As a developing tech power, China is one of the fastest countries in adopting blockchain technology. 2020 has been a year full of challenges for the world, but for a country like China with such a large population base and rapid development, it has also been a year of opportunities. On Oct. 24, 2019, China […]
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Ether payments are now available on the Binance Visa card which is now shipping to customers in the EEA region. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has started shipping its physical Binance Visa cards in the European Economic Area. According to a Dec. 14 announcement, users in the EEA region will soon receive their physical […]
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Bitcoin price may have hit a multi-year high, but numerous fundamental factors signal that even better days are ahead. The end of 2020 has been lighting up crypto-centric subreddits and feeds of Bitcoin hodlers as the appetite for the digital bullion reaches an all-time high. The explosion has been accelerated via the adoption of the […]
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“The future of the wine industry lies in verifiable provenance, transparency and traceability.” An IBM blockchain-powered platform is now offering a way for people to track wine from its vineyard origins all the way to your local store shelf. In an announcement today, IBM said it has partnered with wine monitoring firm eProvenance to release […]
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Is all this Christmas nonsense getting in the way of your crypto obsession? Well, why not combine the two? As we find ourselves already knee-deep into December, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore that certain festive je ne sais quoi that always seems to permeate the air during this time of year — yes, […]
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According to researchers at the University of Bern, the presence of faulty or malicious nodes on the Ripple network could have “devastating effects.” Researchers from the University of Bern have released a report claiming Ripple’s consensus protocol “ensures neither safety nor liveness.” In a blog posted yesterday from the university’s Cryptology and Data Security Research […]
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GoodDollar believes that “digital basic income can work at scale, while effecting positive change on a global level.” A nonprofit initiative that leverages decentralized finance as a means to offer a digital income for its users has announced that people have now claimed more than 14 million of its tokens. According to a Wednesday announcement, […]
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Q3 was a tough quarter for mining rig manufacturers as the impact of COVID-19 continued to weigh. The stock of one of China’s “big 3” mining firms is in free fall Monday after reporting another quarterly loss, underscoring the operating challenges imposed by COVID-19. Canaan Creative, which manufactures mining rigs, released its third-quarter financial results […]
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The exchange said the move was in response to “new guidance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.” U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase Pro announced today that customers would not be able to use margin trading on the platform beginning on Wednesday. According to the Coinbase blog, Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said that no new margin […]
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Regulatory compliance is crucial for firms hoping to drive mainstream crypto adoption no matter which part of the world they operate in. Mainstream interest for cryptocurrency is becoming ever-apparent as major online payment systems such as PayPal begin to offer support for digital currencies. While a revolutionary step for both the crypto and traditional finance […]
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