The new U.S. bill from Rep. Darren Soto offers to allocate $25 million to the FTC from 2020 to 2024 to prevent crypto crimes. The so-called Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019, which United States legislators introduced yesterday, April 9, offers to allocate the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $25 million annually to prevent crypto-related crime. The […]
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South Korea’s state arms procurement agency DAPA plans to use blockchain for secure sharing of data about military acquisition projects. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) plans to improve the reliability of data in the arms industry by using blockchain, the agency announced in a press release on April 10. The state arms procurement […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains as Bitcoin approaches the $5,300 mark. Wednesday, April 10 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) approaches the $5,300 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin’s price is […]
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The EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum released a report entitled “Tokenization of physical assets and the impact of IoT and AI.” The European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum released a report entitled “Tokenization of physical assets and the impact of IoT and AI” on April 10. The report, authored by Dr. Tim Weingärtner, a professor […]
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sponsored A blockchain ecosystem has launched a $1.5 million DApp funding program to encourage developers to build compelling applications on its platform. An established blockchain ecosystem has launched a decentralized application (DApp) funding program worth $1.5 million to incentivize developers and enthusiasts to build applications with real value. WaykiChain says it will offer support of […]
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Minutes of a meeting held last month reveal discord over Bitcoin’s ultimate status for the Japanese regulator. Japanese finance regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) no longer wishes to describe Bitcoin (BTC) as a virtual currency, Cointelegraph Japan reported on April 8, quoting minutes of a meeting originally held on March 4. During a plenary […]
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PewDiePie, the person behind YouTube’s most popular channel with over 93 million followers, will start monetizing his streaming via blockchain as of April 14. PewDiePie, the personality behind the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, will start streaming on blockchain video platform DLive as of April 14, the firm announced in a press release on April 9. […]
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Two men were found guilty of promoting and accepting investments for OneCoin, including setting up a dedicated subsidiary. Singapore authorities have charged two men for promoting cryptocurrency multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme OneCoin in the first case of its kind for the city state, local daily news outlet Business Times reported on April 10. The two […]
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Blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur has launched support for MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin as part of an unfolding wide-ranging upgrade to its platform. Blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur has launched a token denominated in MakerDAO’s Dai (DAI) stablecoin as part of a major upgrade to its platform. The news was announced in an official blog post […]
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The Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease and desist order to cryptocurrency and foreign currency trading platform FxBitGlobe. An official notice from Texas State Securities Board, dated April 9, shows that the regulator has issued an emergency cease and desist order against cryptocurrency and foreign currency trading platform FxBitGlobe. According to the order, […]
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