Cardano is working on implementing commercial infrastructure, Charles Hoskinson says development is on schedule. Proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Cardano (ADA) is working on implementing commercial infrastructure. The coin’s officials have reassured the public that development is on schedule. During a March 13 YouTube livestream, Charles Hoskinson — the CEO of IOHK, the firm behind Cardano — […]
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The need for reducing carbon emissions is increasing. How can blockchain help in the quest to eliminate carbon emissions? Climate change has created a rapidly growing global market for a digital eco-commodity called carbon credits. Current estimates value these carbon markets at over $100 billion annually. A carbon credit represents one metric ton of CO2 […]
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U.S. agencies work to handle crypto in sanctions evasion, but may ultimately just cut the country off from an evolving financial world. Running up against limited experience and resources for monitoring potentially illegal use of digital assets, United States authorities delegate sanctions monitoring to cryptocurrency exchanges and industry players. But do current practices do more […]
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People are dying, Bitcoin is crashing, the coronavirus is spreading all over the globe, which means it might just be the perfect time to be bullish on BTC. Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers deserve a pat on the back for making it through this last week, as BTC witnessed its largest sell-off in history, in terms of […]
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Cointelegraph spoke to Nick Short, COO of Hqlax about ING’s undisclosed investment into the platform and firm’s plans for 2020. Following an undisclosed investment into Hqlax from Dutch multinational bank ING on March 6, Cointelegraph spoke to Nick Short, the COO of tokenized securities firm. Short describes ING as one of the company’s “longest-standing strategic […]
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Bitcoin price recovered some of the ground lost on the March 12 drop to $3.7K but resistance at $5.5K threatens a drop to $5.2K. Compared to the trading action of earlier this week, Bitcoin’s (BTC) price was relatively muted on Saturday as the digital asset traded between $5,045 and $5,641. Although the digital asset dropped […]
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“The fact that an OECD country is recognizing BTC as a ‘fungible’ asset is progress — a wake-up call to banks, institutional investors, regulators that Bitcoin is here to stay.” — Dan Schatt. The Commercial Court of Nanterre’s Feb. 26 ruling that Bitcoin (BTC) is a fungible, intangible asset sent some ripples through the French […]
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Jeffrey Wernick discussed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wall Street and Google with Cointelegraph China’s new Focus talk show. Welcome to Cointelegraph China Focus. Focus is a new talk show series launched by Cointelegraph China that covers the hottest topics from around the world. Cointelegraph China Focus invites blockchain industry leaders from all around the globe to participate […]
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Data shows that Ethereum-related tweets have a positive impact on the next days’ trading volume but what about the price? Ether (ETH) price lost more than 40% this week, even hovering around $100 on the day which is now being considered the new Black Thursday in crypto and traditional markets. In recent hours Ether has […]
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Binance CEO announces launch of forthcoming fiat support for South Africa. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has announced that the company will launch a fiat gateway for South African users, allowing them to make Rand deposits. The announcement was made on day one of the Blockchain Africa conference being held in Johannesburg this week. CZ confirmed […]
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