South Africa: FNZ Unveils Blockchain-based Solution for Funds Sector

Blockchain technology is being utilized for fund trading and settlement solutions by FNZ. FNZ Unveils ChainClear Solution According to a recent report by Ledger Insights, FNZ – a firm committed to enhancing client engagement, lowering costs, and delivering a seamless service to aid people achieve their financial goals – has launched ChainClear, a blockchain-enabled fundRead More дальше »

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AP Partners with Everipedia to Broadcast NCAA’s March Madness Scores to Ethereum’s Blockchain

The Associated Press (AP), is partnering with Everipedia, an Ethereum-based software development firm, to broadcast the ‘March Madness’ college basketball tournament. The media company will use Everipedia’s OraQle software to publish live, play-by-play scores and schedules in the largest college sports event in the world, the report stated. дальше »

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Cryptocurrencies Getting Closer to the Threshold for Major Institutional Adoption, Says Morgan Stanley

According to the latest report from investment firm Morgan Stanley, cryptocurrencies are getting closer to becoming an emerging investable asset class.  Crypto-Assets Highly Speculative but at a Major Threshold This was revealed in a new investor note handled by the Morgan Stanley wealth management unit dated Wednesday, March 17. The investor note penned by LisaRead More дальше »

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NASDAQ Listed, Riot Blockchain Sees a 43% MoM increase in Bitcoins Mined in February

Riot Blockchain, the first publicly listed Bitcoin mining firm on NASDAQ, released its monthly productions and operations report on Monday, reporting a 43% monthly increase in Bitcoins mined during February. дальше »

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New Zealand Digital Asset Firm Launches Country’s First Compliant Stablecoin, $NZD

The stablecoin is built on Ethereum leveraging Circle, Coinbase, and Blockchain Labs frameworks. Audit reports on the reserves will be released quarterly, the report states. The post New Zealand Digital Asset Firm Launches Country’s First Compliant Stablecoin, $NZD first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

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Why Has Bitcoin Become a Preferred Payment Method for Online Slots?

Studies by Grand View Research, a consulting firm in San Francisco, suggest that the online gambling market is growing and by 2027, it may be worth $127 billion. According to their report, the industry will continue to gain traction following the increasing use of smartphones and internet penetration. Online slots are some of the mostRead More дальше »

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Moderna and IBM to Jointly Explore Blockchain Technology for Vaccine Traceability

U.S.-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Moderna has partnered with IBM to explore the use of emerging tech – including blockchain – for vaccine traceability. Using Blockchain to Track Vaccine According to a report by Ledger Insights published on March 6, American biotechnology firm Moderna has joined hands with IBM to use the latter’s blockchain solutionRead More дальше »

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VeChain (VET), DNV’s Blockchain Solution Tapped for Aluminium Traceability

Norwegian firm, Hydro, has adopted the “Tag.Trace.Trust.” traceability blockchain solution co-developed by VeChain (VET) and DNV. Hydro aims to use the distributed ledger technology (DLT) solution to prove to its clients that its aluminum is produced in accordance with sustainable standards, according to a LedgerInsights report on March 3, 2021. Hydro Taps VeChain (VET) DLTRead More дальше »

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Citigroup: Bitcoin Is at a Tipping Point, Could Become Preferred Currency for International Trade

Citigroup says bitcoin is at a tipping point and the cryptocurrency could become “the currency of choice for international trade. ” The firm wrote in a report that “we could be at the start of massive transformation of cryptocurrency into the mainstream. дальше »

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Report: Bitcoin Mining Firm Northern Data AG Plans for a $500 Million IPO

While the public prepares for the upcoming Coinbase public offering, the mining firm Northern Data AG is reportedly planning to go public as well. Sources say that the mining business is in talks with Credit Suisse Group to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. дальше »

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Kia Motors America Victim of Ransomware Attack Demanding $20M in Bitcoin, Report Claims

BleepingComputer claims to have evidence the ransomware gang DoppelPaymer is demanding 404 BTC from the car firm. дальше »

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Mirror Trading International Named Biggest Crypto Scam of the Year After Raking in $589 Million

Blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis’ latest crime report has named Mirror Trading International (MTI) as the biggest cryptocurrency scam of 2020. Chainalysis arrived at this conclusion after an investigation found that MTI had taken in $589 million from more than 471,000 deposits. дальше »

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NBA Top Shot, CryptoKitties Firm Dapper Labs Raising $250M+ at $2B Valuation: Report

The firm has generated almost $100 million in NFT sales, according to the report. дальше »

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Mike Cagney’s Figure Launches Black-Check Firm to Raise $250 Million

Figure Technologies Inc. is making plans to launch a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Dubbed Figure Acquisition Corp. I, the blank-check firm will enable Figure to raise $250 million, according to a Bloomberg report on February 12, 2021. дальше »

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Indian Government Prepares to Fast Track Crypto Bill — Plans to Introduce Cryptocurrency Law in a Month: Report

The Indian government is reportedly considering taking “the ordinance route” to quickly pass the cryptocurrency bill. “The government is of the firm view that they want to introduce the law within a month of clearance of the ordinance,” a local news outlet detailed. дальше »

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World’s Top Aluminium Miner Unveils Blockchain Sustainability Solution 

Rio Tinto has announced the launch of a distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered solution dubbed START. The firm says START is designed to foster responsible and sustainable aluminum sourcing, according to a Ledger Insights report on February 3, 2021. дальше »

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PayPal's Bitcoin strategy pays off

Online payments company PayPal has had its strongest fiscal year with a spike in the number of active accounts on its platform. According to the firm’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year report, about 1The post PayPal's Bitcoin strategy pays off appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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SWIFT and China’s Central Bank, PBoC, Partner To Launch A New Digital Payments Venture

In a report first published by The Block, the clearing center and the digital currency research institute at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and SWIFT, the global interbank settlement firm, SWIFT, have formed a partnership to launch a new financial payment service, Finance Gateway Information Service Limited, public records show. дальше »

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Investment Firm Reveals What Would Easily Push Bitcoin Price To Over $200k

Bitcoin price could reach as high as $200-$500k in price if corporations shifted a small percentage of their cash reserves to the BTC market. That’s according to a recent market report released by ARK Investment. дальше »

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CipherTrace Report: DeFi Protocol Hacks Contributed Majorly to 2020’s Crypto Thefts

The DeFi summer of 2020 witnessed ‘rug-pulls’ left, right, and center. DeFi Landscape Saw Major Crypto Thefts Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency analysis firm CipherTrace recently released the 2020 Cryptocurrency Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Report. дальше »

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Institutions Allocating 6.5% to Bitcoin Could Drive BTC Price to Hit $500,000: Ark Invest

Ark Invest, the New York-based Investment Management LLC, has featured Bitcoin as one of the disruptive innovations that macro-focused investors should keep a close eye on. The firm published its annual ‘Big Idea’ report yesterday, highlighting the growing market trends and potential innovations that could take the world’s center stage in this decade. дальше »

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Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Firm Sued, Accused of Defrauding Investors With Fake Bitcoin Mining Business

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company. The suit cites a report claiming that the business is “completely fraudulent,” with nonexistent bitcoin mining operations. дальше »

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Iranian hackers use cryptojacker to bypass sanctions, says report

Cybersecurity firm SophosLabs has traced MrbMiner, a new cryptojacking virus that primarily targets powerful database servers, back to a small software company in Iran, according to a report published yesterday. дальше »

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More Tether (USDT) is Now Being Routed To Tron than Ethereum

There is a spike of USDT transactions in Tron, a dPoS network, based on data from Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics firm, a CoinDesk report on Jan 21 shows. USDT Transaction Count Explodes at Tron Data reveals that there was a considerable spike in Tron’s USDT transactions in the last three weeks. The surge meansRead More дальше »

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Reports Show Crypto Custodian Xapo Set to be a Digital Bank in Gibraltar

According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency custodian Xapo is getting ready to become a “fully-fledged” bank in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The region located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula has also been extending “regulatory guidelines for digital asset exchanges,” according to a partner at the international law firm Isolas […] дальше »

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Crypto Custodian Xapo Set to be a Digital Bank in Gibraltar

According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency custodian Xapo is getting ready to become a “fully-fledged” bank in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The region located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula has also been extending “regulatory guidelines for digital asset exchanges,” according to a partner at the international law firm Isolas […] дальше »

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Billions Moved Out of China in Bitcoin

Close to $20 billion has been moved out of China through bitcoin according to a new report by the China based blockchain analytics firm Peckshield. “In 2020, the total capital... дальше »

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Huobi Global partners with BCB to connect to Europe’s banking system

Huobi Global has joined hands with UK-based regulated crypto payment services firm BCB Group. A report unveiled this news on January 18, noting that this partnership will offer Huobi Global’s European clients reliable fiat on/off ramps. дальше »

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4,700+ Bitcoin Added to Grayscale’s AUM in 48-Hours

In a Grayscale report, the firm stated that much of last year’s soaring demand came from institutional investors. Grayscale Continues to Buy More Bitcoin than Mined As BeInCrypto previously reported, Grayscale Investments was one of the largest buyers of cryptocurrencies during 2020. дальше »

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Hyundai Taps Blockchain Technology for Automotive Parts Authentication

Hyundai Motors has joined the growing league of car manufacturers actively exploring distributed ledger technology (DLT). The firm is looking to use revolutionary technology to verify the authenticity of its car parts and curb counterfeiting, according to a LedgerInsights report on January 8, 2020. дальше »

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Elrond Gears Up for Maiar Launch as Picolo Research Publishes Glowing Report

As the January 31 launch date for Maiar, Elrond’s first major application, approaches, the layer-1 network has been boosted by a positive research report. The independent assessment from boutique firm Picolo Research will be music to the ears of the Elrond team and its growing community. дальше »

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UAE: Leading Telecom Group Uses Blockchain in Human Resources

UAE firm Etisalat is tapping distributed ledger technology (DLT) to streamline HR operations. Firm Taps Blockchain to Ensure Legitimate Data According to a report by GDN Online, UAE-based telecom firm Etisalat recently announced a new initiative geared toward empowering employees with blockchain-enabled digital HR credentials. дальше »

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Swiss ETP Issuer Removes XRP, Fears a Liquidity Crisis

Ripple legal troubles seem to be compounding by the day. As per the Block report on Dec 28, 21Shares, a Swiss-based asset manager, is delisting XRP from its exchange-traded products (ETP) in line with the firm’s index rules. дальше »

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Investment Firm BlackRock Publishes Job Posting for Blockchain Lead

Institutional investments behemoth BlackRock might be the next to join the cryptocurrency bandwagon. BlackRock Publishes Job Posting for Blockchain Lead According to a report by Ledger Insights published on December 25, BlackRock, the investment firm with assets under management worth $7. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Whale Population Is Growing Once Again, But They’re Not Getting Richer

A blockchain data intelligence firm Glassnode recently published a report analyzing the whale activity and investigating the source of their ever-growing influence. The report tried to estimate the power of whales in Bitcoin terms, analyze individual activity, and find out where whales, on the whole, are emanating from. дальше »

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Why This VC Firm Expects Altcoins to Gain a Significantly Larger Market Share Than Bitcoin By 2021

Pantera Capital, a cryptocurrency investment firm, has recently released its June investor letter. The report addressed a number of ongoing issues, such as inflation and the post-COVID recovery, but also paid a particular focus to Bitcoin and its perspectives in the year 2021. дальше »

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Only 1% of Institutional Money Needed to Boost Bitcoin Beyond $50,000 – Messari

New York-based research firm Messari has released a new report exploring the possibility of redirecting a mere 1% of all institutional money away from traditional assets and into Bitcoin. According to Messari analyst, Ryan Watkins, the scenario could lead to inflows worth hundreds of billions of dollars, pushing Bitcoin prices well beyond $50,000. дальше »

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Report: Power Ledger (POW) P2P Energy Trading Solution Has Real Use Case 

Power Ledger (POWR), an Australian blockchain-powered energy trading firm founded in 2016, has conducted a solar energy trading trial in collaboration with the Australian government and found out that distributed ledger technology (DLT) based P2P energy trading helps consumers slash costs, according to reports on June 22, 2020. дальше »

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Chainalysis Study Finds Roughly 3.5 Million Bitcoin Moves Frequently Between Exchanges for Trading

A new report by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis posits that only about 19% of all mined Bitcoin (BTC) – approximately 3. 5 million BTC – moves frequently between crypto exchanges that is used for trading. дальше »

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Bitcoin “Whale” Holdings are Now at Pre-$20,000 Levels, Here’s What it Means

Bitcoin “whales,” or users holding significant amounts of BTC, are surging in recent weeks to reach levels last seen in January 2018.   BTC Whales Growing A report by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode noted on June 15 that BTC whales are steadily growing, presumably as worldwide financial markets see increased volatility and turmoil and investors considerRead MoreRead More. дальше »

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Cryptopia: Liquidators third report focuses on reconciliation process

After suffering a major hack in January 2019, cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia confirmed going into liquidation in May 2019, with Grant Thornton firm as its liquidator. On 8 April, the High court hadThe post Cryptopia: Liquidators third report focuses on reconciliation process appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Ransomware Demands Jump 200% in 2019; Scammers Demanding $115k on Average: Crypsis Report

The digital forensics firm Crypsis Group recently released a report on ransomware attacks and how the demand for ransom amounts has grown significantly by 200% from 2018 to 2019. The report also detailed that, over the years, the amount of demanded Ransom by the attackers has grown dramatically. The average amount of ransom asked by […] дальше »

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Binance, OKEx and Huobi Exchange Native Tokens Are Undervalued; TokenInsight Report

A recent report by TokenInsight, a crypto analytics firm, has revealed that most exchange-based tokens in the market are currently undervalued. The firm applied a number of metrics in its analysis given the ambiguous nature of crypto markets; some of the financial valuations include Burning Yield, Price to Burn ratio, Price to Earnings ratio, and […] дальше »

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Institutional Money Flowing Heavily Into Ethereum Amid Growing Valuation

Foremost cryptocurrency investment and asset management firm Grayscale currently holds more than 1% of total existing Ethereum. This was revealed in the company’s latest report of Net Assets Under Management (AUM) released on the 2nd of June. дальше »

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Crypto Exchanges in Finland and Russia Receive the Most Illegal Funds

Finnish exchanges remain the most popular destination for illegal cryptocurrency proceeds. The Scandinavian nation has dubiously claimed the title for the third year in a row. In its Spring 2020 crypto crime and AML report, the blockchain tracking firm CipherTrace revealed that exchanges in Finland and Russia account for most of the illicit funds. дальше »

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Why Goldman Sachs Scathing Crypto Report Is Still Positive For Bitcoin

Yesterday, multi-trillion-dollar asset management firm Goldman Sachs held a call regarding Bitcoin that was especially scathing. Although the firm trashed cryptocurrencies, there are a number of positives that come out of the situation. дальше »

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Crypto Payroll Firm Bitwage Unveils Bitcoin 401(k) Product

Bitwage, a crypto startup aiming to bring the use of digital currencies into the mainstream has announced the successful trial of its Bitcoin (BTC) 401(k) employee pension account. This, according to a report by Coindesk, May 26, 2020. дальше »

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Power Ledger Expands Digital Energy Trading Business to Thailand

Australian energy trading software firm and blockchain project Power Ledger has inked a deal with the Thai Digital Energy Development (TDED) to launch a digital energy trading business in Thailand. This, according to a report by iTWire, May 25, 2020. дальше »

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No Evidence ISIS Is Storing $300 Million in Bitcoin, Says Chainalysis

Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has dismissed claims ISIS is holding a $300 million bitcoin (BTC) war chest. In a “fact-checking” report, published on May 20, 2020, the U. S. дальше »

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