Blockchain could be key for ensuring user privacy in COVID-19 contact-tracing apps. Countries all over the world are feeling the impact of COVID-19, as travel restrictions have virtually put an end to tourism for this year. To put this into perspective, recent statistics from Hawaii’s Maui News found that in June of this year, 1,929 […]
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Grayscale Ethereum Trust files to become an SEC reporting company amidst the Ethereum bull run. On August 6, Grayscale Ethereum Trust filed to become an SEC reporting company. Amidst the Ethereum (ETH) bull run, Grayscale Investments voluntarily decided to make its Ethereum Trust an SEC reporting company. The company’s best known investment product is a […]
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CryptoKittes’ creator Dapper Labs has secured $12 million in investment from blockchain venture capital notables and pro-NBA players. Dapper Labs, the team behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, has secured $12 million in the latest investment round for its Flow blockchain. New investors include Coinbase Ventures, BlockTower Capital, and NBA players Andre Iguodala of Miami […]
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Chainlink rival BAND, the native token of Band Protocol, has soared by 65% in one day after Coinbase announced its listing among other factors. Band Protocol (BAND), a rival blockchain network to Chainlink (LINK) — which is also at an all-time high — surged by 65%. Within 24 hours, BAND rose from $4.825 to $8, […]
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OKCoin developer grants total over $500,000 with the latest grant going to Bitcoin’s most active contributor since 2017. Crypto exchange OKCoin has continued to support Bitcoin (BTC) Core developers with a fourth grant being awarded to Bitcoin’s most active contributor since 2017, Marco Falke for an undisclosed six-figure sum. This grant brings the total amount […]
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State-owned commercial banks in China are reportedly testing a wallet for the country’s forthcoming digital yuan. A group of state-run commercial banks in China are reportedly conducting a large-scale internal testing of a digital wallet designed for China’s national digital currency, the digital yuan. According to an Aug. 5 report by Reuters, the banks are […]
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Investors are in no mood to sell as the number of Bitcoins held in exchange wallets “falls off a cliff” this week. Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges lost 100,000 BTC during the weekend’s price crash, data shows — and that’s a bullish sign. Figures from on-chain monitoring resource CryptoQuant on Aug. 5 tracking exchange balances show a […]
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Forsage members are courting a high risk with the Philippines’ securities regulator. A full month after the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission flagged Forsage as a likely Ponzi, it remains the second-most popular Ethereum DApp on internet rankings. As of Aug. 6, Forsage has 390,000 users and a turnover of $3.11 million per 24 hours […]
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One of the main operators of the now-shuttered streaming site movie2k.to has forfeited over $30 million worth of crypto to German police. After a lengthy joint investigation with the American FBI, German police have seized over 25 millions euros worth of cryptocurrency associated with the illegal movie streaming site movie2k.to. Shuttered in spring 2013 due […]
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Aerospace giant Honeywell will use a blockchain system to streamline the documentation of aircraft parts and services. Honeywell International Inc has created a blockchain-based system to solve the complex documentation and data storage processes of the aerospace industry. The company announced that its blockchain subsidiary GoDirect Trade will integrate the aircraft record generation process into […]
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