The need to identify the sender and receiving parties in crypto transactions allegedly means support for privacy-focused altcoins must end. The South Korean arm of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is removing support for five major altcoins due to new international regulations. FATF rules halt privacy coins trading According to crypto news outlet The Block on Sept. […]
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PayPal representatives have said they remain cautious about the future of Facebook’s Libra, yet they continue to strongly believe in its potential. PayPal representatives have said they remain cautious about the future of Facebook’s planned stablecoin Libra, according to a Sept. 14 report from Agence France Press (AFP). PayPal investor relations vice president Gabrielle Rabinovitch […]
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The Real Estate Institute of Queensland teams up with local tech startup Igloo to launch a blockchain-based tenancy agreement platform by the end of 2019. The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) teamed up with local tech startup Igloo to launch a blockchain-based tenancy agreement platform by the end of 2019. As news outlet ZDNet […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, government and industry officials secured important appointments, while new data shows the popularity of cryptocurrencies and their favored uses in Japan and China. Expert: Bitcoin is most commonly used for remittances in China On […]
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From Cointelegraph auf Deutsch: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. The German-speaking world continues to see lots of developments in the crypto industry, as a Liechtenstein-based exchange is tokenizing a $25 million movie fund with actor Wesley Snipes, Austrian textile manufacturers use blockchain to go green and a Swiss crypto finance company expands its […]
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Philippine authorities have reportedly raided an alleged cryptocurrency scam and arrested 277 people following a tip from the Chinese government. Philippine police have reportedly raided the offices of an alleged cryptocurrency scam that was targeting investors in China. According to a Sept. 15 report by local news outlet Inquirer.net, agents from the Bureau of Immigration, […]
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Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, has joined JPMorgan’s blockchain-based network, the Interbank Information Network. Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, has joined JPMorgan’s blockchain-based network, the Interbank Information Network (IIN). Two years in operation Launched as a pilot in 2017, the JPMorgan-led blockchain initiative now has a network of 320 banks that have entered the platform […]
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Libra’s launch is predicted for the second half of 2020, France wants to create a “EuroCoin” to rival Facebook, and Domino’s is giving away Bitcoin worth $110,000. Top Stories This Week Facebook’s crypto launching in H2 2020, says Libra Association chief The head of the not-for-profit driving Facebook’s Libra digital currency has said he is […]
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The threat of an XRP fork is looming over Ripple, the San Francisco-based startup behind the third-largest asset on the crypto market… The threat of an XRP fork is looming over Ripple, the San Francisco-headquartered startup behind the third-largest asset on the cryptocurrency market. Twitter user @Crypto_Bitlord, who has over 100,000 followers and claims to […]
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Cointelegraph Brasil presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news. Brazil has seen another tumultuous week in the cryptocurrency industry. Several courts are going after crypto companies accused of being pyramid schemes, the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) stated that crypto exchanges need authorization from local authorities, while a former Brazilan soccer […]
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