Daniel Daianu, a member of the BNR’s Administration Council, has stated that cryptocurrency will not replace currency issued by central banks An official from the Romanian central bank has stated that cryptocurrency will not replace currency issued by central banks as it is not necessarily a currency. The news was published by local media outlet […]
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Researchers at Portland State University have created a blockchain protocol to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from filling the market. Portland State University (PSU) researchers have made a blockchain protocol to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from filling the market, according to a press release published on April 15. PSU researcher and professor of computer science at the Maseeh […]
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CZ, the CEO and founder of Binance, has emphasized that crypto exchange-hosted token offerings are no less subject to regulatory hurdles than their ICO predecessors. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO and founder of top crypto exchange Binance, has underscored that exchange-hosted token offerings are no less subject to regulatory hurdles than their initial coin offering (ICO) […]
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Facebook and Telegram’s launch of coins will be more of a game changer for social media and banking than for crypto. Facebook is controversial, if nothing else. The world’s fifth-biggest company by market cap, it’s also the biggest social network by a comfortable margin. Yet, despite the fact that most of us use it, we’ve become increasingly […]
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A host of crypto industry critics have weighed in on the potential drawbacks of so-dubbed initial exchange offerings. A host of crypto industry critics have weighed in on the potential drawbacks of so-dubbed initial exchange offerings (IEOs) — a crypto exchange-hosted alternative to the original model of an initial coin offering (ICO). Their views were […]
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Facebook is reportedly seeking venture capital to support its purported native token project. Facebook is reportedly seeking support from various venture capital (VC) firms to develop its supposed digital token, New York Times (NYT) tech reporter Nathaniel Popper tweeted on April 8. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Popper states that Facebook is seeking a […]
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The Tron Foundation released the roadmap for its second layer scalability solution, which is expected to increase the capacity of the whole chain. Blockchain-based decentralized application (DApp) platform Tron has revealed the expansion plan of its second layer scalability solution, the Sun Network. According to a release published Monday, April 8, the network’s testnet will […]
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UK startup Acre Software raised about $6.5 million to apply blockchain technology to the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers. United Kingdom startup Acre Software raised about $6.5 million to apply blockchain technology to the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers, a press release published on April 4 states. Per the release, nearly […]
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Nouriel Roubini has argued that if and when they are adopted, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) won’t be on the blockchain. American economist and notorious crypto critic Nouriel Roubini has argued that if and when central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are adopted, they won’t be based on blockchain. Roubini — otherwise known as “Dr. Doom” […]
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How a user gaming the Augur network led to the debate on the validity and effectiveness of decentralized networks. According to a Reddit thread on March 19, traders on Augur, a decentralized oracle and peer-to-peer protocol for prediction markets, are being scammed. The Reddit user claims that “some people” in the Augur community are exploiting […]
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