Government agencies, sports franchises and mainstream exchanges are first real-world adopters of the popular “pure proof-of-stake” Algorand blockchain. Algorand officially unveiled a suite of new features to its pure-proof-of-stake network at the end of November, dubbed Algorand 2.0. The latest suite of technical innovation by the emerging “frictionless finance” network, the upgrade encompasses the official […]
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CV Summit offered Davos attendees the chance to go deep on blockchain. If you wanted to go deep on blockchain at the World Economic Forum, you needed to attend the conference’s unofficial side events. Perhaps the largest of these crypto-friendly events was CV Summit, an all-day conference organized by CV Labs. The Switzerland-based organization (operated […]
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A crypto advocacy group, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, provided its arguments on how a U.S. court should consider digital assets. The Chamber of Digital Commerce has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing court case between encrypted messenger service Telegram and the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). Filed on Jan. 21, the document […]
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In line with a November court ruling, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov gave a deposition regarding alleged violation of U.S. securities law by Gram token sale. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov gave a deposition regarding the company’s alleged violation of United States securities law by conducting $1.7 billion Gram token sale in 2018. In line with a […]
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The deployment of blockchain technology can save the United Arab Emirates more than $3 billion, new research shows. The deployment of blockchain technology can save the United Arab Emirates (UAE) more than $3 billion, according to new findings. The findings were revealed in a white paper entitled “Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain: Case Studies and Learning […]
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Singapore-based crypto exchange Huobi partnered with a real estate firm in the UAE to offer secure crypto payment options for its real estate investors. Major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has partnered with a real estate firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow real estate investors to pay in cryptocurrencies. The Singapore-based crypto exchange has […]
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As tensions between Iran and the U.S. continue to escalate, more and more Iranians seem to be turning toward crypto and BTC. Earlier this week, the world’s flagship crypto asset saw its value surge from around the $8,000 mark to just over $8,430 within an hour’s time. This latest price action came after the Iranian […]
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Dubai-based crypto futures exchange BTSE plans to host the first-ever native exchange token sale based on Blockstream’s Bitcoin sidechain, the Liquid Network. Multi-currency and spot/futures exchange BTSE plans to host the first-ever native exchange token sale based on a Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain. The exchange seeks to raise $50 million, Finance Magnates reports on Dec. 10, […]
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New study jointly conducted by international trade organizations focuses on possibilities and challenges of blockchain tech implementation to the industry. Distributed ledger technology, colloquially termed “blockchain,” is making a bold promise to help bring the trade industry into the digital age. To help shed light on the intricate workings of the technology and the role […]
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China has introduced an independently developed blockchain-based identification system for its smart city infrastructure. China continues to up its blockchain game with an independently developed blockchain-based identification system for cities as part of its smart city infrastructure. On Nov. 4, Chinese daily tabloid newspaper Global Times reported that the newly developed identification system was jointly […]
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