The new Coronavirus outbreak has pushed Chinese officials to track individual citizens by their medicine purchases, which presents major ramifications for crypto. The government of Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicenter of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, issued a report on Feb. 18 detailing measures taken against the disease. The officials revealed that they tracked […]
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Payment system ePayments has been halted by the FCA for about a week now, and all accounts remain suspended. Does crypto have anything to do with it? On Feb. 11, ePayments Systems Ltd, a United Kingdom-regulated electronic money institution, suspended all online payment activity at the request of the Financial Conduct Authority, the local regulator. […]
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Blocknox will expand its cryptocurrency custody service to institutional clients, including banks and fintech firms. Blocknox, a subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH that has provided cryptocurrency custody service on an escrow basis, is looking to expand the service to its institutional clients. Boerse Stuttgart revealed the plans in a Feb. 18 tweet, detailing […]
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A London-based blockchain startup Mattereum’s Asset Passport goes live on Ethereum mainnet. Its goal is to provide authentication services for collectible items in order to combat counterfeits and provide investors with fractional investment opportunities. Matterum’s platform for authenticating collectible items is now live, and it’s already processed several $10,000 William Shatner figurines. According to its […]
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The Bank of Korea has started a project on building a blockchain-based bond system to enable distribution of bond records. Global central banks are increasingly looking at blockchain technology as a tool to make interbanking processes more efficient and transparent. Following the World Bank’s exemplary experience of blockchain bond transactions, South Korea’s central bank is […]
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Michael Anderson from Framework Ventures sat down with Cointelegraph to discuss how investing in crypto is different from traditional companies, and why DeFi is his focus. As initial coin offerings and their derivatives continue to fade, venture investment in the space has steadily picked up pace. Cointelegraph sat down with Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework […]
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Decentralized finance proponents take a hard hit after lending protocol bZx sees two successful hacks just days apart. Decentralized finance (DeFi) proponents are taking a hard hit after decentralized lending protocol bZx saw two successful hacks just days apart with losses totalling around $954,000. According to bZx’s report, the protocol was compromised for the first […]
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A new Ethereum-based platform, Enjin, aims to make game creation and creative projects on the blockchain simpler for a wider community. A new initiative aims to make game creation and creative projects on the blockchain simpler for a wider community. Today, Feb. 18, blockchain startup Enjin launched its gaming and digital collectibles creation platform on […]
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To mark Black History Month, Coinbase has launched an advertising campaign with the pitch that cryptocurrencies can help tackle racial inequity in the financial sector. To mark Black History Month, Coinbase has launched an advertising campaign with the pitch that cryptocurrencies can help tackle racial injustice in the financial sector. As part of the campaign, […]
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Still not satisfied despite regaining access to his once lost coins, Peter Schiff now claims that Bitcoin will fail to usurp fiat currency. Bitcoin (BTC) skeptic Peter Schiff has admitted that holding the cryptocurrency is profitable — but claims it will “never” compete with fiat currency. In a tweet on Feb. 18, Schiff, well known […]
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