In the latest milestone of its renewed bull run, bitcoin today broke past $9,000, soaring to its highest price point in over a year. Thursday, May 30 — in the latest milestone of its renewed bull run, bitcoin (BTC) today broke past $9,000, soaring to its highest price point in over a year. Most of […]
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Tron announced plans to develop a BitTorrent-based version of decentralized file system InterPlanetary File System. Blockchain platform Tron, which is behind the decentralized, web focused cryptocurrency tron TRX, announced plans to develop a BitTorrent-based version of decentralized file system InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). The development was shared in a press release with Cointelegraph on May […]
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Russia’s state-owned Sberbank suspended a crypto initiative due to the negative stance of the central bank. Russia’s largest bank, the state-owned Sberbank, has suspended its crypto-related plans due to the central bank’s negative stance on the industry, local news agency TASS reports on May 30. Sberbank vice president Andrey Shemetov has reportedly revealed the news […]
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Crypto investment firm Primitive Ventures co-founder Dovey Wan suggested that fake news may be responsible for yesterday’s BSV price surge. Co-founder of cryptocurrency investment holding firm Primitive Ventures Dovey Wan suggested that fake news circulating in China may be responsible for yesterday’s bitcoin sv (BSV) price surge. Wan posted about the fake news in a […]
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Located at Sichuan’s Dadu river, the alleged illegal mining farms reportedly contain over 30,000 units of mining equipment. The state authorities of China’s Sichuan province will investigate local bitcoin (BTC) mining farms that have been allegedly been built illegally, local media agency Sina reports on May 30. Located at the bitcoin “global mining capital” of […]
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The official U.S. copyright archive shows that Wei Liu, a Chinese citizen residing in California, claimed copyright to the BTC white paper. Official United States copyright archive data shows that Wei Liu, a Chinese citizen residing in California, claimed copyright to bitcoin’s (BTC) white paper on May 24. In the filing, Liu claims to have […]
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The Big Four auditor is midway through a beta test phase of a tool designed to handle staff credentials. Three Irish banks have begun using a staff data solution running on blockchain technology, a joint press release confirmed on May 30. Together with the Institute of Banking (IoB), Bank of Ireland, AIB and Ulster Bank […]
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The SFC’s enforcement chief pointed out problems related to existing regulatory uncertainty over the crypto space. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has expressed concern over the lack of regulation for dealing with fraud in the crypto space, local news agency The Standard reports May 30. SFC enforcement chief Thomas Atkinson has […]
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The Australian Securities and Investment Commission published new initial coin offering and cryptocurrency guidelines. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) published new initial coin offering (ICO) and cryptocurrency guidelines on its official website on May 30. The regulator detailed the prerequisites that a cryptocurrency business needs to follow in order to comply with both […]
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A senior official warned U.S. measures were pressuring Pyongyang into finding illicit channels of income. United States sanctions incentivized North Korea to launch cyberattacks involving cryptocurrency, a senior FBI official told a conference. The comments were quoted by South Korean English-language news outlet Korea Herald on May 30. Speaking at an event organized by U.S. […]
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