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Today, one of the big four accounting firms, Ernst & Young, announced the launch of EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM) blockchain to help governments improve processes for financial management of public funds.
2019-10-16 20:30 | |
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Ernst and Young (EY), one of the largest professional services firms in the world, has developed a distributed ledger technology (DLT) based public finance management solution named EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM) to curb misappropriation of funds by government and foster efficiency and transparency, according to a press release on October 16, 2019.
2019-10-16 16:00 | |
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The accounting giant is using blockchain tech to assist governments in improving transparency and accountability in the management of public funds.
2019-10-16 15:48 | |
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Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young has launched a blockchain platform to increase the transparency of public funds spending
2019-10-16 14:15 | |
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Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are the primary marketing issuance of shares from a company to the public. Almost all successful companies undergo this process as it is extremely effective for raising funds for the launch of new products or services as-well-as fueling the growth of startups.
2019-10-14 16:11 | |
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French start-up ACINQ, one of the main developers behind the Lightning Network, has secured around €1M euros from the public investment bank. The move is one of the few times that a state-led entity in France has put their money towards the blockchain industry.
2019-10-9 20:04 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published draft guidelines for funds investing in cryptocurrencies. Japan is years ahead of the majority of the nations in the crypto game since they realized the potential in crypto back in 2017 and even legalized it for the public use. To give you a perspective, most of the so-called […]
2019-10-4 18:20 | |
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In a bid to enable companies to raise funds at a lower cost, Neufund, a Berlin-based fintech startup has launched a blockchain-powered tokenized equity public offering platform regulated by Liechtenstein’s, Financial Monetary Authority according to a SiliconAngle report, September 16, 2019.
2019-9-18 18:17 | |
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Going by the market price today, 10 million ETH is equal to about $2 billion USD. this is the much that PlusToken Ponzi scheme is alleged to have stolen from more than 800,000 people in ETH alone. The theft of the funds has remained a mystery even when it came to the public limelight, it […]
2019-8-25 23:07 | |
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Crypto transactions are carried out via two keys, a private and public key, that link cryptocurrency assets to their owners. Digital wallets are software that store those keys, enabling users to monitor their funds and send and receive coins by interacting with various blockchains.
2019-8-15 23:50 | |
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the apex bank of the country, has warned investors to be wary of a scam bitcoin investment website that has been soliciting for funds from members of the public by using false statements purportedly made by Goh Chok Tong, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, according to a pressRead MoreRead More.
2019-8-1 01:00 | |
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In a development in Texas, the federal court has fined two convicts a total of $360,000 USD in respect to solicitation of funds from the public over a fraudulent scheme. The amount raised from the public investors since January 2017 is yet to be revealed.
2019-7-12 00:50 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has continually denied crypto-related endeavors to get exchange traded funds and broker-dealers in the crypto industry approved. However, to help the public gain a better understanding, the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have made a joint statement, explaining why there are many concerns that need to […]
2019-7-9 03:55 | |
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Bitfinex has been the subject of scrutiny from the public as their funds are locked up with Crypto Capital. A recent blog post announced that Bitfinex would be purchasing outstanding LEO to burn. The Tokinex platform was developed by Bitfinex as a way to launch initial exchange offerings, though it is now finding a different […]
2019-7-9 22:52 | |
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YouNow — a live streaming venture that is funded by Union Square Ventures — recently filed a public offering for its native token offering (called ‘Props’) with the US Securities and Exchange Commision.
2019-6-21 22:26 | |
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Dengba inn, the predecessor of Dengba planet, was founded in 2007. After 12 years of operation and development, 88 Dengba inns have been established in 70 cities in 10 countries around the world. More than 1,000,000 Backpackers come to Dengba every year, and nearly 50,000 online Backpackers have formed in recent years.
2019-6-18 22:51 | |
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By CCN Markets: According to a recent press release, more than 300 private and public sector law enforcement officials and crypto experts gathered to help Europol understand the changing tides in money.
2019-6-18 20:00 | |
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With a ready state-of-the-art produced working live platform, Capitual is already bringing crypto-currencies to people in different sectors. With your help, we can popularize crypto-currencies' usage across the whole world! Capitual brings the evolution of crypto-currencies for the rest of us by allowing instant exchange between fiat and crypto-currencies.
2019-6-13 21:03 | |
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“The Eye of Sauron casts its gaze upon the Lightning Network. ”This is how Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun (aka, roasbeef) has heralded the coming of Watchtowers to the Lightning Network.
2019-6-3 17:43 | |
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About two months ago, Lightning Labs released Lightning Loop, a service that allows users to fill or empty Lightning channels without closing them, thus reducing on-chain fees.
2019-5-29 16:58 | |
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Security token offerings (STOs) were hailed to be the modern-era initial public offering (IPO). Security tokens are financial securities that and their issuers must abide by the regulations of the financial watchdogs of their HQ country.
2019-5-24 19:49 | |
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The Dutch Financial Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) has shut down cryptomixing site Bestmixer. io. According to local media, Dutch authorities moved to shut down the site on May 22, 2019, as part of a joint operation with police agencies from several European nations, including France, Latvia and Luxembourg.
2019-5-22 21:13 | |
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In the latest on the ongoing legal dispute between the New York Attorney General (NYAG), cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, the New York Supreme Court has modified an April 24, 2019, preliminary injunction and now Bitfinex is allowed to continue using the Tether reserves that were loaned to it to maintain its ordinary course of business, such as paying employees and consultants.
2019-5-18 22:14 | |
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It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that.
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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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.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Several major cryptocurrency traders have reportedly begun discussing plans to enact an industry-wide blacklist of suspicious actors, to stem the tide of scams, theft and fraud in the crypto space.
2019-5-10 15:52 | |
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Chinese crypto exchange Binance suffered a major hack on Tuesday, which the company’s CEO responded to by proposing a rollback of the Bitcoin blockchain to rectify — a suggestion that riled up the community.
2019-5-8 21:39 | |
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Bitfinex is forging forward despite its ongoing row with the authorities, and it's looking for investors to support its efforts. Today, May 8, 2019, iFinex, the operator and parent company of the popular cryptocurrency exchange, released a private token sale white paper, putting to rest rumors of its Initial Exchange Offering (IEO).
2019-5-8 18:33 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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Ever since the QuadrigaCX case opened up to the public, the risks of blockchain technology are becoming a huge topic for conversation around cryptocurrency circles. The loss of over $190 million USD of users’ funds due to the lack of a private key to the cold wallet storage highlights these types of risks a blockchain […]
2019-5-3 20:38 | |
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According to a study released by Longhash on April 29, 2019, the relative usage of CoinJoin out of all bitcoin transactions has tripled in one year, currently sitting at 4.
2019-5-2 23:50 | |
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Major darknet markets come and go in eras, so it seems, and the current one may be ending. Two of the biggest digital black markets seem to be disappearing, both at the same time.
2019-4-27 21:17 | |
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By CCN. com: Just one month after a coordinated global law enforcement operation executed a sweeping takedown of dark web drug dealers, rumors are swirling that a popular dark-net market has allegedly attempted a major exit scam.
2019-4-23 08:30 | |
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Binance and ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchanges announced that they would delist the controversial Bitcoin SV, supported by Craig "False Satoshi" Wright. Other crypto services are likely to follow them and stop supporting Bitcoin SV.
2019-4-18 10:40 | |
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Welcome to another Monday and with that, another Moonday Morning – where we take a look at the weekend’s top blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Here’s Hard Fork’s selection of last weekend’s top stories: 1.
2019-4-15 12:40 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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The CoolWallet S, made by CoolBit X, combines hot and cold storage solutions, blending the mobility afforded by software wallets with the enhanced security features offered by hardware wallets.
2019-4-4 00:05 | |
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Cryptopia Troubles Continue, Notifying Public That Funds Deposited After Breach Was Announced Are Unrecoverable Cryptopia, a cryptocurrency exchange that is based in New Zealand, was hacked back in the middle of January on two separate occasions.
2019-3-26 23:30 | |
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BlockFi trims payouts for hedge funds and VCs provides a boost for “average crypto investors”. The BlockFi Interest Account (BIA), which launched as a private beta in January, before rolling out to the public at the start of March, has so far been dubbed a “huge success” by the firm.
2019-3-24 14:02 | |
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There is a common motif within the crypto markets that the advent of “do-no-harm” regulation would allow for an influx of institutional, corporate, and public funds that will help propel Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies higher.
2019-3-23 01:00 | |
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We’re going to have to take a step back and rethink the whole “Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) are coming” trope. In February earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) put out a solicitation request opening the floor for the public to comment and provide their thoughts on the possibility of allowing a regulated and recognized Bitcoin ETF.
2019-3-19 17:48 | |
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On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry.
2019-3-15 01:08 | |
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There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology.
2019-3-1 19:43 | |
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Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018.
2019-3-1 18:10 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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The cryptocurrency industry is still reeling from the recent Cryptopia debacle. When the exchanges confirmed someone stole funds, there was a lot of public outrage. Several weeks later, the investigation is still ongoing and customers are waiting to access their funds.
2019-2-25 11:55 | |
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The University of Michigan plans to increase its stake in a16z, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed cryptocurrency fund. This news is yet another indication of growing interest in virtual currency investments from endowments, family offices, public pension funds, and other institutional investors.
2019-2-24 02:00 | |
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Brian Armstrong, the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, made a public statement speculating that QuadrigaCX—the exchange that lost $135 million in customer funds—may have used its CEO’s death as cover for earlier mismanagement.
2019-2-22 12:35 | |
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U. S. -based digital asset platform Coinbase has acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino. The company made the news known earlier today, February 19, 2019, but the cost of the acquisition was not disclosed.
2019-2-20 23:12 | |
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