Most of the fundraising in the cryptocurrency space shifted from the Americas to Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. Most of the fundraising in the cryptocurrency space shifted from the Americas to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific regions (APAC), according to a recent report by Big […]
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The Bank of Korea has launched a pilot program to assess the technological and legal requirements of issuing a central bank digital currency. The Bank of Korea announced on April 6 that it has launched a pilot program to assess the logistics of issuing a central bank digital currency — or CBDC. While the South […]
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The authors of a report for the World Economic Forum argue that blockchain technology is key to mitigating the impact of disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic brings major economies to their heel under lockdown, there is mounting concern that the global trade and supply chain system could buckle within weeks. Collapsed […]
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Genobank has partnered with Telos to develop an app facilitating private coronavirus testing. Genobank, a blockchain project seeking to offer consumers ownership and control over their DNA data, is preparing to launch an app on EOS-based blockchain platform Telos to assist people in accessing anonymous coronavirus testing. According to a recent announcement from the Telos […]
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A fresh breakout by Bitcoin Monday may yet prove temporary as a Cointelegraph Market analyst warns of major downside potential. Bitcoin (BTC) finally retook $7,000 on April 6 after days of posturing culminated in a sudden surge as the new week began. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price exits $6K… again Data from […]
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Holding 90% of blockchain firm Factom’s shares, investor FastForward declared the company would go into dissolution on April 2. After failing to source additional funding, blockchain company Factom has begun the process of being liquidated. In an April 2 notice to investors, Factom’s largest investor FastForward announced the “dissolution event”: “The Company has been notified […]
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Poloniex has announced it will launch a Tron-powered initial exchange offering platform called LaunchBase. Poloniex revealed its forthcoming Tron (TRX)-powered initial exchange offering (IEO) platform on April 5. Projects seeking to conduct their offerings on Poloniex’s LaunchBase platform face the stipulation of issuing tokens in exchange for TRX, and will be considered on a “first-come, […]
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Changes to Japanese regulations on crypto — the Payment Services Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act — will be enforced on May 1. New laws for regulating cryptocurrencies in Japan will start to be enforced next month. The Payment Services Act (PSA) and Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), two of the pieces […]
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Waves Exchange hosts a tokenized parimutuel betting pool allowing users to speculate on the weekly number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Waves has launched a macabre campaign to purportedly raise money for COVID-19 relief. The platform has created a tokenized parimutuel betting pool where users can speculate on whether the global number of confirmed coronavirus cases […]
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The app Civitas by startup Emerge is part of the company’s efforts to track and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Central America. A Canada-based company is turning to blockchain technology in their efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America. Emerge, a blockchain startup based in Toronto, is launching a public safety system […]
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