Physical Bitcoin futures settlement exchange CoinFlex has received $10 million in funding from Roger Ver, Polychain Capitals and other investors. Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFlex has received $10 million through a funding round that closed last week. Recent funding and goal Asia-focused newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported the news on Aug. 26. […]
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U.S. court cases against crypto and blockchain firms are inconclusive, but international cases appear to be showing clear support for cryptocurrency. Over the last 24 months, all major legal systems have been floundering to develop a regulatory framework that can be applied across the blockchain industry. This lack of a standard foundation has led to […]
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Experts in law, blockchain technology and crypto take on the question: Could the U.S.’s First Amendment regulate the legality of Bitcoin as free speech? There is a concept that exists in the crypto space that effectively states: Bitcoin (BTC) is code, code is speech and speech is protected under United States law. We asked legal […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: the Bank of Japan is bullish on blockchain tech, while exchanges and crypto firms are introducing new offerings. Japan is a friendly jurisdiction for cryptocurrency trading and development, having eliminated the consumption tax on Bitcoin (BTC) trading in 2017, after which it recognized the coin as legal tender. This week in Japan, […]
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Cryptocurrency firm Ripple’s head of social impact Ken Weber thinks that universities need to offer courses that relate to actual roles in the blockchain industry. Cryptocurrency firm Ripple’s head of social impact Ken Weber is confident that universities around the world must expand their education programs to offer blockchain and digital assets training courses that […]
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Bitcoin price circles around the $10,100 mark while most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies see moderate gains on the day. Sunday, Aug. 25 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) circles around the $10,100 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is up by […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day while Bitcoin hovers around the $10,130 mark. On Aug. 24, most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) hovers around the $10,130 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is currently down by […]
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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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International money transfer firm Xendpay has joined RippleNet to take advantage of its network for sending all types of currency around the world. Money transfer service Xendpay has joined Ripple’s global transaction network RippleNet to support international transactions. Going beyond the U.S. dollar Ripple announced the news on Aug. 20. Per the announcement, RippleNet will […]
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Three universities in the University of California system to host a blockchain education initiative funded by blockchain accelerator MouseBelt. Blockchain accelerator MouseBelt has launched a blockchain education initiative at three UC universities. Blockchain education at U.S. universities In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Aug. 22, Mousebelt announced an initiative with UC Davis, UC […]
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