Trump tells the world what he thinks of Bitcoin, Facebook vows to cooperate with Congress on Libra, and an angry mob descends on Tron’s office in Beijing. Top Stories This Week Trump tweets opposition to crypto, specifically Libra and Bitcoin Shrinking violet Donald Trump doesn’t often share his views, so it was refreshing to see […]
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China’s police confiscated 4,000 crypto mining units that were illegally deployed at nine factories. Police in China arrested 22 suspects allegedly involved in illegal crypto mining activity that led to energy loss worth of about $3 million, local media outlet XinhuaNet reports on July 12. Police in Jiangsu, China’s eastern-central coastal province, have reportedly seized […]
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Spanish law enforcement pointed out that Bitcoin ATMs show a gap in European Union’s anti-money laundering regulation. Spanish law enforcement pointed out that Bitcoin (BTC) automated teller machines (ATMs) show a gap in European Union’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, Bloomberg reports on July 11. Per the report, Spanish police uncovered a local gang that used […]
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The world’s fifth top oil and gas firm, Shell, has invested in a blockchain-based energy firm. Shell, the world’s fifth largest oil and gas firm, has invested in a blockchain-based energy startup, Forbes reports on July 10. The European oil and gas giant has invested an undisclosed amount in New York-based LO3, whose Exergy platform […]
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A large number of Gulf nations are embracing crypto with open arms as Ethereum explores partnership opportunities… While we often get to hear about how cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly gaining ground in the West, a number of countries across the Middle East — such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — often […]
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San Francisco-based tech firm Chia Network has released a green paper that describes an eco-friendly way of mining cryptocurrencies. San Francisco-based tech firm Chia Network has released a green paper that describes an eco-friendly means of mining cryptocurrencies. The green paper provides a description of how proof of space and proof of time create a […]
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sponsored An open-source blockchain platform says the industry is going the same way as the internet: Just like websites, every business now wants their own chain. An out-of-the-box solution says it enables anyone, even with no experience, to build their own blockchain in under 10 minutes. According to Nuls, businesses are going through a similar […]
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South American social networking giant Taringa! is launching a stablecoin-powered points system for its 27 million users. Latin American social networking giant Taringa! has partnered with MakerDAO and e-wallet provider Airtm to launch a stablecoin-powered points system for its 27 million strong user base. According to an official Taringa! news release published on July 7, […]
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Regulatory pressures continue to have an effect on the most popular countries to mine cryptocurrencies. A move by the Iranian government to cut off the power supply to local Bitcoin (BTC) miners grabbed headlines in June amid a soaring price gain by the preeminent cryptocurrency. As Bitcoin surged to prices not seen since 2017, a […]
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Car site sgCarMart.com and decentralized data protocol Ocean Protocol are launching the blockchain-based “Know-Your-Vehicle” data marketplace in Singapore. Singapore-based online car marketplace sgCarMart and decentralized data exchange protocol Ocean Protocol are launching a blockchain-powered “Know-Your-Vehicle” data marketplace. The development was announced in a press release on July 5. The so called Know-Your-Vehicle used car data […]
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