The Central Bank of Russia is intending to use a local, FSB-approved blockchain for its upcoming e-mortgage project. The Central Bank of Russia is reportedly developing a digital mortgage platform powered by a domestically developed blockchain called Masterchain, local state-owned news agency Ria reported on May 28. According to Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy governor at […]
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Gemini has teamed up with Samsung, paving the way for mobile wallet interaction with the U.S.-based crypto exchange’s app. U.S. crypto exchange Gemini has partnered with technology giant Samsung Electronics for wallet integration. The partnership means U.S. and Canadian customers can use the Samsung Blockchain Wallet in conjunction with Gemini’s mobile application, a statement provided […]
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Tired claims that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are not an asset class say more about Goldman Sachs and the banking system itself, proponents argue. Bitcoin (BTC) supporters have widely panned Goldman Sachs after it emerged that the banking giant does not consider it as a real asset class. Materials from an investor call on May 27 […]
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Brave has launched in-browser video calls featuring end-to-end encryption. Brave, the privacy-centric cryptocurrency-powered web browser has launched in-browser video calls featuring end-to-end encryption. The encrypted video service, dubbed ‘Brave Together’ can be used to make unlimited encrypted video calls featuring two participants. All Brave users can access the feature, with no account sign-ups needed. Brave […]
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The Kleiman estate’s legal team has seized upon this week’s revelation that 145 Bitcoin addresses claimed by Craig Wright are controlled by someone else. The Kleiman estate’s legal team has entered into evidence this week’s revelation that 145 addresses claimed by Craig Wright are not controlled by him. They filed a notice of supplementary evidence […]
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South Korea’s electronic giant exhibits interest in distributed ledger technology. LG Electronics has joined the governing council of Hedera Hashgraph, the enterprise-grade public distributed ledger platform. LG serves as the council’s fourteenth member, sitting alongside Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, Google, IBM, Tata Communications, and other leading organizations. Hedera Hashgraph CEO Mance Harmon told Cointelegraph that LG […]
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Electric Capital partner Ken Deeter proposed the Guarded Launch of a DeFi project. Ken Deeter, a partner at crypto venture firm, Electric Capital, proposed a pragmatic approach to ensure decentralized finance, or DeFi, projects are not exploited due to bugs in the system. In an article published on May 27 through the Electric Capital blog, […]
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Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange teams up with a local security firm to offer full security against “the unthinkable”. Toronto-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bitbuy, now offers full insurance on all Bitcoin (BTC) deposits in an apparent first for the industry, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 27. The platform claims that the full value […]
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Representatives of companies that were allegedly hacked strongly deny the allegations, stating that the exploit had been fixed years ago. According to a report by an online monitoring web portal, Under the Breach, a hacker was able to penetrate the privacy protocols of major firms such as Trezor, Ledger and Bnktothefuture on May 24 and […]
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Let’s take a look at some of the possible use cases for crypto and blockchain in the forthcoming years and decades. Surely though, there is much more to come. Over the last decade, we have witnessed the massive development of crypto. Formerly a geeky trend, crypto was once a questionable and not easily understandable invention […]
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