Somewhat behind schedule, Cambodia’s banks are readying themselves for a forthcoming national blockchain-based currency. At the start of the year, Cambodia made headlines when the central bank announced it would be launching a national blockchain-based digital currency in the first quarter of 2020. Called “Bakong,” a month into the third quarter the currency hasn’t yet […]
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LocalBitcoins has partnered with blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic to gain access to new blockchain monitoring tools that can help prevent the illicit use of its services. LocalBitcoins has partnered with blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic — the latest move in the veteran peer-to-peer exchange’s fight against criminal activities on its platform. Speaking to Cointelegraph, chief operating […]
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Hardware wallet provider Ledger said its marketing database was breached between June and July. Major cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has alerted customers to a data breach it faced in June and July. In an email on July 29, the company said it was made aware of the breach on July 14 when a researcher […]
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Aave is climbing the DeFi and market cap rankings as its flash loans see daily volume exceeding $100 million. Decentralized finance (DeFi) loan protocol Aave has seen an explosion in the number of flash loans issued — with the daily value of said loans growing more than 1,000% since the start of July from $11 […]
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U.S. online brokerage TradeStation will soon launch its own cryptocurrency lending service. United States-based TradeStation, a subsidiary of Japanese firm Monex Group, is planning to launch a crypto lending service. The plan was announced in Monex’s earning report published on July 29. Called “Crypto Earn” the new lending service is “C2B2B” that lends institutions borrowed […]
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Popular Australian crypto exchanges Coinjar, Cointree and Swyftx have partnered with Koinly to track their clients’ tax obligations. Crypto taxation software provider Koinly has announced a partnership with three Australian digital asset exchanges to simplify their clients’ tax reporting. Coinjar, Cointree and Swyftx announced support for Koinly on July 29, allowing the exchanges’ customers to […]
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Ethereum has come a long way since its 2015 beginnings, although its move into proof-of-stake has faced a bevy of delays. Five years ago to the month, a massive crypto project launched, forever changing the landscape of the crypto and blockchain space. Since its 2015 opening day in July, Ethereum has undergone a number of […]
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Schiff makes some controversial assertions about gold’s prowess as mainstream interest in both gold and Bitcoin surges. Bitcoin (BTC) loses to gold when it comes to how easy it is to transport and confiscate, says Peter Schiff. In a tweet on July 29, the gold bug and infamous Bitcoin skeptic claimed that it was easier […]
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Bakkt breaks another record with more than 11,700 Bitcoin futures contracts traded on Tuesday. Intercontinental Exchange subsidiary, Bakkt, is reporting record numbers of trades for its monthly Bitcoin futures contracts as BTC prices made a new high for the year. The institutional investing platform reported its highest ever figure for Bitcoin monthly futures on Jul. […]
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The founder of Synthetix believes that the DeFi ecosystem is realizing many of the promises that the fintech sector has failed to deliver. Kain Warwick, founder of DeFi derivatives platform Synthetix, argues that projects built on Ethereum can finally deliver on many of the promises that fintech failed to. Despite ten years of development, Warwick […]
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