The clock is ticking on former Bakkt CEO senator Kelly Loeffler’s Financial Disclosure Report, and ethics watchdogs are on guard. The clock is ticking on former Bakkt CEO senator Kelly Loeffler’s Financial Disclosure Report, with ethics watchdogs on guard. Senator files extension Loeffler filed an extension that would give her until May 5 to submit […]
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Cross-border payments platform Currencycloud has raised $80 million in funding from SBI Group, Visa and other investors. Cross-border payments platform Currencycloud has raised $80 million in funding from SBI Group, Visa and other investors. Per a Jan. 27 press release, London-based Currencycloud secured $80 million from SBI Group, Visa, International Finance Corporation, BNP Paribas and […]
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China’s Bitcoin trading volumes have continued to drop, hitting a two-year low on peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitcoins. China’s Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes have continued to drop, hitting a two-year low on peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitcoins. According to Bitcoin statistics website Coin Dance, China’s BTC trading volumes have been gradually dropping from late 2019 to the present, touching […]
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The Israeli Securities Authorities seeks public input to identify pain points in blockchain regulation and identify clear advantages to the sector’s development. The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) has issued a Jan. 20 Request For Information to identify potential regulations that prevent the development of blockchain-based ventures in the country. In addition, the regulator seeks to […]
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Bitcoin price has broken its 7-month downtrend and it’s starting to look like the entire cryptocurrency market is entering a new bull market phase. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) found strong support at $8,200 last week, after which it started to rally toward $8,800 earlier today. Alongside with that, the total market capitalization of crypto […]
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Billionaire investor Tim Draper recommended millennials to buy Bitcoin during a recent interview. Billionaire investor Tim Draper recommended millennials buy Bitcoin (BTC) during an interview with FOX Business published on Jan. 22. Per the report, Draper believes that Bitcoin is of particular importance to millennials that are looking to set aside enough capital for retirement. […]
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Russian government-backed corporation Rostec intends to cut spending on the development of blockchain in the country by at least 50%. Russian government-backed corporation Rostec intends to cut spendings on the blockchain development in the country by at least 50%. According to Rostec’s roadmap, the organization is planning to spend 28.4 billion rubles ($453.2 million) on […]
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Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued 1,000 cryptocurrency mining licenses since the introduction of the certification regime. Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has issued over 1,000 cryptocurrency mining licenses to domestic operations. According to a report published on Jan. 24 by Iran’s Banking and Economic System Reference Media (IBENA), a […]
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Bitcoin is not getting closer to unit of account status as the average decimal precision of outputs is increasing, reveals a BitMEX research report. A growing precision in the amount of decimals for Bitcoin (BTC) points to decreasing usage as a unit of account. This is one of the conclusions of a Jan. 27 report […]
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The Tron Foundation will dedicate its 2020 niTROn Summit to Kobe Bryant, an American NBA superstar who passed away in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The Tron Foundation will dedicate its 2020 niTROn Summit to Kobe Bryant, an American NBA superstar who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Bryant, a “member of the Tron […]
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