German state-owned bank KfW will trial its blockchain-driven app in Burkina Faso, where it also funds water supply and sanitation programs. Germany’s major state-owned bank KfW and Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Finance will test a blockchain application for use in public financial management, according to a statement posted Monday, Dec. 17. KfQ, ranked in 2017 […]
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Italian securities watchdog CONSOB has halted two projects for allegedly offering fraudulent crypto investments. The Italian securities regulator, CONSOB, has suspended two projects for allegedly offering fraudulent crypto investment schemes. The 90-day suspensions were reported in an official statement on the CONSOB website published Monday, Dec 17. The Italian Companies and Exchange Commission, or Commissione […]
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Teen crypto star Erik Finman has said Bitcoin “may have a bull market or two left in it,” but that “long-term, its dead.” Teen crypto star Erik Finman has said Bitcoin (BTC) “may have a bull market or two left in it,” but that “long-term, it’s dead,” in an interview with financial news site MarketWatch […]
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A new report claims the majority of the top 25 BTC trading pairs listed on CoinMarketCap (CMC) are based upon “grossly” inflated false volumes. A new report from data researchers at the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) claims that the majority of the top 25 Bitcoin (BTC) trading pairs listed on CoinMarketCap (CMC) are based upon […]
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ICOs have been transacting Ethereum (ETH) at breakneck speed, with over 400,000 ETH moving out of wallets in the past 30 days. Initial coin offerings (ICO) have been transacting Ethereum (ETH) at breakneck speed, with over 400,000 ETH moving out of wallets in the past 30 days alone, according to data from crypto assets data […]
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The number of unique ETH addresses has broken 50 million, but active wallets now number around 330,000. The number of unique Ethereum (ETH) wallet addresses has broken 50 million on Saturday, Dec. 15, according to data from the ETH BlockExplorer Etherscan. Number of unique Ethereum addresses on Dec. 15, 2018. Source: Etherscan.io On Saturday, the […]
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A sub-governor from the central bank of Egypt has said the entity is looking into issuing a blockchain-based digital currency. The central bank of Egypt wants to introduce a digital version of the Egyptian pound to reduce costs, local English language news outlet Amwal Al Ghad reported Dec. 16. Ayman Hussein, sub-governor of the Central […]
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Hong Kong’s stricter rules for crypto businesses that force them to get licenses for trading might be harmful for the industry, local experts say. New regulations for crypto-related companies, which Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) earlier announced, might prevent crypto entrepreneurs from entering the market. Expert comments on the situation were reported by […]
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A rare first in current market conditions saw Ethereum leave Bitcoin Cash behind in terms of USD price. Cryptocurrency markets were showing signs of life today, Dec. 17, but the major focus was on Ethereum (ETH), which passed the price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for the first time. Market visualization from Coin360 Data from Cointelegraph’s […]
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An official at the Iranian government’s vice presidency for science and technology has said blockchain can help improve the country’s national economy. An official at the Iranian government’s vice presidency for science and technology has said blockchain can help improve the country’s national economy. His statements were reported by English-language daily newspaper The Tehran Times […]
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