As many in the crypto industry have said, 15 days over the holidays is just not enough time to respond. Nine congresspeople have signed on to a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, telling him to hold his horses. The Dec. 31 letter is in response to the Treasury’s recent proposal to make registered crypto businesses […]
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The year-long dispute between Bitmain co-founders appears to be at an end with a $600 million compensation on the table. After months of wrestling for control of the company, Bitmain co-founders Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan have reportedly reached a settlement. According to Chinese crypto expert Colin Wu, and reported by multiple local publications, both […]
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Cointelegraph asked 10 leaders in blockchain about book recommendations this year. With the continuous lockdowns and travel advisories brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 seems to be a perfect year for discovering and reading new books. As such, Cointelegraph collected a list of non-crypto-related book recommendations from 10 of the biggest thought leaders in […]
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Ian Rogers, newly appointed as a chief experience officer at Ledger, says digital assets are moving from “science fiction” to the mainstream. The revolving door between traditional finance and the crypto space is well established. Now, executives from the luxury goods sector appear to be following in their steps. Ian Rogers, formerly the chief digital […]
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A new working group aims to create standards that will ensure secure Ethereum smart contracts are used by businesses and DeFi projects. Decentralized finance continues to make its impact on the crypto market, and with over $13 billion of total value of assets locked, DeFi projects are clearly resonating with eager crypto investors. Yet while the DeFi […]
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A project with Satoshi Nakomoto’s namesake has been selected as the winner of the CFTC’s Project Streetlamp. A blockchain data platform has been selected the winner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s first science competition, offering yet another compelling sign that distributed ledger technology has burst onto the mainstream. Nakamoto Terminal, a digital-asset analytics platform […]
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The negative view on automation isn’t the fault of anyone in particular, it’s simply the way that humanity reacts to innovation. Across numerous industries throughout the decades, there has always been a pervasive fear that robots are going to take our jobs. While there has been plenty of evidence that automation ultimately moves human workers […]
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A new virtual assistant powered by blockchain can complete insurance contracts without human assistance. Malta-based virtual assistant firm Vaiot has integrated IBM’s Watson Assistant with the Cosmos blockchain to sell car insurance. The new platform features an end-to-end sales process that does not require human assistance to complete the car insurance contracts. The mobile app […]
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Token reward airdrops hope to “nudge” car users into more sustainable behaviors. Artificial intelligence specialists Fetch.ai, and blockchain solutions provider Datarella have announced the launch of a “Smart City” infrastructure trial in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 12. The trial will be centered around the Connex Buildings business center in the city and will use a multi-agent […]
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The Emerald Isle is now a hotspot for talent in tech and a corporate tax haven. United States’ retail giant Overstock is reportedly expanding its blockchain wing tZero with new hires in Ireland. The Utah-based e-commerce company is seeking to hire software and devops engineers to work on its blockchain and security token subsidiary tZero, […]
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