Crypto lender BlockFi secured $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture. American cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has secured $18.3 million in a funding round led by Valar Ventures. The Series A funding round saw participation from a number of crypto-focused investors, including Winklevoss Capital and Galaxy Digital, according […]
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Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set geared toward identifying cryptocurrency transactions associated with money laundering. Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, geared toward identifying cryptocurrency transactions associated with money laundering (AML). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Aug. 2. Making the […]
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Ripple has a long history of pro-regulation declarations and actions, but this time, its fervor appears to be profoundly reactive… Ripple, whose business is built on providing financial institutions with an infrastructure to facilitate international payments and currency trades, has always been a more likely ally to governments and regulators than most other major blockchain […]
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The NBA has partnered with the crypto collectibles developer behind CryptoKitties to launch a new collectibles platform and competitive game. The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) and its affiliated union — the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) — have partnered with Dapper Labs of CryptoKitties-fame to release a new crypto collectibles game. According to […]
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An Arizona startup is testing its stablecoin payments platform for the medical marijuana industry through the state’s fintech sandbox. The state of Arizona has accepted a blockchain-based, cannabis industry-oriented payments solution into its fintech sandbox. According to a recent press release from the Office of the Attorney General, the company — called Alta — is […]
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The DIFC, Mashreq Bank and Norbloc will jointly launch a blockchain-based KYC data-sharing consortium in the first quarter of 2020. A new partnership between the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Mashreq Bank, and fintech firm Norbloc aims to launch a blockchain-based Know Your Customer (KYC) data-sharing consortium in 2020. The official UAE news agency, Emirates […]
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Facebook’s Libra stands to be the largest DApp network to date, with over 2.4 billion active users — but will the dream be realized? The official announcement and details around Project Libra were provided to the world on June 18, 2019. Firstly, Libra was introduced: a new global reserve-backed cryptocurrency built on top of the […]
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While fresh data confirms that the crypto community continues to be male-dominated, the gender imbalance may be less extreme than previously thought. While fresh data confirms that the crypto community continues to be male-dominated, the gender imbalance may be less extreme than previously thought. A report published by fintech firm Bitpanda and market research company […]
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Ripple has partnered with two Japanese universities as part of its global blockchain research initiative. Cryptocurrency giant Ripple has partnered with Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo as part of its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). Ripple announced its new Japanese partnerships in a press release on July 30. Emi Yoshikawa, senior director of […]
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Who represents crypto in a U.S. Congressional hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain”, weeks after Facebook’s Libra is discussed… Today, on July 30, United States lawmakers will once again gather to debate cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in a hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain.” The hearing is […]
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