Wesley Snipes plans on tokenizing his future movies, but how prevalent is tokenization in film, and can it disrupt traditional funding? As the world of finance continues adapting to contemporary innovations, it almost cannot help but drag other industries along for the ride — willingly or otherwise. Film is one such sector currently undergoing a […]
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Online payments processor Stripe has raised another $250 million in funding round that saw its valuation rise to a whopping $35 billion. Online payments processor Stripe announced that it has raised another $250 million in a new funding round, which pushes its pre-money valuation to a whopping $35 billion. $250 million to expand its global […]
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Binance CMO announced plans to launch fiat-to-crypto over-the-counter desk for Chinese market, part of the exchange’s continuing expansion in China. Cryptocurrency giant Binance plans to roll out its over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform for Chinese yuan in October. Chinese market targets Yi He, Binance co-founder and chief marketing officer (CMO) announced the news at a media […]
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Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 developed the world’s first internet-free system for transacting cryptocurrencies. Israeli cybersecurity startup GK8 has reportedly developed the world’s first offline system for transacting cryptocurrencies. The new system uses GK8’s proprietary cryptographic techniques that enable instant blockchain transactions of digital assets without any need for an internet connection, Israeli business news publication […]
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The Turkish government has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure for public administration applications. The Turkish government has announced plans to establish a national blockchain infrastructure to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT) in public administration. The Ministry of Industry and Technology set out its vision during its Strategy 2023 presentation on Sept. 18 in Ankara. […]
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A U.S. judge ruled that Craig Wright must give up half of what he and Dave Kleiman mined together — but how much is that? Since early 2018, Craig Wright, a controversial Australian computer scientist and tech entrepreneur, has been the defendant in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of Dave Kleiman, Wright’s late business […]
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North Korea is reportedly in the early stages of developing its own Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency to avoid international sanctions. A North Korean representative reportedly said that the country is in the early stages of developing its own Bitcoin (BTC)-like cryptocurrency. North Korea trying to evade international sanctions On Sept. 18, Vice news reported that the Democratic […]
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The European Space Agency has awarded a €60,000 grant for blockchain startup SpaceChain to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig wallet. The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a 60,000 euro ($66,400) grant for blockchain startup SpaceChain to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig wallet. According to an announcement published on Sept. 18, the new grant comes […]
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Performance claims of Hedera’s “third-generation” distributed ledger being called into question, what is the protocol really capable of? Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network targeting enterprises and claims to be capable of processing 10,000 cryptocurrency transactions per second (TPS), has publicly launched its beta mainnet this Monday. Despite the project’s governing council attracting membership from […]
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After leaving China amid the local crypto trading ban back in 2017, Binance has made its first strategic Chinese investment. Crypto exchange giant Binance has made its first strategic Chinese investment after leaving China amid the local crypto trading ban back in 2017. Founded in China in 2017, Binance has participated in a $200 million […]
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