The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awards IBM a patent for a blockchain-based security system that effectively helps to reveal breaches. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently awarded a patent for a blockchain-based secure system to U.S. tech conglomerate IBM, according to a patent filing published on USPTO’s website Tuesday, October 2. […]
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The Wall Street Journal managed to issue two units of its own cryptocurrency before red tape stopped the experiment. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) created and then destroyed its own cryptocurrency in a bid to “understand” the industry, the publication revealed in a mini documentary Wednesday, October 3. WSJ Coin, which journalist Steven Russolillo hoped […]
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A prominent pro-blockchain politician has been appointed as Minister of Science, Technology, and IT in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet. A prominent pro-blockchain politician has been appointed as Minister of Science, Technology, and IT as part of the fourth reshuffle Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s cabinet, Cointelegraph Japan reported October 2. Takuya Hirai, a […]
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Major crypto trading platform BitMEX has appointed Angelina Kwan, formerly of HKEX, as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Major crypto trading platform BitMEX has appointed a veteran Hong Kong regulator as its chief operating officer (COO), Hong Kong English-language newspaper the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports October 2. BitMEX was founded in 2014 and […]
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Successful trials show blockchain could cut red tape and boost the secondary market. Last week, Austria became the latest government to successfully trial blockchain platforms to issue government bonds. The trial follows in the footsteps of the Australian and Thai governments, both of whom developed blockchain bond issuing platforms earlier this year. Government bonds are […]
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The CEO of decentralized browser Brave, Brendan Eich, has called on members of the U.S. Senate to consider GDPR-like regulations. Brendan Eich, the CEO of decentralized browser Brave, has urged members of the U.S. senate to consider the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a regulatory model, according to a statement published Oct. 2. In […]
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A recent report by WSJ states that automated trading programs are manipulating cryptocurrency prices. Automated trading programs, or bots, are manipulating digital currency prices on cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report October 2. Automated trading software is a program that allows traders to set specific rules for both trade entries and […]
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Blockchain tech incubator Binance Labs has made a “multi-million” dollar investment in a startup which aims to build a decentralized digital content ecosystem. Binance Labs has reportedly invested millions of dollars in decentralized digital content ecosystem Contentos, according to a press release published October 1. Founded by the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Labs is […]
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The Bank of America has estimated that blockchain could be a $7 billion market and provide a major boost to corporate giants such as Microsoft and Amazon. The Bank of America (BoA) has estimated that blockchain could be a $7 billion market and provide a major boost to corporate giants such as Microsoft and Amazon, […]
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The manipulation of cryptocurrencies is getting attention from regulators who have been warning that these digital tokens, and the exchanges they are traded on, could be vulnerable to price manipulation. The Wall Street Journal, citing the New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, reported in September that the AG issued a report warning about the […]
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