Ethereum co-founder and founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, pronounces the 20th-century world order dead. Ethereum co-founder and founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, pronounced “the economic order of the 20th century” dead in a recent YouTube livestream. By “the economic order of 20th century”, Hoskinson means a centralized hierarchical economy that was built through “a series […]
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This week, the UK’s central bank issued a discussion paper on how digital currencies could be introduced and used in the country. The Bank of England (BoE) is seriously weighing the pros and cons of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) denominated in pounds sterling. Britain’s central bank recognized that a digital pound could […]
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Two men arrested in Japan are accused of knowingly purchasing stolen NEM from the Coincheck hack as the thieves set up a dark web website to launder their proceeds. Tokyo police arrested two men in connection to the Coincheck hack on March 11. The men are accused of purchasing stolen NEM (XEM) through a dark […]
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Top Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has solicited blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis to monitor for suspicious transactions on its platform. On March 10, major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb announced it has partnered with crypto forensics firm Chainanylsis following the passing of new Korean crypto regulations. Bithumb will employ Chainalysis’s “Reactor” investigations tool to examine suspicious […]
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has launched a Bitcoin Governance Initiate Network to foster the “sustainable development” of the DLT sector. Japan’s financial regulator announced the launch of its global Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN) on March 10. The BGIN intends to foster the “sustainable development of the blockchain community.” The Financial Services Agency Japan (JFSA) […]
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Securitize joins forces with Tokyo-based LIFULL to create a funding platform using digital securities to invest in real estate. Two companies have developed a blockchain-based solution to address the large number of vacant homes in the Japanese countryside. Securitize, a compliance platform for token issuers, has joined forces with Tokyo-based LIFULL to create a funding […]
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As the blockchain industry becomes mainstream, more women are getting involved in the market, making it no longer a men-only business. On Dec. 4, Bitcoin (BTC) fund operator Grayscale published the results of a study that showed 43% of respondents interested in BTC investments turned out to be women. Today, half of Binance’s employees are […]
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Bitcoin price searches for support as the DOW, S&P 500, European and Asian markets register historic losses as fear of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to spread. The VIX volatility index, the stock market’s main risk indicator, skyrocketed to 55 on March 9. This is the highest level since 2009. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s talks with OPEC […]
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The Japan-based logistics company will be working with Accenture and Intel to develop a transport network that utilizes blockchain. A Japanese logistics company is planning to incorporate a blockchain network into a new transportation system to be developed next year. According to an article from the Nikkei newspaper, Nippon Express plans to invest up to […]
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Japanese government agencies held a crypto meeting, Coincheck added Qtum, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan include crypto exchange Zaif reopening account registrations, government agencies meeting on crypto, the Federation of Economic Affairs submitting a national Blockchain proposal, Coincheck adding Qtum, and Rakuten Wallet opening leverage trading […]
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