Australia’s largest precious metal refinery, the Perth Mint, and InfiGold, a fintech startup that digitizes precious metals, have jointly launched a gold-backed digital token. Australia’s largest precious metal refinery, the Perth Mint, and InfiGold, a fintech startup focused on precious metals digitization, have jointly launched a gold-backed digital token. The new ERC-20 token is dubbed […]
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Telegram Open Network’s value is expected to surpass $20 billion over a five-year horizon, according to Decentral Park Capital’s research. Telegram Open Network’s (TON) value is expected to surpass $20 billion over a five-year horizon, according to a new research by New York-based blockchain venture and digital assets fund Decentral Park Capital. “A sleeping giant […]
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Intercontinental Exchange, the governing body behind the New York Stock Exchange, has executed the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin futures contract. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the governing body behind the New York Stock Exchange, has executed the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts. ICE revealed the development in an Oct. 4 press […]
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While crypto was initially built off the principle of decentralization, nowadays that may not always be the case. Cryptocurrencies are based on decentralized technologies, but there is a big difference in terms of what they are, how they are used, and what it means for the projects — and now, governments — that are engaging […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, Bitflyer adds the Ether (ETH)/yen pair to its trading platform, the official website Ethereum.org adds a Japanese language version, while Monex CEO Oki Matsumoto says that Facebook opened Pandora’s box with its stablecoin project, […]
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Blockchain can contribute to trade cost savings by replacing the paper-heavy custom processes that slow down trade. In August of 2019, both the United States and Thailand announced their plans to test blockchain applications for tracking and managing shipments. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to test a blockchain application against their […]
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The first federally regulated platform for trading Bitcoin futures is off to a slow start, but predicted to pick up steam over time. After more than a year spent ensuring full compliance with the United States authorities, Bakkt, the first federally regulated platform for Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading, launched on September 23. Conceived by the global […]
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Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on the Marco Polo trade finance network. Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo trade finance network. Per a press release published on […]
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18 Bitcoin in volume has been traded since the launch of Bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform late yesterday, Sept. 22. 18 Bitcoin (BTC) in volume has been traded since the launch of Bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s Bakkt platform yesterday, Sept. 22. The much-anticipated contracts — the first of their […]
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Cryptocurrency adoption has gained traction since the invention of Bitcoin 10 years ago. Here’s a look at where you can spend crypto today. Earlier on, when Bitcoin (BTC) arrived on the scene, most cryptocurrency enthusiasts held on to their coins, as there were only so many places they could be spent. Nowadays, the list of […]
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