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FinCEN Issues Clear Guidance to Money Services Businesses (MSBs)
To serve as a reminder to persons who have the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) obligations, the U. S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on May 9, 2019, issued interpretive guidance. The guidance focuses on how FinCEN money services businesses (MSBs) regulations apply to certain ventures that deal with money transmission whose value is not denominated inRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-13 20:00 | |
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Malta: Crypto-Friendly Founders Bank Hires Ex Deutsche Executive as New CEO
Founders Bank, a Malta-based blockchain-friendly financial institution has hired Kenan Altunis, former Deutsche Bank chief executive officer, to function as its CEO, according to a Bloomberg report on May 9, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-12 09:30 | |
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“Crypto Mom” Hester Peirce Bashes SEC for Stifling Innovation
Hester Maria Peirce, an American lawyer and a Commissioner on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said in a speech on May 9, 2019, that the agency’s unwillingness to take meaningful actions towards regulating the cryptospace has stifled innovation. дальше »
2019-5-11 20:00 | |
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Scam Bitcoin Site Impersonates New Zealand’s Richest Man
A fraudulent bitcoin website is parading with the pictures of Graeme Richard Hart, the richest person in New Zealand to give people the false impression that he is an advocate of the platform. Also, articles on the scam website have the branding of the New Zealand Herald, a daily newspaper, according to an NZ Herald reportRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-10 19:00 | |
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Hedera Hashgraph’s Second Testing Phase Underway
Hedera Hashgraph, a Dallas-based company focused on developing high-speed blockchain alternatives has announced the launch of the second testing phase of its public distributed ledger by developer community and individuals in order to pilot the capability of the Hedera network, according to a VentureBeat report on May 9, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-10 17:00 | |
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Currency.com Launches Tokenized Government Bonds
Currency. com, a blockchain-based platform that claims to be the world’s first regulated tokenized securities exchange, announced the launch of the crypto version of the Belarusian government bonds and interested investors can now purchase the financial instrument with bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and the fiat standard, according to Fintech Finance report on May 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-10 11:00 | |
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Facebook Softens Ads Policy Amidst Stablecoin Launch
After placing an outright ban on all forms of cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT) related advertisements last year, social media giant, Facebook has announced an update to its policy to enable some “clean” digital assets and blockchain related ads to fly once again on its platform, according to a blog post on May 8,Read MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-9 19:00 | |
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Sundar Pichai Says Google Committed to Protect User’s Privacy
At a time when people are becoming increasingly interested in knowing how social media platforms and other firms handle their personal data, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai has revealed that though the search engine giant uses people’s data to give them the best experience, they still put in much efforts to protect users’ privacy, according toRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-9 15:00 | |
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Litecoin Core v0.17.1 Upgrade Now Live
Litecoin, the blockchain project in charge of the fifth largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, has announced the release of Litecoin Core version 0. 17. 1. The update will enable users to send cost-efficient and fast payments, according to Medium blog post on May 6, 2019 Litecoin Upgrades . дальше »
2019-5-9 01:00 | |
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Sequoia Capital China to Layoff 20 Percent of its Workforce
Sequoia China, the Chinese arm of Sequoia Capital, could possibly layoff as much as 20 percent of its investment professionals due to an industry slowdown leading to investors’ low appetite for risk, reports Reuters on May 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-8 19:36 | |
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Turkish University Launches Blockchain Center at a Boston University
In a bid to provide the relevant information and infrastructure needed for the study of distributed ledger technology (DLT), Turkey’s BlockchainIST, Bahcesehir University (BAU), the region’s first university-level center for blockchain research, has erected a state-of-the-art DLT center at Boston’s Northeastern University, reports Daily Sabah on May 8, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-8 19:00 | |
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Australian Securities Exchange Opens Blockchain-based Customer Development Environment
On May 7, 2019, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Australia’s primary securities exchange, announced the opening of its Customer Development Environment (CDE), a blockchain-based equity clearing and settlement platform which can be used by its customers for interacting and experimenting. дальше »
2019-5-8 16:00 | |
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Report: Over 60 Percent of Crypto Exchanges Have Zero Trading Volume
The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI), a platform dedicated to curbing the menace of data manipulation by Bitcoin trading venues, cryptocurrency exchanges and market participants in the cryptospace, has released its April 2019 market surveillance report. дальше »
2019-5-8 20:00 | |
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dApp Transaction Volumes Hit New Highs in April
April was an excellent month for Ethereum, as users of Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dApps) transacted a whopping 776,000 ether (ETH). This marks a new high in both ether and USD value, though the number of newly deployed dApps has also hit a 15-month low, according to a Diar report on May 6, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-7 19:08 | |
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Hackers Attacking GitHub Repositories for Bitcoin Ransom
GitHub, a platform where software developers from across the globe discover, share and build software, is now being attacked by hackers who aim to hijack and encrypt users’ code for a Bitcoin ransom, according to a Vice report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-7 23:00 | |
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Mysterious Chinese Hacker Group on Supply Chain Hijacking Spree
While cyber attacks link cryptojacking and fingerprinting have become known to the masses, software supply chain attacks are also fast gaining momentum. In the latest, Barium, the mysterious Chinese-speaking cyberpunks orchestrating such attacks are advancing with each passing day, according to a Wired report on May 3, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-6 21:00 | |
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West Ham United becomes First English Club to Join Socios.com
In a bid to evolve its global fan engagement strategy and expand global audience, West Ham United Football Club, an English Premier League has strategically partnered with Socios. com, a blockchain-based fan engagement platform to officially launch a Fan Token which can be used by holders to influence certain club decisions, according to an announcement byRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-5-1 12:00 | |
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Microsoft Outlook Security Breach Targeted Bitcoin Accounts
Earlier in April 2019, Microsoft Hotmail, MSN, and Outlook email accounts suffered a severe security breach. Now, a good number of the victims have revealed that their cryptocurrency wallets were hacked during the ugly incident, reports Motherboard on April 29, 2019. дальше »
2019-5-1 23:00 | |
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Blocknance Launches First and Largest Bitcoin ATMs in Latin America
SANTIAGO (April 21, 2019) –Cryptocurrency trader, Blocknance Financial International, has launched the first and largest Bitcoin ATMs in Latin America. Blocknance Financial International allows customers to purchase bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies on the spot. дальше »
2019-4-30 22:08 | |
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SoftBank Inks $1 Billion Partnership Deal with Wirecard
Wirecard, a German internet technology and financial services company, has inked a strategic partnership deal that will see SoftBank Group Corp. , a Japanese multinational conglomerate, invest over $1 dollars in the form of convertible bonds in the former. дальше »
2019-4-26 14:00 | |
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TrustToken Launch Four more Fiat-Pegged Stablecoins
TrustToken, the creators of TrueUSD (TUSD), a dollar-backed stablecoin, has announced the launch of four more non-volatile cryptoassets, including TrueAUD, TrueEUR, TrueCAD, and TrueHKD, in a bid to make the TrustToken platform a one-stop shop for tokenized currencies, according to a blog post on April 24, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-25 23:00 | |
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Bitfury Join Forces with Final Frontier to Launch Bitcoin Mining Fund
Bitfury, one of the leading infrastructure providers for the Bitcoin blockchain, has collaborated with Final Frontier, a Swiss-based artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain investment firm, to launch a regulated Bitcoin mining fund, according to a Reuters report on April 24, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-25 01:00 | |
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John McAfee no Longer Interested in Unmasking Satoshi Nakamoto
John McAfee, the eccentric British-American cryptocurrency evangelist and computer programmer that founded McAfee Associates, one of the earliest software firms in the world, has suspended his plans of unmasking the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, reports Bloomberg on April 23, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-24 22:11 | |
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Топ-менеджер Credit Suisse: «Банковская культура сдерживает принятие блокчейна»
Глава подразделения по блокчейну в Credit Suisse Эммануэль Айду, заявил, что желание банкиров сохранить статус-кво сдерживает принятие и использование технологии в банковской отрасли. Эммануэль Айду (Emmanuel Aidoo) рассказал, что корень нежелания принимать блокчейн лежит в банковской культуре и не имеет ничего общего с незрелостью технологии или недостатком вариантов ее использования в финансовых организациях. «Что препятствует […] дальше »
2019-4-24 14:36 | |
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Credit Suisse Digital Assets Head: Culture Is Holding Back Wall Street From Embracing Blockchain
Emmanuel Aidoo, the head of digital market assets at Credit Suisse, explained that culture is holding back Wall Street banks from embracing blockchain technology. Mr. Aidoo said that during an interview with Business Insider on April 23. дальше »
2019-4-24 02:23 | |
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Top Israeli University Sues Professor for Unlawful Practices
The Israel Institute of Technology, the Technion, which functions as a public research university in the region, has filed a lawsuit against professor Eli Ben-Sasson, a senior lecturer at the Technion’s Faculty of Computer Science, for allegedly using the institution’s intellectual property to establish his blockchain startup, reports local news source, Calcalist on April 22,Read MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-23 17:00 | |
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Blockchain-based Art Platform Artory Raises $7.3m to Improve Data Integrity
Artory, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered art registry that claims to track provenance of art and valuable collectibles, has raised $7. 3 million in its Series A funding round and it says the funds will be used to improve data integrity, functionality and other areas of its business, according to a report by The ArtRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:00 | |
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Microsoft Security Expert says Cyber Criminals now Targeting Korea
Microsoft Korea has urged individuals and businesses in the region to adequately protect their computers and other devices against new cyber attacks such as supply chain compromises, cryptojacking, and phishing attacks, by regularly backing up their data on cloud platforms and keeping security software as well as operating systems up to date, reports The KoreaRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-23 11:00 | |
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Professor Launches Campaign to Donate $1 Million in Cryptos to Venezuelans
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and adviser to former Venezuelan president, Rafael Caldera, has launched a humanitarian campaign tagged Airdrop Venezuela, which is aimed at donating $1 million in cryptocurrency to 100,000 Venezuelans by August 209, according to a report by NPR on April 21, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-23 01:00 | |
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Financial Giants still Investing in Blockchain despite Bear Markets
Venture Capitals, technology firms and financial institutions are actively investing in blockchain technology startups building infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry, though they are still wary of bitcoin and altcoins due to their volatile nature, according to a Reuters report on April 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-20 01:00 | |
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FinCEN Penalize Bitcoin Exchanger for Unlawful Practices
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has ordered Eric Powers, the operator of a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange, to pay a fine of $35,000 for willfully violating the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) registration for failing to register as a money services business, according to a press release on April 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-20 23:00 | |
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Binance Unveils Fiat-to-Crypto Bitcoin Exchange in Singapore
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange with more than $890 million in 24-hour trading volume, has announced the impending launch of its crypto-to-fiat exchange platform in Singapore, reports FXStreet on April 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-19 13:15 | |
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South Korea: Crypto Exchange Coinnest Shutting down Operations
Coinnest, a leading South Korean exchange, and bitcoin trading venue have announced it’s closing shop due to challenging market conditions and other unfavorable factors that have hampered its continued growth, according to a press release by the firm on April 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-19 01:00 | |
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Carrefour будет отслеживать 20% поставок своей продукции на блокчейне
К концу 2019 года французский розничный гигант Carrefour намерен использовать технологию блокчейна для отслеживания 20% поставок своей продукции. Carrefour уже применяет технологию для отслеживания цепочки поставок 20 из 300 наименований продуктов питания. дальше »
2019-4-18 12:00 | |
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Japan: Rakuten Bank Starts Registering New Users for Its Crypto Wallet
As part of preparations for the June 2019 official launch of its cryptocurrency trading service, Rakuten Bank, the largest e-commerce outfit in Japan has kicked off the new user registration process for its Rakuten Wallet, which will enable millions of its customers to trade bitcoin and altcoins seamlessly, according to a press release published MarchRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-18 11:00 | |
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John Delaney: The U.S. Must Create a Dedicated Cybersecurity Unit
John Delaney, a United States politician and business mogul looking to contest for the 2020 U. S. presidential seat, has buttressed the country’s need for a centralized and dedicated “Department of Cybersecurity,” as the nation remains a target to all kinds of cyber threats, according to a blog post on April 16, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-18 23:00 | |
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Carrefour wants to track 20% of its products on the blockchain by 2020
Carrefour is betting big on distributed ledger tech. The french supermarket behemoth wants to track 20 percent of all of its in-house products on the blockchain by the end of 2019. The retailer already uses the technology to track 20 out of its 300 Carrefour-branded products across the supply chain, but it plans to add about 40 more goods to the list over the coming months, Carrefour blockchain program director Emmanuel Delerm told Hard Fork. дальше »
2019-4-17 14:13 | |
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Facebook Messenger no Longer Supports P2P Payments
Facebook has announced plans to discontinue its peer-to-peer payments service which enabled users of its Messenger app resident in the UK and France to send money to friends and family seamlessly. The discontinuation of the service is in line with its plans to launch its blockchain-based stablecoin called Facebook Coin, reports U. дальше »
2019-4-17 09:00 | |
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UK: Corporate Traveller Allies with BitPay to Accept Bitcoin Payments
Corporate Traveller, a leading UK-based business travel management firm centered on servicing enterprise clients with small to medium travel spend requirements, has joined forces with BitPay, a highly reputed bitcoin payments processor, to enable the former to start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) from clients, according to a press release on April 15, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-16 23:00 | |
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Bitcoin [BTC] community rallied by French crypto-journalist after Prez Macron pledges to rebuild Notre-Dame
The world watched aghast the horrific incident on Monday evening in Paris as a devastating fire engulfed the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. One of the most iconic landmarks of France, The Gothic monument suffered major damages as the building’s spire and roof collapsed during the fire. дальше »
2019-4-16 17:30 | |
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Rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral: Heart-Breaking Costs of a Catastrophic Fire
By CCN: Millions watched with tears in their eyes as Notre Dame was ravaged by fire on Monday night. The cathedral’s iconic spire was engulfed in flames before collapsing into ash, and 100 meters of wooden roof work was destroyed. дальше »
2019-4-16 11:24 | |
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U.S. Reps Tell IRS to Publish New Crypto Tax Guidelines
Since it has now become mandatory for digital assets traders to remit taxes, 21 members of the United States Congress, led by congressman Thomas Earl Emmer, have jointly sent a bipartisan letter to the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging it to publish new guidelines on crypto tax remittance, according to a press releaseRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-13 19:00 | |
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Digital Asset Partners with VMware for Smart Contracts Integration
Digital Asset, a fintech firm that created the DAML smart contracts language who also claims to deliver flexible infrastructure that enables regulated financial institutions to share processes and data securely, has joined forces with VMWare Blockchain to enable the latter to integrate the former’s DAML smart contracts into its platform, according to a press releaseRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-13 13:00 | |
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WISeCoin from WISeKey Raises $7M in Pre-Security Token Offering Round
WISeCoin, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) project of WISeKey, a Swiss-based cybersecurity firm that claims to be focused on protecting connected cars against cyber-attacks, has successfully raised $7 million through its pre-security token offering (STO) round, according to a press release on April 11, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-12 17:00 | |
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The U.S. Department of Energy Using DLT to Protect Electric Grids
In a bid to safeguard modern electric grids from cyber attacks, the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has announced Phase II of its blockchain-based electric grid security project in collaboration with Taekion, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cybersecurity platform, according to a press release on April 10, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-12 01:00 | |
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U.S Bitcoin Trader Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Illegal Transactions
A United States court has sentenced Jacob Burrell Campos to two years imprisonment for operating a Bitcoin exchange business that sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin without registering with the relevant financial authorities as a money transmitter. дальше »
2019-4-11 18:00 | |
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Coinbase Unveil Crypto Debit Card for Seamless Bitcoin Spending
In a bid to promote mainstream adoption of bitcoin and enable cryptocurrency holders to seamlessly pay with their digital assets at millions of locations across the globe, Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, has joined forces with Paysafe to launch the Coinbase Visa debit card, according to a blog post onRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-4-11 15:03 | |
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Mozilla Firefox Web Browser Adds Anti-Cryptojacking Functionality
Firefox, a free open-source web browser developed by Mozilla, a global non-profit organization that claims to be dedicated to putting web surfers in control of their online activities, has added anti-cryptojacking and fingerprinting functionality to Firefox Nightly 68 and Beta 67 versions, according to a blog post on April 9, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-11 23:00 | |
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Augur (REP) Protocol Incorporates New Features via V2 Upgrade
Augur (REP), a blockchain-based decentralized prediction marketplace that enables users to bet on a vast array of events in the real world, has announced the release of its v2 upgrade, which has now loaded the platform with new features like stablecoin integration and more, according to a blog post on April 8, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-10 13:00 | |
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