Emerging technologies such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies have created an opportunity to match the gaming industry with the real-life property market. If you had bought a house in San Francisco at the start of the millennium, you’d be rich now. The median price of a house then was $420,000. Now, a house in the city […]
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China’s Hunan province, a major blockchain hub in the country, is now establishing its first provincial blockchain zone in the city of Loudi. The central Chinese province of Hunan has approved the establishment of the Wanbao blockchain zone in the city of Loudi. It is the first provincial blockchain zone in Hunan province, according to […]
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China has just approved a tech university’s application to open China’s first undergraduate Blockchain engineering major. The Ministry of Education of China has just granted Chengdu University of Information Technology (CUIT) approval to open the country’s first undergraduate blockchain engineering major. Admission and enrollment will start this year, according to a Chinanews agency report from […]
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An Argentinean lawmaker has been studying the possibility of bringing a government-backed cryptocurrency for Mendoza. Josefina Canale, Argentina’s lawmaker, has declared through her personal Twitter account that she is in favor of creating an exclusive cryptocurrency for the city of Mendoza, which would be backed and monitored by the local government. The lawmaker adds that […]
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Cointelegraph interviews a number of professionals working in the crypto industry in China to asses the effects of coronavirus on the local crypto economy. Coronavirus has been dominating the news cycle last couple of months, as it continues to spread across the globe. Cointelegraph has taken a closer look at how coronavirus is affecting the […]
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The spread of COVID-19 is causing cryptocurrency firms to implement new policies to protect employees. Just one week after releasing its plan for the coronavirus spread worldwide, Coinbase is recommending its employees prepare for the next phase, and they’re not the only ones. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sent out a Tweet to his 300K+ followers […]
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Kraken donated 17.5 Bitcoin to San Francisco’s anarchist hackerspace Noisebridge to keep the space running. On Feb. 27 Noisebridge advocate and attendee John Backus woke up to see that approximately 17.513 Bitcoin (BTC) – equivalent to about $156,000 at the time – had been deposited into Noisebridge’s cryptocurrency wallet. The unexpected deposit came from U.S. […]
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Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas. Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas. Rivest […]
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Multi platinum-selling artist Akon will launch his Akoin cryptocurrency on the Stellar network. Multi platinum-selling recording artist Akon has chosen to build his Akoin cryptocurrency ecosystem on top of the Stellar blockchain. Akoin co-founder and president Jon Karas said they chose to launch the project on Stellar due to sharing similar values. “Akoin selected Stellar’s […]
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Bitmain will reveal a new flagship series of Antminers designed to “safeguard miners for future mining.” The new S19 will produce 95 terahash per second. Leading mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain has announced two new upcoming miners — the Antminer S19 and the Antminer S19 Pro. According to a press release on Feb. 27, the Antminer […]
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