Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is planning to participate in the 2019 presidential elections, wants to combat corruption using blockchain technology. Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently running a presidential campaign for the March 2019 elections, wants to tackle corruption using blockchain, according to a recent Facebook post from Sunday, […]
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KFC Venezuela has reportedly denied that it will soon accept Dash payments, but has confirmed negotiations with the company. The CEO of KFC Venezuela, Antonio Sampayo, has denied a recent announcement that it will start accepting major altcoin Dash (DASH), Spanish language crypto media Criptonoticias reports Monday, Dec. 10. Sampayo explained that KFC had discussed […]
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Mike Novogratz has said that the ICO market is “dead right now” during an interview on the current state of the crypto industry. Mike Novogratz compared current cryptocurrency market performance to a “methadone clinic” in an interview with Bloomberg Dec. 11. During the interview, Bloomberg asked Novogratz how coming from Wall Street made him different […]
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Spanish ruling party Partido Popular will soon introduce a draft on cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulation to become a leading country in the industry. Spanish ruling party Partido Popular (PP) will introduce a draft bill on cryptocurrencies and blockchain regulation in a few days, local newspaper La Vanguardia reported Dec. 10. The publication reported that PP’s […]
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London-based crypto exchange CEX.IO has started requiring its users to disclose their identities to purportedly comply with international laws. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO now requires its users to disclose their identities, financial trading news outlet Finance Magnates reported Dec. 11. Established in 2013, CEX is a London-based cryptocurrency trading platform, initially started as a […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin tweeted that proof-of-stake blockchains with sharding will be “thousands of times” more efficient in the future. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin declared that future blockchains with sharding based on proof-of-stake (PoS) will be “thousands of times more efficient,” in a lengthy Twitter thread Dec. 10. In the long series of tweets, […]
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked for public comments to improve its knowledge of the Ethereum blockchain. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is seeking public comments and guidance on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, according to an official press release published Dec. 11. In order to improve the commission’s understanding of […]
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Bitcoin’s volatility continues, the coin dropping below $3,400 soon after challenging $3,700. Tuesday, Dec. 11: crypto markets have continued moving in a downward trend after challenging a recovery attempt on Sunday, Dec. 9. Almost all of the top 20 coins have seen losses over the 24-hour period, with Bitcoin SV (BSV) down the most, seeing […]
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The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange has insured all of its assets with local insurance broker Callaghan. The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) announced that it is offering insurance on all of the assets listed on its platform, in an official GBX blog post Dec. 10. The exchange reports that it will use local firm Callaghan Insurance Brokers […]
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have launched Gemini’s mobile crypto trading app together with a new crypto basket investment vehicle. Cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have launched a mobile crypto trading app together with a new investment vehicle, according to an official blog post published Dec. 11. As the post outlines, the […]
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