This is how Ripple’s next product might be called. Ripple, a major cryptocurrency firm developing XRP-based products, continues to actively claim rights on new business trademarks. Over the past month, the company filed four trademark applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), according to publicly available data on the USPTO website. The […]
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The operator of Australia’s ‘PayID’ payments network is suing Ripple Labs over its use of ‘PayID’ branding. Ripple is facing a lawsuit from New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA) — a consortium that includes every significant bank in Australia. While court documents are yet to have been made public, it is believed the suit alleges intellectual […]
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The traditional gaming industry dips its toes into blockchain. As part of its foray into the burgeoning non-fungible-token (NFT) gaming sector, NFT gaming ecosystem provider 8Hours Foundation appointed Michael Katz as a member of its advisory board. Katz has a long 25-year tenure within the video game entertainment sector, including top roles in major gaming […]
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Impersonation scams continue to permeate the cryptocurrency space. Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has issued a warning to users regarding a fraudulent website using its branding in an attempt to steal cryptocurrency. According to the report, posted Aug 19, the website is offering false incentives to entice users to deposit digital assets. It further clarifies that the […]
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The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! Coming every Sunday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. Top Stories This Week Bitcoin bulls stampede toward $12,000 as Ether hits a […]
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Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff is about to become non-fungible. BBC Studios has officially entered the blockchain gaming space after partnering with Reality Gaming Group to develop a digital trading game for the popular TV series, Doctor Who. This marks the first time that the British public service broadcaster has used blockchain technology to market […]
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The new Russian “crypto” law provides a regulatory regime for tokenized securities and has no regulation for cryptocurrencies. Russian legislators have passed the nation’s first crypto law after discussing crypto regulation for the last five years. The bill, titled “On Digital Financial Assets,” has had dozens of versions that have varied from one another massively. […]
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Tokenizer is putting the tools to turn real-world assets into security tokens within the hands of the everyman. Tokenizer is a new self-service platform launching July 29 which provides a fully compliant blockchain issuance solution for asset-backed security tokens. This will allow businesses and individuals to tokenize their assets with zero technical or coding skills, […]
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Senate looks at tech and innovation, including CBDC development, as critical area within rising tensions with China. On July 22, the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy held a hearing on the role of innovation in the rising com Today’s hearing comes on the heels of a Department of Justice indictment yesterday against several […]
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When it comes to counterfeiting booze, wine is an easy target. Fortunately, blockchain makes a particularly good pairing with the wine market. For wine collectors, provenance is everything. With as much as 20% of all wine circulating the globe deemed to be fake, it’s hardly surprising. In days past, sniffing out a bogus burgundy required […]
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