BLOCKCHAIN
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195Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts Facebook
There’s a strategic cost to the defection of Visa, Stripe, eBay, and more from the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra Association. They’re not just...
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2606 Monitoring Websites That Help Track Bitcoin Cash Data
When it comes to cryptocurrency networks and markets, there’s a lot to keep track of. Thankfully there’s also now a bunch of...
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202Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Oct. 6 – 12 in Review
The German-speaking world has experienced another week full of exciting developments in the crypto industry, with Germany investigating the feasibility of a...
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168Blockchain Firm Ripple Fuses xRapid, xVia and xCurrent into RippleNet
Ripple, the blockchain firm behind crypto asset XRP, fused three of its services into features of its RippleNet offering. Industry news outlet...
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2405 of the Best Crypto Swapping Services
Creating an exchange account, signing in and placing an order every time you want to switch cryptos is like using a sledgehammer...
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166TZero-Backed Startup Wants to Launch Security Token Market
Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX), a platform jointly owned by BOX Digital Markets and Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO, has filed an application...
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155PoS Will Make Ethereum More Secure Than Bitcoin, Says Vitalik Buterin
After the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm will be implemented in Ethereum’s (ETH) blockchain, it would become more secure and costly to attack...
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180Major Chinese Bank Updates Blockchain Platform After $50 B Transacted
The China Construction Bank (CCB) officially released the second version of its blockchain trading platform, which reached 360 billion yuan ($50 billion)...
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189Alfa-Bank, Commerzbank Pilot Cross-Border Payments on R3’s Marco Polo
Alfa-Bank and Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK), in cooperation with Commerzbank and Vesuvius GmbH, are piloting Russia-Germany cross-border payments on R3’s Marco Polo...
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223Ethereum Is No Longer a Monopoly Platform for Stablecoins
Just a few years ago, it was hard to imagine that a stablecoin would come to represent a significant portion of the...
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174How Severe Is Roche Freedman’s Lawsuit Against Tether and Bitfinex?
At the start of October, New York-based legal firm Roche Freedman filed a new class-action lawsuit against stablecoin firm Tether and digital...
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1995,200 Tobacco Shops in France Now Sell Bitcoin
Bitcoin can now be purchased at 5,200 tobacco shops in France. Fintech startup Keplerk launched the service on Oct. 10 after halting...
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158IBM Launches New Blockchain Supply Chain Product Using Red Hat Tech
Global tech giant IBM has launched a new integrated supply chain product based on IBM’s technologies including Watson AI and IBM Blockchain....
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150Malaysian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrency Adoption Remains Low
Malaysia’s finance ministry says both domestic and global adoption rates of cryptocurrencies are low, notwithstanding the significant attention the disruptive sector has...
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Is Bitcoin a Safe Haven Like Gold? These Four Charts Say Not Yet
Galen Moore is a member of the CoinDesk Research team. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a weekly newsletter...
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92FC Bayern Munich Announces Digital Token to Boost Fan Engagement
Germany’s FC Bayern Munich has become the latest football club to announce blockchain-based merchandise for fans. As reported Oct. 11, the club...
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158PewDiePie-Partnered Streaming Platform DLive Teams Up With Theta Network
Theta Labs has announced that its blockchain video infrastructure protocol Theta Network will soon be incorporated into decentralized streaming platform DLive. According...
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162South Korean Blockchain Startup Raises $8M for Identity Authentication
Blockchain company Iconloop has secured 10 billion Korean won (KRW) (over $8 million) from seven investment companies participating in a Series A...
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209Bitcoin Cash Acceptance Grows in Southeast Asia via Alchemy’s PoS System
The payments and technology provider Alchemy recently announced the launch of the startup’s hybrid payment solution, a platform that aims to connect...
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176Ripple Criticized for Alleged Misrepresentation of Relationship to XRP
Ripple Labs, the administrator of blockchain payments network Ripple, has come under criticism for allegedly misleading representations that it “discovered” — rather...