Using blockchain-based technologies provides a secure and unhackable record of the state-by-state results as they come in. The Associated Press news agency has been publishing incoming results from the Nov. 3 United States presidential election onto the Ethereum and EOS blockchains. As noted on the developer webpage detailing how to access its AP Elections API, results are […]
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“The future is technology by blockchain,” says an Australian Liberal senator. Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg thinks that blockchain technology can solve a number of major regulatory issues in his home country. According to Bragg, blockchain technology could become a useful tool in reducing complications associated with financial regulatory compliance and transparency. “The future is […]
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Telegram must pay $625,000 to Lantah LLC — a small crypto firm it sued in 2018 over using the ‘GRAM’ trademark and ticker. Telegram Messenger Inc. has been ordered to pay nearly $625,000 worth of legal fees to a small cryptocurrency firm that it sued over using the ‘GRAM’ crypto-ticker and trademark. In a Nov. […]
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Atari’s new Ethereum token fell off a cliff when trading began, leaving investors wondering what was behind the dump. Atari Token (ATRI), the first foray into a gaming digital currency by legendary video game developers Atari Interactive, ended its first 36 hours of trading down almost 70%. The current price is well below the public […]
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The British Overseas Territory is making steps towards bringing blockchain adoption into the mainstream. The Government of Gibraltar has announced its official appointment as an observing member of the Global Blockchain Business Council, or GBBC. It will be working alongside blockchain industry leaders from more than 50 countries. According to the announcement, Gibraltar expects to […]
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“Defendants say, in passing, that Israel is the more appropriate forum, but fail to provide any supporting detail,” stated lawyers in the class-action suit. Lawyers representing investors for BProtocol Foundation, the parent company of decentralized liquidity network Bancor, are asking for the case against the blockchain firm to be tried in the United States. According […]
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We are at the “knee of an exponential curve, said the executive. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Hedera Hashgraph CTO Leemon Baird said that while interest in blockchain greatly increased in 2020, he expects much bigger things to come in 2021. Baird, who holds a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, explained that “the […]
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Nonprofit entities could be harnessing an untapped market of supporters simply by allowing crypto donations. Over the past three years, an increasing number of nonprofit organizations have begun to accept crypto-based donations. According to Alex Wilson, co-founder of crypto donation gateway The Giving Block, the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed this trend further than ever before. […]
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A major global blockchain trade network welcomes one of Russia’s largest banks. Alfa-Bank, one of the largest private commercial banks in Russia, has joined a blockchain trade finance network backed by HSBC. According to an official announcement on Nov. 3, Alfa-Bank is the first Russian bank to become a member of Contour — a blockchain […]
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Leading exchanges are tracing suspicious crypto transactions to combat human trafficking Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Paxful, Gemini and BitFinex have all joined the Anti-Human Trafficking Cryptocurrency Consortium, or ATCC. Launched in April 2020 by the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative, the consortium is a nonprofit focused on intelligence sharing, best practices and the development of tools to […]
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