Celo plans to use a dedicated USD-backed stablecoin to provide unbanked consumers with payment options. Blockchain payments startup Celo has raised $30 million from well-known crypto investors Polychain Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on April 2. Celo, which is the trading name of A Protocol Inc., plans to use an […]
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Blockchain-based DApp platform Tron is supporting restrictions for gambling DApp development in the Japanese market. Blockchain-based decentralized application (DApp) platform Tron pushed to remove gambling DApps in the Japanese market to comply with local regulations, according to a press release published on March 31. Per the statement, the company intends to adhere to local laws […]
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Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to launch its Rakuten Wallet in June following an approval from the financial regulator. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten will launch its own cryptocurrency exchange, dubbed Rakuten Wallet, this June, Cointelegraph Japan reports today, March 29. As per the official announcement from Rakuten, the exchange will start accepting applications for opening accounts […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that two-factor authentication is now mandatory for the exchange’s users. Nick Percoco, chief security officer at United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for the exchange’s users in a post on the company’s official blog published on March 26. 2FA, in this case, […]
Continue ReadingThe president and CEO of Samsung SDS has said that blockchain can improve productivity in manufacturing. The president and CEO of Samsung SDS — an IT and consultancy subsidiary of the South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Group — has said that blockchain can improve productivity in the manufacturing industry. President and CEO Hong Yuan Zhen’s […]
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The integration will see improved accessibility for users of Sirin’s Finney smartphone, with MEW becoming a featured wallet interface. Swiss developer Sirin Labs will integrate popular cryptocurrency interface MyEtherWallet (MEW) in its Finney blockchain smartphone, the company confirmed on social media on March 21. Sirin, which released Finney late last year, will now allow MEW […]
Continue ReadingKakao Corp is reportedly planning a crypto wallet-to-messenger integration after the commercial launch of the Klaytn platform. South Korea’s biggest internet corporation Kakao will reportedly integrate its crypto wallet in its messaging app KakaoTalk, local financial news agency Fnnews reported on March 18. According to the report, more than 44 million South Korean KakaoTalk users […]
Continue ReadingAn 18-year-old cryptocurrency hacker was reportedly referred to prosecutors in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya for the theft of 15 million yen worth of cryptocurrency. An 18-year-old hacker was referred to prosecutors in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya for stealing cryptocurrency, local news outlet Japan Today reported on March 14. The cybercriminal allegedly hacked Monappy, […]
Continue ReadingDecentralized liquidity network Bancor introduced its non-custodial wallet for on-chain conversions between Ethereum and Eos tokens. Decentralized liquidity network Bancor has launched a wallet for on-chain conversions between Ethereum (ETH) and Eos (EOS) tokens, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on March 12. The new product, Bancor Wallet, is a non-custodial crypto wallet […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed that wallets to take a gas fee for transactions to support developers. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed that wallets charge a gas fee for transactions in order to support developers in a tweet on March 8. Gas is a unit for measuring the computational work of operating transactions […]
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