The British government has vetoed the launch of a gold-backed cryptocurrency by the 1,100 year old institution Her Majesty’s Royal Mint. Her Majesty’s Royal Mint, the institution responsible for producing physical coins for circulation in Britain, has been unable to launch its gold-backed cryptocurrency after the government vetoed the project, Reuters reports Oct. 25. As […]
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Japan’s central bank doesn’t want a CBDC. What about others? On October 20, The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) deputy governor, Masayoshi Amamiya, repeated his negative stance towards central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDC), claiming that such digital currencies are unlikely to improve the existing monetary systems. The concept of CBDC, or national cryptocurrencies, has attracted many […]
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A party with “direct knowledge” from Bakkt reportedly told tech outlet The Block it could get the regulatory green light next week for its BTC futures. The Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt cryptocurrency platform could get approval to launch its physically-delivered Bitcoin (BTC) futures product from U.S. regulators next week, an unconfirmed anonymous source told tech […]
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U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has been granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged insider trading during its launch of BCH support. Major U.S. crypto wallet provider and exchange Coinbase has been granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged insider trading during its launch of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) support last year, according […]
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Sony Computer Science Labs says it has various use cases for its smart card hardware wallet beyond transactions. The research arm of Japanese technology giant Sony announced it had created a contactless cryptocurrency hardware wallet in a press release Tuesday, Oct. 23. The as yet unnamed device utilizes IC smart card technology popular in Japan […]
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Crypto exchange Binance has released the results of the West Japan Disaster Relief project, having raised $1.41 million in various types of ERC20 tokens. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has released a report on crypto donations to provide relief for West Japan following devastating floods in mid-July, according to a blog post published Oct. […]
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An interview with Mr. Thomas Lee, a Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder, a Wall Street analyst, and a speaker at Asia Blockchain Week 2018. Blockshow is announcing a new conference – Asia Blockchain Week, which will be hosted in Singapore from Nov. 27 until Dec. 1, 2018. The blockchain and cryptocurrency conference will attract over 100 […]
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Traders are staying on the sidelines as crypto markets have recently been consolidating in a small range, resulting in low trade volumes. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own […]
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Crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the last 10 days. Wednesday, Oct. 24: crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the past 10 days, according market capitalization data from CoinMarketCap. Most of top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen insignificant fluctuations over the past 24 […]
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U.K. startup Setl, which provides blockchain solutions for the financial sector, has gained French securities regulator’s approval to run a central securities depository. U.K. blockchain startup Setl is about to enter an E.U. settlement system after receiving approval from the French securities regulator to run a central securities depository, the Financial Times (FT) writes Tuesday, […]
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