Payment network RippleNet has surpassed 200 customers, with financial institutions in 40 countries. Crypto and blockchain company Ripple has reported today, Jan. 8, that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the RippleNet payment network, bringing the total number of customers over 200. The new institutions range from locations including Sweden, England and Kuwait, […]
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The Federal Court of Australia has imposed a travel ban and frozen the funds of John Bigatton, a promoter of $2.6 billion alleged Ponzi scheme Bitconnect. The Federal Court of Australia has imposed a travel ban and frozen the funds of John Bigatton, a promoter of reported $2.6 billion Ponzi scheme Bitconnect, daily newspaper The […]
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KodakONE has reportedly generated over $1 million in licensing claims for image rights during a limited beta test of its blockchain-based platform. KodakONE — the developer of a blockchain-based image rights platform licensed by photographic industry giant Kodak — has reportedly generated over $1 million in licensing claims for image rights during a limited beta […]
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Coinbase has increased the amount of ETC that was allegedly double spent following a 51 percent attack. A deep reorganization of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain, which reportedly included double spending, has involved more than $1.1 million worth of crypto, United States crypto exchange Coinbase revealed Monday, Jan. 7. According to the Coinbase blog, the […]
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Having failed to conduct an IPO in Hong Kong, Canaan is apparently eyeing an alternative jurisdiction. Chinese Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan Creative is considering a new initial public offering (IPO) in New York, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 8, quoting anonymous sources. Canaan, China’s second-largest hardware player, could begin selling its shares in a private […]
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Japan’s GMO Internet Group has confirmed it took a steep hit in overall mining revenue, but saw an increase in monthly BTC mining rewards. Japanese IT giant GMO Internet Group has published the latest monthly disclosure on its in-house crypto mining operations, confirming that it took a steep hit in overall mining revenue. GMO released […]
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A new report from the BIS has found that 70 percent of central banks are conducting research into central bank digital currencies. A new report published on Jan. 8 by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has found that seventy percent of central banks worldwide are conducting research into central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance. […]
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Samourai said Google would remove its wallet from Google Play unless it complied with what they see as extremely restrictive policies. Bitcoin (BTC) wallet provider Samourai Wallet said it was disabling several privacy-related features in its products due to notices from Google to block the wallet, according to a Jan. 7. blog post. Samourai, which […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has announced a $5 million grant to U.K.-based company Parity Technologies for scalability, usability and security work. The Ethereum Foundation has announced a $5 million grant to United Kingdom-based company Parity Technologies, according to a post on the official Ethereum (ETH) blog published Jan. 7. According to the post, the grant is […]
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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has criticized the country’s now-suspended crypto project for indigenous people. Jair Bolsonaro, the new Brazilian president who has officially taken office a week ago, has criticized a project offering to create a cryptocurrency for indigenous people in a Jan. 7 tweet. Bolsonaro claimed that the new government will soon open “a […]
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