if they appear to be linked to fraud. The Bank of Russia has introduced new rules requiring banks to…
Russia is actively using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to counteract the impact of Western sanctions on its economy, Reuters reported on Dec. 25. The report cited Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, who recently stated that Russian companies have begun to utilize digital currencies, particularly Bitcoin mined within the country, for international transactions.
Russia’s central bank is set to develop a new platform that would help it crack down on illegal crypto OTC services and suspicious financial activities. The central bank of Russia is reportedly planning to create a new platform aimed at…
Russia has introduced a regional ban on Bitcoin mining, set to begin on Jan. 1, 2025, and remain in effect until March 15, 2031, local Russian media outlet Tass reported on Dec. 24. According to the report, The decision affects ten regions, including Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Chechnya, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s […] The post Russia to limit mining in energy-strapped regions until 2031 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Russia's Gov't has published a draft resolution on banning or providing restrictions on mining locally. The ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, and run until Mar. 15, 2031.
Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, reaffirmed the institution’s position against the use of cryptocurrencies for domestic payments. Speaking at a recent press conference, Nabiullina stated, “We continue to believe that cryptocurrencies should not be used as…
Russia is considering establishing strategic Bitcoin reserves to fortify its economy against Western sanctions and growing geopolitical pressure, a move that could accelerate a global trend of governments turning to cryptocurrencies for financial resilience.