In Malta, new rules will require that all property rental contracts be registered on blockchain for security considerations. In Malta, new rules will require that all property rental contracts be registered on a blockchain for security considerations, local news outlet Malta Today reported on June 23. Malta’s Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat said that the cabinet […]
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Turmoil over the leadership of the Brazilian Development Bank may pose challenges to cryptocurrency trials. On June 18, Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced the election of Finance Director José Flavio Ferreira Ramos as its interim president. Ramos will serve as the BNDES head until the inauguration of 38-year-old Gustavo Henrique […]
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A former economic adviser to the Trump administration has come out in support of Facebook’s Libra coin. A former economic adviser to United States President Donald Trump has expressed support for Facebook’s stablecoin Libra, Yahoo Finance reported on June 24. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, conservative economist and fellow at The Heritage Foundation Stephen […]
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Kik’s claims that its Kin blockchain had exceeded ether and bitcoin in terms of daily activity are being questioned in a new Coin Metrics report. Kik has made inaccurate claims about activity on its blockchain to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC,) a Coin Metrics report alleged on June 24. The report focused on two assertions […]
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A vacancy reveals that Facebook is searching for an “experienced analytics leader” to spearhead data science for its upcoming Calibra wallet. Facebook has started advertising for a head of data science to work on its Calibra wallet, a recent job posting shows. According to the tech giant’s vacancy, it is looking for an “experienced analytics leader” who […]
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SWIFT will enable blockchain-based platforms to use its global payments innovation platform. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) will allow distributed ledger technology (DLT) firms to use its global payments innovation (GPI) platform, according to a recently published report. In the report, SWIFT revealed that it will soon allow GPI payments on DLT-base […]
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Binance exchange lists two new stablecoin trading pairs USDSB/USDT and USDSB/USDS. Major global crypto exchange Binance has listed trading pairs for USDSB, a Binance Chain-based version of StableUSD (USDS), the firm announced on June 24. As noted in the statement, Binance has launched trading for two trading pairs, including USDSB against major stablecoin tether (USDT), […]
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Co-founder and CEO of major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong attracted criticism after praising private crypto transactions. Co-founder and CEO of major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong attracted criticism after praising private crypto transactions in a tweet published on June 22. In the aforementioned tweet, Armstrong notes that “a scalable, sufficiently decentralized, chain […]
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Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that interest in ‘bitcoin’ is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24. Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that internet googling of ‘bitcoin’ (BTC) is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24. According to the data, searches for bitcoin are continuing […]
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Max Keiser chastised the veteran gold bug after he appeared less than impressed with Bitcoin’s price performance. Former Wall Street trader and host of the Keiser Report Max Keiser was leading the backlash against the bitcoin (BTC) naysayers this weekend as the bitcoin price passed $11,000. Using Twitter as a platform, Keiser focused on gold […]
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