“No global stablecoin project should begin operation until it adequately addresses relevant legal, regulatory, and oversight requirements.” In a draft of a statement expected to be released tomorrow, countries representing the world’s largest economies said that they would initially oppose the launch of Facebook’s Libra project. According to an Oct. 12 report from Reuters, central […]
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This company presents an alternative to “sketchy” Telegram channels for second-hand mining equipment. Asic Jungle has launched a beta version of what it calls “the first-ever mining hardware marketplace” for cryptocurrency mining hardware. The company’s CEO Artem Bespaloff told Cointelegraph that he has created a trusted platform for second-hand mining equipment that operates without any […]
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The department, along with other international agencies, alleged end-to-end encryption can create “severe risks to public safety.” The U.S. Department of Justice has released an international statement claiming that end-to-end encryption “poses significant challenges to public safety,” including sexually exploited children. In an Oct. 11 statement from the DoJ, the agency called on technology companies […]
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In a recent document from the Bank of Japan, the central bank stressed the need for offline availability. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in collaboration with a group of seven central banks, published its first joint report into central bank digital currencies on Oct. 9, focusing on the foundational principles and core features of […]
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Two thieves have destroyed the front wall of a deli in Canada after a failed attempt to steal a Bitcoin ATM. A delicatessen in the Canadian town of Kelowna, British Colombia has been severely damaged after two bumbling crooks attempted to steal a Bitcoin ATM installed in a store adjacent to it. At roughly 3am […]
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Blockchain tech provides opportunities for progressive food enterprises to be more competitive and contribute to sustainability measures. Food supply chain management, or FSCM, has long been put forth as a low-hanging-fruit application in the enterprise blockchain space. Now, after years of pilots, the verdict is finally in: Blockchain-supported FSCM works perfectly. For innovation managers in […]
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Is risk in the eye of the beholder? Canada’s central bank, the Bank of Canada, recently put out a report on the risks and benefits of a central bank digital currency. “An anonymous token-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) would pose particular security risks,” the Bank of Canada wrote in its Oct. 5 report. “These risks arise from […]
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Blockchain-supported decentralization has a chance to improve the difficulties for pharmaceutical and life sciences supply chains. The COVID-19 outbreak, just like any other black swan event before it, revealed systemic weaknesses in a wide variety of industries and processes. With the information age now in full swing, this particular event emphasized the critical importance of […]
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Not being incorporated in the U.S. did not help the popular platform. The U.S Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has charged the BitMEX derivatives exchange with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating anti-money laundering regulations. According to a statement released Thursday, the CFTC filed a civil enforcement action in the Southern District of […]
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“Users can’t afford to be cut off from the Bitcoin network.” A Bitcoin services startup based in South America has just launched the first Bitcoin node connected to the Blockstream satellite network within Venezuela. According to a Sept. 25 blog post from startup Cryptobuyer, the launch of the node will keep the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain […]
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