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Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon’s blockchain for pension deals
Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, has partnered with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals. According to Reuters, Legal & General will be using Amazon Web Services’ managed blockchain system to process bulk annuities – benefit pension schemes sold by companies to insurers in a bid to mitigate risks for policy holders. дальше »
2019-6-12 17:49 | |
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To Support Growth of Crypto Space, Chinese City Offers Rent Subsidies for Blockchain Companies
The blockchain industry is a growing market, and there are many regions that are hoping to become a big part of the revenue it comes with. Fuzhou, a city in China, has decided to provide rent support for blockchain businesses, hoping to bring more of these companies into their economy, according to reports from People’s […] дальше »
2019-6-12 03:12 | |
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Energy Minister in Iran: Bitcoin Miners in the Country Will Not Be Subsidized Anymore
Crypto miners in Iran are about to face a very rough time. They could get considerably higher electricity bills in case the current Energy Minister of the country goes forward on his latest idea: to stop charging lower electricity to these companies. дальше »
2019-6-11 02:44 | |
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Crypto Exchange CoinGate Sees Ripple XRP Payments Doubling Since February; Adoption Setting In?
CoinGate Informs XRP Transactions Grow According to a recent report released by CoinGate, XRP usage continues to rise. The virtual currency is being used by crypto users in order to process cross-border payments. дальше »
2019-6-10 03:00 | |
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ConsenSys’ Truffle announces new partnership with Microsoft
Truffle, a subsidiary of Ethereum development studio ConsenSys, entered into a partnership with Microsoft. According to a press release shared with CryptoSlate, Truffle will integrate its developer tools with Microsoft Azure to bring quality developer experience and DevOps to enterprise blockchains. дальше »
2019-6-7 21:53 | |
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India wants to make 40% cabs electric by 2026 to meet climate change goals
The Indian government is planning to order rideshare companies like Ola and Uber to convert 40 percent of their fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026, according to a report from Reuters. According to sources and documents obtained from meetings, the authorities will order the companies to adopt to electric vehicles gradually: 2. дальше »
2019-6-7 11:09 | |
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Australian Government Publishes Update on Cryptocurrency and ICO Rules
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has published an update on how it intends to regulate crypto-related businesses and initial coin offerings (ICOs). дальше »
2019-6-1 19:04 | |
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Study: Publicly Listed Chinese Firms Quietly Participate in Bitcoin Mining
According to regional reports, a few publicly listed Chinese companies have been secretly mining bitcoin by pretending to provide cloud or web hosting services. Moreover, recent studies have revealed a growing trend of mystery miners processing the BCH and BTC networks at the same time as these firms have been running undercover mining operations in […] The post Study: Publicly Listed Chinese Firms Quietly Participate in Bitcoin Mining appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2019-5-30 23:10 | |
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Chinese Listed Companies and Bitcoin Mining: Partner or Predator?
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Some Chinese listed companies have jumped on the bandwagon of bitcoin mining following the bitcoin bull run throughout 2017, either under the guise of cloud computing or providing mining hosting services, in an effort to bypass regulations considering the country’s tough stance on bitcoin. дальше »
2019-5-29 18:53 | |
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A German minister wants access to your encrypted WhatsApp and Telegram messages
If you’re living in Germany, you should be careful about what you’re texting. Because according to Spiegel Online, the country’s Federal Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, wants encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram to provide chat logs in plain text to the authorities. дальше »
2019-5-29 12:19 | |
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Bitcoin Beats XRP At Global Remittances, Says New Report
Bitcoin (BTC) will always be a better solution for cross-border payments than XRP, according to the head of a Hong Kong-based remittance company. George Harrap, CEO of Bitspark, says that bitcoin has a clear edge because it is already globally accepted and has sufficient liquidity for established remittance companies. дальше »
2019-5-27 19:24 | |
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As Bitcoin Tops to $8,600, Is It Wise to Bet Against the Most Successful Companies & Investors in the World?
The 10-year old world’s top cryptocurrency has been enjoying a bullish wave for the last two months which took a bigger leap in May. As we have reported, Bitcoin technicals, fundamentals, and adoption are strong and have just pushed the BTC/USD exchange rate to a current day high of $8,615 according to Coinmarketcap as Coinbase […] дальше »
2019-5-27 01:10 | |
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Satoshi ‘Narcomoto’: Before Craig Wright, the Escobar Family Owned Bitcoin’s Trademark
By CCN: Before Craig Wright, the Bitcoin trademark was registered to none other than the Escobar family. That’s according to official documents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which show Pablo Escobar’s brother, Roberto Escobar, as the former main signatory on Bitcoin’s naming rights. дальше »
2019-5-26 13:02 | |
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India’s Third Largest Telecom Firm Partners with IBM to Block Pesky Calls, Messages
Smartphone users in India can soon say goodbye for good to unsolicited pesky calls and messages as one of the country’s largest telecom companies, Bharti Airtel in partnership with IBM plans to deploy a blockchain-powered pan-India network. дальше »
2019-5-25 15:00 | |
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Huawei Faces Possible Final Nail in Coffin as Chip Designer Bails: Report
By CCN: Google was only the beginning of Chinese multinational tech giant Huawei‘s woes. The odds are increasingly stacked against the popular smartphone maker now that it is losing business with one of its biggest partners: British chip designer Arm Holdings. дальше »
2019-5-24 00:28 | |
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Everything that happened on Huawei’s Wednesday from hell
Huawei is having a horrible week, and it’s only Wednesday. Last Thursday, the Trump Administration placed the Chinese technology conglomerate on an Entity List, preventing US companies from doing business with it. дальше »
2019-5-22 18:17 | |
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Tether in court: Yep, we sort of, kind of, definitely used our reserves to buy Bitcoin
It appears that contrary to its marketing promises, Tether – a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar – used some of its dollar reserves to buy Bitcoin. The stablecoin issuer, which shares management and ownership with cryptocurrency exchange service Bitfinex, has admitted it used its reserves to invest in Bitcoin and other “assets,” according to court transcripts obtained by The Block. дальше »
2019-5-22 11:12 | |
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TD Ameritrade invests in crypto-trading platform Eris-X, to offer spot exchanges and future contracts
TD Ameritrade, one of the biggest companies in the United States offering an electronic trading platform for trading financial assets, recently announced that it was going to launch cryptocurrency trading on its parent platform. дальше »
2019-5-21 10:23 | |
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Sony blindsides PS5 team with news of Microsoft partnership
The team-up announced last week between gaming’s eternal blood rivals, Microsoft and Sony, came as a surprise to many — including, apparently, Sony’s PlayStation team. Other industry whispers suggest that Nintendo might also be considering a team-up with Microsoft. дальше »
2019-5-21 23:39 | |
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These Two Blockchain Start-Ups Pulled an $8 Million ICO Exit Scam
By CCN: Two blockchain companies, JoyToken and RepuX, have been dissolved, according to UK business records. Both companies were founded and ICO-funded on the direction of the same people. A Reddit user broke down the scandal for r/CryptoCurrency, hoping someone might have more information. дальше »
2019-5-18 18:29 | |
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Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior partner with Consensys and Microsoft to enter the blockchain space
The mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrency is critical to the future of virtual assets. Institutions and companies around the world are slowly easing up on the idea of blockchain since various developments and partnerships have surfaced over the last few weeks. дальше »
2019-5-16 16:15 | |
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Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid
Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream. The Bitcoin and blockchain technology company announced on May 15, 2019, the final day of the Consensus 2019 conference, that Liquid Securities, a platform for issuing and managing security tokens on its Liquid sidechain, is ready to go live. дальше »
2019-5-16 19:14 | |
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Colombia Eyes Regulating Cryptocurrency Traders and Companies
The Congress of the Rebulic of Colombia has proposed a bill to regulate cryptocurrency transactions and prevent crypto users from falling victim to growing frauds, this according to a report from Competition Policy International May 13, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-15 05:00 | |
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Malta’s Registry of Companies to Run on a Blockchain System
The European island of Malta is looking to use blockchain technology to make its Registry of Companies agency more efficient, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, Silvio Schembri, said earlier this month. дальше »
2019-5-14 10:53 | |
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Nym Technologies Startup Performs Private Token Sale And Raises $2.5 Million
The privacy-focused startup Nym Technologies was able to raise $2. 5 million in a private token sale. Some of the companies that participated in the funding round include NEO Global Capital, Lemiscap, Edenblock and many others, including Binance Labs. дальше »
2019-5-14 02:04 | |
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Microsoft Is Building an ID Verification Platform on Bitcoin
Microsoft is leveraging blockchain technology to create a trustless digital identity scheme, but its not launching a token or building a private blockchain to do so. дальше »
2019-5-13 18:34 | |
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In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future
Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets. дальше »
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Bitfinex CTO says $1 billion fund raise complete, is it good for the crypto market?
According to Paolo Ardoino, the chief technology officer (CTO) of Bitfinex, the crypto exchange has completed fundraising of $1 billion in tether (USDT). Ardoino said: “Bitfinex is able to raise 1b USDt in 10 days, in a private sale. дальше »
2019-5-13 13:15 | |
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FinCen Reveals Regulatory Document, Crypto Community Shares Divided Feedback About It
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCen, has just decided o issue a new guide on the “Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies”. дальше »
2019-5-11 02:30 | |
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The SEC Has a New Exchange Traded Fund Application to Review
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted a new proposal from Crescent Crypto Index Services, a subsidiary of Crescent Asset Management, for the launch of a crypto-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF). дальше »
2019-5-11 19:39 | |
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Hut 8 Mining on Sustainability, Expansion and Surviving Crypto Winter
Hut 8 Mining (named after Hut 8 in Bletchley Park, where Alan Turing broke the enigma code and accelerated the end of World War II) has just filed its audited financial statements for 2018, detailing a tight but still profitable bitcoin mining business. дальше »
2019-5-10 20:04 | |
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Hearsts’ Marscha Krouwel: Female-led companies get less funding but make more revenue
We’re coming to you live from day one of TNW 2019, our flagship conference in Amsterdam. Up next is Marsha Krouwel, Hearst Magazines’ publishing group director and Lead Scout and Advisory Board Member. дальше »
2019-5-9 16:34 | |
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Canadian Crypto Mining Company Hut 8 Posts $136 Million in Loses During 2018 After $49.4M
Canadian cryptocurrency mining giant Hut 8 recorded $136 million in losses in 2018, according to its annual earnings report published Monday. Hut 8 Mining Corp (TSXV:HUT) is one of the world’s largest publicly traded crypto mining companies by operating capacity and market capitalization. дальше »
2019-5-9 23:41 | |
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Top Bitcoin Merchant Processor BitPay Hires The Veteran Glen Braganza, Former Worldpay CFO
BitPay, known as one of the largest crypto payment processing platforms and one of the most popular solutions for companies which are focused on receiving Bitcoin payments, has decided to hire a new executive. дальше »
2019-5-8 04:23 | |
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New Research Finds Estonia Challenging Switzerland’s Crypto Valley Blockchain Leadership
The small Baltic state of Estonia is rapidly emerging as a leading blockchain hub, now hosting some 700 blockchain companies with foreign shareholders and challenging the Swiss city of Zug, also known as Crypto Valley, according to a new research by ORS CryptoHound, a blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) analytics startup. дальше »
2019-5-3 00:50 | |
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Is Bitmain Doomed? Notorious S7 And S9 Antminer Developer Could Depart for Rival Shenma
“Bitmain is doomed”. You have possibly read that last year. Bitmain was once the kind of crypto companies but it seems that its fame and success were actually pretty short-lived after all. Due to the pressure of the bear market (and, according to some, numerous internal issues), the company has been losing a lot of […] дальше »
2019-5-3 00:28 | |
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NYPD Enlists Bitcoin ATMs to Help Strangle Phone Scams
By CCN: Crypto-oriented phone scams are alive and well across the country. One sneaky tactic involves posing as law enforcement, a crime in and of itself, and then blackmailing victims into paying Bitcoin to avoid legal troubles. дальше »
2019-5-3 20:01 | |
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Indictments Issued for Two Individuals for Running “Shadow Banking” Operation
U. S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York has charged two individuals for providing “shadow banking” services to crypto exchanges. According to a statement by Geoffrey S. дальше »
2019-5-2 23:54 | |
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‘Shadow banking’ duo charged for laundering millions of dollars for cryptocurrency exchanges
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged two people in connection with running an unlicensed money transfer business used to make deposits for cryptocurrency exchanges. дальше »
2019-5-1 13:13 | |
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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means
The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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New Cryptojacking Campaign Infects Asia Using More Profitable Tactics
Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting. дальше »
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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Coinme and Coinstar Plan Expansion of Bitcoin ATMs Across 19 U.S. States
Coinme has announced that its partnership with Coinstar is paying out major dividends, allowing them to continue expanding their goals to make bitcoin kiosks a commonplace sight in the United States. дальше »
2019-4-27 19:22 | |
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Nike Moves Towards Blockchain Technology Following Samsung, Telegram and Facebook
Blockchain is expanding all over the world and companies are starting to embrace this technology. Nike, one of the most popular footwear manufacturers around the world, seems to be ready to enter the crypto market with a new patent with the phrase “Cryptokicks. дальше »
2019-4-26 18:00 | |
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Final Frontier and Bitfury Launch Regulated Bitcoin Mining Fund
Following approval from European authorities, Swiss investment firm Final Frontier is partnering with Bitfury Group to launch a regulated bitcoin mining fund for personal and institutional investors. дальше »
2019-4-26 19:00 | |
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Blockchain Technology Being Used to Track Conflict Minerals in War-Torn Nations
According to a Bloomberg report published April 24, 2019, an increasing number of companies are using blockchain technology to track the supply chain of valuable minerals like gold, tin, tungsten, and tantalum, among others. дальше »
2019-4-25 19:00 | |
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