Intermediaries profiting from the fiat banking system “face the chop in the not too distant future,” Malta’s finance minister Edward Scicluna has told Cointelegraph. Financial intermediaries will be “facing the chop” thanks to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, Malta’s finance minister told Cointelegraph in an interview Friday, October 5. Speaking in a private interview during the Malta […]
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EOS found itself in hot water after allegations against its governance arose. This week, EOS found itself in hot water after allegations arose that a major part of its blockchain governnance, led by Chinese crypto exchange Huobi may be involved in a corruption scheme. EOS’ parent company and Huobi have issued public statements since these […]
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Crypto markets are seeing little price movement today, with only Ripple seeing a more substantial loss of close to 3% among top coins. Friday, Oct. 5: cryptocurrencies are seeing little volatility over the past 24 hours to press time, with the majority of losses and gains of top coins capped within a 1 percent range […]
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Time Magazine has put a blockchain startup from Ghana in its “Genius Companies” list for 2018, along with such companies as Apple, Netflix and SpaceX. American journal Time Magazine has included a blockchain startup in its recent top 50 “Genius Companies 2018″ list, published Thursday, October 4. In putting together the list, the magazine asked […]
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The U.S. SEC has outlined its review period for considering proposed rule changes related to various Bitcoin ETFs. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined a time frame for reviewing proposed rule changes related to a series of applications to list and trade various Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The review period affects […]
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Chilean MPs urge country’s parliament to adopt blockchain for public needs and conduct studies on its advantages. Two Chilean deputies have presented a resolution on blockchain adoption to the lower house of the country’s parliament (Camara de Diputados) on Thursday, October 4, local news website Fortin Mapocho reported. The proposed blockchain resolution project was first […]
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Ivy League American university Yale is said to be one of the investors that has helped to raise $400 million for a major new cryptocurrency-focused fund. Ivy League U.S. university Yale is said to be one of the investors that helped to raise $400 million for a major new cryptocurrency-focused fund, Bloomberg reports October 5. […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate with crypto-funded crimes. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged seven officers from Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) with cryptocurrency-funded global hacking and related disinformation operations. The indictment was filed by the grand jury at the Western District of Pennsylvania […]
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Technologies like blockchain form one of the focuses of a new partnership between major Russian bank Sberbank and energy giant Rosseti. Russia’s largest majority state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a partnership agreement with state-owned power giant Rosseti to propagate new technologies, a press release confirms Friday, October 5. The latest step in Sberbank’s ongoing engagement […]
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While Bitmain’s IPO launch date is getting closer, recent retractions of large investor participation, increased competition, and possible losses may affect the company’s leading position on the market. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of Cointelegraph.com Bitmain, the world market leader for mining equipment, on the […]
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