But the solution isn’t exactly easy to grasp. Boson Protocol, a project that seeks to connect the real world of physical commerce to smart contracts, has announced a successful $350,000 seed round on Monday. The project is creating the “building blocks for next-gen dCommerce apps” by providing a way to redeem blockchain tokens into their […]
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The notorious tax haven appears to be cleaning up its act on AML and counter terrorist financing ahead of an FATF review. The Ministry of Financial Services of the Cayman Islands Government announced that it has commenced a regulatory framework for virtual asset service providers, or VASPs. In an Oct. 31 press release, the ministry […]
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Cubans are interested in Bitcoin as other major digital payment options like PayPal are unavailable. Cuba is apparently seeing an influx of Bitcoin (BTC)-related activity as Bitcoin interest is on the rise in the country. According to data from Google Trends, Cuba now ranks second in terms of Bitcoin interest over the past 30 days. […]
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The price of Bitcoin declined by 2% in under an hour in a sharp correction on Monday, catching traders off guard likely due to three major technical factors. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) declined by 2% in under an hour in a sharp correction on Nov. 2, catching traders off guard. Coincidentally, the CME Bitcoin […]
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China’s digital yuan pilot program is picking up speed. The governor of China’s central bank has given more details about the country’s ongoing digital currency pilot. Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that the digital yuan pilots have processed over four million transactions to date, totaling more than 2 billion yuan […]
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Crunch time in the U.S. comes as coronavirus sparks more lockdowns and money printing plans in Europe. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week and month just dollars away from its highest monthly close in history — what’s in store next? Cointelegraph takes a look at five price factors which may influence BTC/USD as the U.S. […]
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Ethereum-based traders turn their noses up at Huobi’s latest wrapped assets, including BSV and LTC Following the success of HBTC — the wrapped Bitcoin tradable on Ethereum currently securing nearly $70 million in BTC — Huobi Global has released the latest in its “H-token” series: Litecoin and Bitcoin SV. However, traders and developers thus far […]
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Community expectations have long been that banks would adopt XRP, but the reality has been disappointing Amid a difficult year for the payments-focused cryptocurrency, Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz has recently taken to Twitter to discuss with community members why banks have been reluctant to adopt XRP as a bridge. During an exchange with a member […]
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The project will “explore if there is a future role for a wholesale CBDC in the Australian payments system,” according to the RBA. According to a Nov. 2 announcement from The Reserve Bank of Australia, or RBA, the financial institution will be partnering with the Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, the financial services company Perpetual, […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much […]
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