French specialized credit institution Societe Generale SFH has issued a 100 million euro bond as a security token on the Ethereum blockchain. French specialized credit institution Societe Generale SFH issued a 100 million euro ($112 million) bond as a security token on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. The company announced the development on its website on […]
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The Technion has filed a civil suit against a faculty member for allegedly profiting from the technology he developed while working at the institute. The Technion Israel Institute of Technology has filed a civil suit against a faculty member for allegedly establishing of a zero knowledge proof technology company and making use of the knowledge […]
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The $850 million clinched this year so far puts the industry on course to beat its 2018 levels. Venture capital investment in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups will likely set a new all-time high in 2019, Reuters reported on April 17, quoting figures from market data provider PitchBook. Following on from the $2.4 billion in funding […]
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The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has launched a blockchain-neutral Token Taxonomy Initiative that will seek to define tokens in non-technical and cross-industry terms. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has launched a blockchain-neutral Token Taxonomy Initiative in partnership with major firms, according to a press release from EEA on April 17. The initiative will seek to define […]
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The exchange, like others in India, faces an ongoing stranglehold on operations by the central bank. Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin has fired half its staff, leaving the company with 14 workers, Indian daily news outlet The Economic Times reported on April 16. Citing regulatory uncertainty in the industry, Unocoin said it had made the decision […]
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New York-based blockchain company ConsenSys is reportedly seeking investors to raise $200 million. New York-based blockchain company ConsenSys is reportedly seeking investors to raise $200 million, technology media outlet The Information reported on April 15. According to sources familiar with the matter, ConsenSys is trying to attract outside investors to raise $200 million. The company’s […]
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The EU’s launch of an international blockchain association is a pivotal step in providing regulatory certainty for early adopters. The European Union has officially launched the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) — with IBM, Accenture and Deutsche Telekom among the 100-plus members to have signed the association’s charter at a ceremony at the […]
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Global consulting company Accenture wins two patents aimed to increase blockchain interoperability. Global consulting company Accenture has patented two solutions focused on blockchain interoperability, according to the data published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on April 2. The first patent, filed August 2018, patents a method for cryptologic blockchain interoperability. As […]
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Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority updated its crypto-related fraud blacklist to total of 120 websites. Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has updated a blacklist of crypto-related websites associated with fraud, according to an official statement on April 4. Following a previous crypto-related scam blacklist update in December 2018, the FSMA has added […]
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The European Union announced the launch of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications. The European Union announced the launch of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) on its official website on April 3. According to a Cointelegraph representative who attended today’s ceremony at the European Commission in Brussels, the more than 100 […]
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