The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.” A new bill filed on Thursday, H.R.9067, seeks to create an office that will “coordinate” federal applications of blockchain technology. Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat representing Florida’s 9th district, the bill would “establish an […]
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The dedicated office would oversee “all non-defense related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology within the Federal Government.” Filed on Thursday, a new bill, H.R.9067, seeks to create an office that will “coordinate” federal applications of blockchain technology. Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat representing Florida’s 9th district, the bill would “establish an […]
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The new Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative will aim to make mining more eco-friendly. On Tuesday, payments giant Square announced a major push to go carbon neutral by 2030. As part of the initiative, Square will be dedicating $10 million to its Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative, which aims to “support companies that help drive adoption […]
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Coinbase will help COPA on its journey of defending against patent overreach. The Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance, or COPA, headed up by finance company Square, recently picked up Coinbase as a cornerstone participant. Square unveiled the group in September as a method of warding off patent overreach — an issue that has been known to […]
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XRP price rallied 91% in the past month and data shows these three fundamental factors may be behind the break above the current multi-year range. In the past month, the price of XRP rallied 91% as the digital asset at last found some spark and is now playing catch up with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). […]
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The Bitcoin mining giant appoints a new director with a stellar institutional background as stock prices surge. Last week, as share prices ripped upwards of 50% to levels not seen since the 2018 cryptocurrency bullrun, Riot Blockchain (NASDAQ: RIOT) appointed former director of the listing committee for the Toronto Stock Exchange Hubert Marleau to the […]
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Ripple’s new filing with the USPTO is for the trademark “PayString.” Ripple, the developer of various XRP-based products, has filed yet another new trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO. Filed on Nov. 6, a filing for the trademark “PayString” gives scant information as to which business or product will be marketed […]
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A U.S.-based mining firm has inked agreements with foreign investors to issue $13.9 million in shares in exchange for Bitcoin miners pushing 1 EH/s in hash power. The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Bit Digital has announced it will issue $13.9 million in shares in exchange for mining hardware. According to a Nov. 11 announcement, […]
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Upstart blockchain firm Bots Inc claims it can demand between $14 million and $18 million in monthly revenues after acquiring a patent to Bitcoin ATM technology last month. Puerto Rico-based blockchain and robotics firm Bots Inc has announced it is exploring its options with “a major law firm” to launch litigation against firms operating Bitcoin […]
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Telegram must pay $625,000 to Lantah LLC — a small crypto firm it sued in 2018 over using the ‘GRAM’ trademark and ticker. Telegram Messenger Inc. has been ordered to pay nearly $625,000 worth of legal fees to a small cryptocurrency firm that it sued over using the ‘GRAM’ crypto-ticker and trademark. In a Nov. […]
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