U.S. politicians tell a Facebook exec that Libra endangers Americans more than 9/11, BitMEX lands in hot water and Vitalik Buterin reveals his big idea for Ethereum. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, […]
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South Korean authorities estimate that crypto-related crimes have caused 2.69 trillion won of financial damages between July 2017 and June 2019. The South Korean Justice Ministry estimates that cryptocurrency-related crimes have caused 2.69 trillion won (about $2.28 billion) of financial damage between July 2017 and June 2019. According to a July 21 report by English-language […]
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Former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, a spin-off of controversial BTC-e exchange, was arrested in Italy. Former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, a spin-off of controversial BTC-e exchange, was arrested in Italy. No official statement to date Dmitri Vasilyev, who reopened BTC-e exchange as WEX.nz in September 2017, was detained by Italian prosecutors. […]
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Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center has spotted Ryuk ransomware in China, and received an extortion request in the amount of 11 BTC during their study. Tencent Yujian Threat Intelligence Center says that a Ryuk ransomware virus has been spotted in China. The intelligence center released information on the outbreak in a report on July 16. […]
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The potential benefits of tokenization for the liquidity of commercial real estate. The commercial real estate sector is squarely in the sights of the blockchain industry. Advocates justifiably believe that the technology offers the ability to streamline everything from capital formation to transaction settlement at hitherto unseen levels of speed and efficiency. Additionally, through a […]
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Police are looking for a gang of masked men who raided a Bitcoin embassy in the English city of Birmingham. A gang of masked men have raided a Bitcoin (BTC) embassy in the English city of Birmingham, sparking a police investigation. Local Facebook page Brumz Updates posted footage of the burglars ransacking the building as […]
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sponsored As Dubai’s government aims to propel the largest number of blockchain use cases in the world, a DAG platform offering smart city infrastructure has come on board. A DAG blockchain platform that can operate as the IT infrastructure for smart cities has announced a partnership with the private office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed […]
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Venezuela is leading the crypto peer-to-peer BTC trade market, despite government efforts to drive adoption of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, Petro. For the entirety of cryptocurrency’s short history, Venezuela has been seen to be among the most striking example of the need for the utility. The South American country has hosted escalating political tension for years, […]
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Everything you need to know about municipal cryptocurrencies and where in the world they are being implemented. States, provinces and municipalities could use cryptocurrencies to fund projects and programs. Municipal cryptocurrencies — that is, cryptocurrencies launched by cities — could offer citizens a new way to invest in a certain location and even buy goods […]
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Canadian crypto solutions provider Coinberry has struck its second municipal partnership to provide bitcoin payments processing for property taxes. Canadian crypto solutions provider and trading platform operator Coinberry has struck its second municipal partnership to provide Bitcoin payments processing for property taxes. A press release published on July 15 revealed that Coinberry has begun negotiations […]
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