A major Vietnamese shipping terminal has become the latest entity to join IBM and Maersk’s TradeLens blockchain platform. Cái Mép International Terminal (CMIT), located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, announced Dec. 19, that it had joined the TradeLens blockchain platform. CMIT is one of the largest terminals in the Cái Mép-Thị Vải deep-water gateway […]
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U.K.-based crypto data and wallet provider Blockchain.com has added a British pound gateway to its crypto exchange, The Pit. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain.com has added a British pound gateway to its crypto exchange, The Pit. On Dec. 19, Xen Baynham-Herd — executive vice president of product at Blockchain — told Cointelegraph […]
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Brian Amstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has patented a system that allows users to transact Bitcoin directly using email. Brian Amstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, has patented a system that allows users to transact Bitcoin (BTC) directly using email. First filed in March 2015 and awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) […]
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Binance has made a strategic investment in Alameda Research-backed crypto derivatives exchange FTX. Binance, the second-largest crypto exchange by daily traded volume, has made a strategic investment in crypto derivatives exchange FTX. According to a Dec. 20 announcement, Binance has made both an equity investment in FTX and is taking a long term position in […]
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Declining volatility and staying clear of $6,000 fails to convince everyone, with sentiment flashing “extreme fear” more so than at the end of 2018. Bitcoin (BTC) held on to $7,000 support on Dec. 20 as a major sentiment indicator revealed investors were still highly panicked by current price action. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 […]
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The Deutsche Bank Imagine 2030 report highlights centralized tokens as the driver for fiat’s demise. A recently unveiled Deutsche Bank “Imagine 2030” report boldly puts a date on the eventual fiat–crypto “social consensus flip,” citing the Asian continent and, in particular, China, to have already recognized the trend. If true, then what every cryptocurrency speculator […]
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New York-based digital asset security firm Fireblocks has successfully completed a major security examination carried out by Big Four auditing firm EY. New York-based digital asset security firm Fireblocks has successfully completed a major examination carried out by Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY). Fireblocks, which provides an institutional-grade platform for secure transfer […]
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CipherTrace announced partnership with ATII to combat human trafficking by tracing crypto back to its source. Cryptocurrency could be a game-changer for combating crime, a notion illustrated by CipherTrace’s newly formed partnership with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII). CipherTrace, a leader in blockchain security, has announced that it will join forces with ATII to […]
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Orchid’s CEO responds to the recent turbulent price action surrounding its OXT token, emphasizing a long-term focus for the company. After a product launch and simultaneous Coinbase Pro token listing, Orchid Labs’ OXT token found itself down more than 20% in value by Dec. 18, as Cointelegraph detailed in a brief. Responding to the activity, […]
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Are the world’s biggest crypto companies actually its biggest bullies? DigiByte founder Jared Tate tells Cointelegraph about struggles with Binance and Poloniex for listing. What started as a Twitter thread of frustrated complaints about corruption and centralization in the crypto industry ended with an abrupt announcement: the delisting of DigiByte on Poloniex. Jared Tate, the […]
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