The IMF believes that some central banks are going to issue digital currencies, based on responses to a survey issued jointly with the World Bank. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that central banks may issue digital currencies in the future, according to a report by the IMF on June 27 According to the full […]
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The cryptocurrency market is trending up after a flash crash by bitcoin on Wednesday followed by across-the-board losses on Thursday. Friday, June 28 — Top cryptocurrencies bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and ripple (XRP) are all in the green, a total turnaround from the sea of deep red on Thursday. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin is […]
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Kik is handing off its Defend Crypto fund to The Blockchain Association. The Blockchain Association, a collective of advocates involved with the blockchain industry, has taken over the Defend Crypto fund set up by Kik According to an official blog post on June 28, Kik — the company behind Kik Messenger and the kin (KIN) […]
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Craig Wright said that he cannot comply with a court order to provide a list of all his early bitcoin addresses. Craig Wright said that he cannot comply with a court order to provide a list of all his early bitcoin (BTC) addresses, Bloomberg reported on June 28 The Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed Satoshi […]
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A new study shows that 30% of known stablecoins are live and operational. Only 66 stablecoins — 30% of total announced tokens — are actually live and operational, according to a study published by the blockchain research group Blockdata on June 26 The remaining 70% are either still in development or have shut down entirely. […]
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Billionaire Henry Kravis has invested in former employee Ben Forman’s new company focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency investments. Billionaire Henry Kravis has started investing in the cryptocurrency space, according to a report by Bloomberg on June 28 Ben Forman, a former employee of Kravi’s KKR & Co, said that Kravis has invested in the flagship […]
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Ethereum Classic is set to undergo an Atlantis hard fork in September 2019, which will bring interoperability between sibling blockchains On June 19, the Ethereum Classic (ETC) community announced that the Atlantis hard fork is now in its testing stage. As Cointelegraph previously reported, the update is scheduled for Sept. and will take place on […]
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Poland-based Golem Factory has spun off a new entity, the Golem Foundation, that is expected to increase the value of the entire project. Decentralized CPU power developer Golem is spinning off a new entity using funds of the original capital raised in its crowdfunding back in 2016 In a blog post on June 28, Golem […]
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Switzerland-based online bank Dukascopy is developing its own Ethereum blockchain-based stablecoin. Switzerland-based online bank Dukascopy is developing its own Ethereum blockchain-based stablecoin, according to the white paper published on June 27 Per the document, Dukascopy intends to issue ERC-20 stablecoins dubbed “Dukascash” pegged to the euro, Swiss franc, and U.S. dollar, and gradually increasing the […]
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The R&D branch of the Reserve Bank of India is developing a blockchain platform. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is developing a blockchain platform for banking in its R&D branch, according to a report by BusinessLine on June 28 The blockchain platform will reportedly host a number of blockchain applications, and is slated to […]
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