ING Bank Launches Open Source Privacy Improvement Add-On for Blockchains

Dutch banking giant ING wants to “improve” the anonymity credentials of enterprise blockchain use. Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation ING confirmed the release of its open source blockchain tool Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) in a press release Monday, Oct. 21. ZKSM, which functions as a privacy “improvement” to distributed ledger technology (DLT), such […]

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China’s Internet Watchdog Issues Draft Regulations for Blockchain-Based Info Services

China’s top-level internet watchdog has published new draft regulations for blockchain-based information service providers. China’s top-level internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), published new draft regulations for blockchain-based information service providers Oct. 19. The draft, open for public consultation until Nov. 2, proposes twenty three articles for the regulation of all companies or […]

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Hodler’s Digest: the Great Tether ‘Unpegging’ and Wozniak Gets Into Blockchain

Investment giant Fidelity is turning to digital assets services, and Steve Wozniak gets into blockchain. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph […]

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Heads of Bitmain, Binance and Other Crypto-Related Businessmen Among China’s Richest

Blockchain’s richest are becoming regular features in world-renowned wealth reports. The rise of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies have made many people rich, but the world’s smartest entrepreneurs in the space are beginning to make waves among the world’s richest conventional business minds. The Hurun Research Institute released its annual China Rich List on October 10. […]

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Bank of Japan: Central Bank-Issued Digital Currencies Are Not an Effective Economic Tool

The deputy governor of Japan’s central bank has said that central bank-issued digital currencies cannot be economic tools, since fiat currency is still popular. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya has recently reiterated his negative stance towards central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC), the New York Times reports Oct. 20. Speaking on Saturday […]

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Bitfinex: The Rumors of “Insolvency”, Banking Partners’ Escape, and the Suspension of Fiat Deposits

Fiat deposits are available on Bitfinex, but rumors about its insolvency haven’t been fully dispelled. On October 8, Hong-Kong-based exchange Bitfinex has announced that it is not under the immediate threat of insolvency and the related rumors are unsubstantiated, as well as false. According to the company’s press release, all cryptocurrency and fiat withdrawals are […]

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