Blockchain regulation continues to increase and it isn’t likely to slow down any time soon. In an effort to increase the country’s legal overwatch, Germany now says Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs require regulatory approval before they are allowed to operate. ATMs that offer assets such as Litecoin and Bitcoin now requires a license from Germany’s financial […]
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The asset’s new multichain partner makes it so. As part of an initiative bringing stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) to other blockchains, USDC is now available on the public Algorand blockchain. This is in addition to its existing availability as an Ethereum-based token. Offering USDC on Algorand gives the asset layer 1 scalability, touting more than […]
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This will be made possible thanks to an alliance between a number of top industry players. Minecraft, a best-selling game and worldwide phenomenon, is about to make its debut in the non-fungible token, or NFT, business thanks to a partnership between two players in the blockchain industry. According to the announcement, Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck […]
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A new analytics firm scores a major contract with the U.S. tax agency, which has been upping its crypto engagement left and right. On Sept. 8, the IRS’s criminal investigation department signed a $249,900 contract with a blockchain analytics firm to expand its crypto tracing tools. The contract provides limited information, but it follows an overarching […]
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Ethereum 2.0 will lose the first-mover advantage its first iteration had. How does it stack up against the extensive competition in 2020? After several years in development, Ethereum 2.0 is now more tantalizingly close than ever before. Despite a shaky start with the Medalla testnet, it seems that development is still on track. Prysmatic Labs […]
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What does blockchain tech have to do with art? Find out during this upcoming panel from Cointelegraph and CV Labs. Many believe that Blockchain technology has the potential to transform the art industry. To prove this hypothesis, a blockchain firm in Switzerland is hosting, alongside Cointelegraph, its first online event devoted to blockchain in art. […]
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One of the biggest retailers in the world is using blockchain to transform its supply chain. While it’s notable that some enterprises are beginning to deploy blockchain solutions this year, it’s important to point out that very few have done so. A report from Everest Group Research published in June shows that while 79% of […]
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There has been a threefold improvement in the quality of data on crypto rankings site CoinMarketCap, according to a new report, but wash trading remains a thorny issue. The Blockchain Transparency Institute, or BTI, has published its market data integrity report for 2020. This report found a threefold improvement in the quality of data on […]
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Is Mastercard trying to show some central banks the folly of their ways? Mastercard announced on Wednesday the release of a proprietary tool targeted to central banks that wish to test their Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Over 70% of central banks are entertaining the idea of a digital currency in some form, a […]
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The cases of the robber’s two accomplices are still pending. A major suspect in a high-profile theft case related to Bitcoin (BTC) trading has pleaded guilty in a Singaporean court. Syed Mokhtar Syed Yusope, an accomplice in a $360,000 robbery, pleaded guilty in a district court to a robbery charge on Sept. 9, Singeporean news […]
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