Blockchain energy startup Power Ledger to launch first trial of P2P tech in rural areas of Western Australia to trade surplus energy on the blockchain. Australian blockchain energy startup Power Ledger has launched its first trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading technology in rural areas. Energy monetization for outlying settlements According to a blog post […]
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Individuals can now only exchange up to $10,000 worth of pesos as the currency continues to crumble. Argentina has reimposed capital controls, limiting citizens’ and businesses’ freedom to buy foreign currency. As Bloomberg reported on Sep. 1, the increasingly troubled South American nation took the step as the Argentine peso (ARS) suffers overwhelming losses against […]
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Hyperinflation is reportedly slowing, but Bitcoin trading statistics speak for themselves. Bitcoin (BTC) trading has hit a giant new record yet again in Venezuela as the country’s crippling hyperinflation continues to play out. Localbitcoins volume up 48% Data published on Sep. 2 from monitoring resource Coin Dance, which tracks trade volumes on P2P crypto exchange […]
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China’s central bank relies on centralization and suppression of open technologies such as blockchain, with its next step being to issue a national stablecoin. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, has announced that it is planning to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC), inspired in part by Facebook’s Libra project. […]
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Bitwala launches smartphone Bitcoin banking app for customers in 30 European countries. On Aug. 29, German blockchain-based banking startup, Bitwala, announced the launch of its smartphone app for Bitcoin banking on iOS and Android. Customers in over 30 European countries can now open a German bank account with integrated Bitcoin wallet and trading. Open an […]
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Cryptocurrency project Decred announces the addition of various privacy-focused features to its DCR coin. On Aug. 28, cryptocurrency project Decred announced that it is adding a few new privacy-focused features to its cryptocurrency DCR. According to Decred’s official blog, the goal of these new features is to be “simple, adaptable, and creative.” The post explains: […]
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Poloniex is making moves to cover its losses from the CLAM flash crash, but questions remain about the accountability of margin borrowers… When a financial system like the crypto market lacks liquidity, a crash becomes inevitable. This was the case at the margin trading marketplace hosted by U.S.-based crypto exchange Poloniex toward the end of […]
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Facebook’s Libra remains hot on the agenda despite the fact that no new announcements have come; instead, the world continues to react to the stablecoin… Over the past few days, a number of Libra-related announcements have been made — only, they weren’t from Facebook, the Libra Association, Calibra wallet or any other party involved in […]
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Energy-focused blockchain startup Power Ledger has extended its peer-to-peer energy trading trial to the next phase in the Australian city of Fremantle. Energy-focused blockchain startup Power Ledger has extended its peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading trial into its next phase in the Australian city of Fremantle. In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Aug. 21, […]
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Everex has received a full Money Transmitter License from a New Jersey regulator, allowing it to expand cryptocurrency trading service in the U.S. market. Stablecoin-based settlement platform Everex has obtained a full Money Transmitter License from a New Jersey regulator, allowing the company to test services in the United States. In a press release shared […]
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