A new blockchain project has launched a registry that would divvy up and tokenize portions of the lunar surface. A new blockchain project has launched a registry that would divvy up and tokenize portions of the lunar surface. Dubbed Diana — after the Roman goddess of the hunt and the moon — the project launched […]
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The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized a power pricing scheme for cryptocurrency miners. The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized a tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners, according to a July 21 report from Iranian economic daily Financial Tribune. Per the report, Energy Minister Homayoon Ha’eri announced that, while the tariff scheme has been finalized, […]
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Tron founder Justin Sun has invited more notable figures from the crypto space to a lunch with Warren Buffett. Justin Sun, the founder of Tron and winner of the annual auction for a lunch with renowned investor Warren Buffett, has invited more notable figures from the crypto industry to attend. Earlier today, July 21, Sun […]
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Benoit Coeure of the European Central Bank said that Libra cannot launch until regulators are satisfied it is safe. Benoit Coeure, a board member of the European Central Bank, said that Facebook’s Libra coin will not launch until global regulators are satisfied. Speaking to Reuters at the G7 summit in Chantilly, France on July 18, […]
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Iran’s customs administration has not issued licenses for importing digital currency mining equipment into the country due to the absence of approval from the government. Iran’s customs administration has not issued licenses for importing digital currency mining equipment into the country due to the absence of approval from the government. Deputy President of the Islamic […]
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Bank of America has filed a patent application for a settlement system citing the Ripple ledger. Bank of America has filed for a patent for a settlement system citing the Ripple ledger, according to a filing on Google Patents. The patent in question — the application of which was published on June 6 — describes […]
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U.S. politicians tell a Facebook exec that Libra endangers Americans more than 9/11, BitMEX lands in hot water and Vitalik Buterin reveals his big idea for Ethereum. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, […]
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Samourai Wallet raised concerns over the alleged lack of privacy ensured by the CoinJoin implementation of competing wallet Wasabi. The official Samourai Wallet Telegram account raised concerns over the alleged lack of privacy ensured by the CoinJoin implementation of competing wallet Wasabi on July 18. According to Samourai Wallet, Wasabi wallet CoinJoin transactions are often […]
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FairX, a financial services company involved with banking and digital assets, has shut down its operations as it failed to establish a licensed national bank. FairX, a financial services company involved with banking and digital assets, has shut down its operations as it failed to establish a licensed national bank. According to a FairX Twitter […]
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South Korean authorities estimate that crypto-related crimes have caused 2.69 trillion won of financial damages between July 2017 and June 2019. The South Korean Justice Ministry estimates that cryptocurrency-related crimes have caused 2.69 trillion won (about $2.28 billion) of financial damage between July 2017 and June 2019. According to a July 21 report by English-language […]
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