A bill introduced in the Rhode Island State Assembly would allow some “blockchain tokens” to avoid state securities laws. A bill in the state legislature of the United States state of Rhode Island would exclude “blockchain tokens” from state securities laws. The bill was introduced in the legislature on Feb. 27. The bipartisan bill H5595 […]
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Chinese investment firm GSR and Singaporean private equity firm Makara will co-lead a $100 million investment in tZERO. Chinese investment firm GSR Capital and Singaporean private equity firm Makara Capital will co-lead an investment of up to $100 million in tZERO, according to a press release on March 1. TZero is United States retail giant […]
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sponsored A cryptocurrency futures exchange wants to appeal to a wider net of traders by offering crypto futures contracts as well as traditional futures markets, all with zero fees. Blockchain startup Digitex Futures is ready to launch its commission-free futures exchange. The platform is planning to add traditional futures markets — including forex, metals, commodities […]
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Malaysian official reveals that one of the country’s states is eyeing launching a blockchain platform for the needs of the agriculture industry. The Malaysian state of Penang is considering the use of blockchain technology in food and agricultural products supply chains, local English-language newspaper The Star reports on March 1. According to the country’s Deputy […]
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Circle plans to ensure it is protected against malicious trading schemes and on the right side of regulators. Blockchain finance company Circle will use digital financial services company Nice Actimize’s market monitoring tools to fight manipulation, a press release confirmed on Feb. 27. Nice Actimize, which forms a branch of Israeli enterprise software giant Nice […]
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Fresh comments from Ripple’s Miguel Vias come amid continued tension over XRP’s sudden appearance on Coinbase’s platforms. Blockchain payment network Ripple did not influence United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s decision to list XRP, a senior executive claimed on social media on Feb. 27. As part of a Twitter debate involving United Kingdom-based entrepreneur and investor […]
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The Ethereum mainnet’s latest update, Constantinople and St. Petersburg, went live at block 7,280,000. The Constantinople and St. Petersburg network upgrades for the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum’s (ETH), occurred today Feb. 28, according to ethstats.net. Specifically, the updates went live on the main network at block 7,280,000, in accordance with previously released schedule. Although […]
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Global demand for blockchain engineers is up by 517 percent year-over-year, according to the report. The global demand for blockchain engineers is up by 517 percent year-over-year, according to a report released by recruitment company Hired on Feb. 28. The document also notes that the second-fastest growing software engineering role is security engineer, with 132 […]
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In-browser mining service Coinhive will discontinue its operations in March 2019, due to economic problems. Cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive is shutting down, as the project has reportedly become economically inviable. The team behind Coinhive the news in a blog post on Feb. 26. Per the announcement, the mining service will stop its operations on March […]
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Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, joined the BT Radianz Cloud broker community. Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has joined the British Telecommunications (BT) Radianz Cloud broker community, a BT press release reports on Feb. 27. The Radianz Cloud is described in the press release as “one of […]
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