Yesterday’s mild market movements continue, with most of the top twenty cryptocurrencies seeing mild green. Thursday, May 2 — yesterday’s mild market movements continues, with most of the top twenty cryptocurrencies seeing mild green on the day at press time with typical growth of between 1 and 3%, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization courtesy […]
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The South Korean financial regulator authorized nine companies, some of which use blockchain, to operate in the sandbox. The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has authorized nine fintech companies to operate in the country as part of a regulatory sandbox, English-language local media The Korea Times reported on May 2. Per the report, the […]
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Volatility in crypto prices have been regarded as a big hurdle for mainstream adoption. Stablecoins could be a way of eliminating such erratic fluctuations. Can stablecoins achieve true decentralization? Certain providers believe they have struck a compromise. Some stablecoin advocates are concerned that pegging a cryptocurrency directly to the U.S. dollar means that it must […]
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Japan and South Korea took the remaining spots in the top three countries, still far behind the U.S. The United States, Japan and South Korea are the world’s biggest fans of cryptocurrency exchanges, new research from software firm DataLight reported April 29. After investigating the origin of traders who use well-known exchanges, DataLight — which […]
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Bitfinex and Tether deny the New York attorney general’s claims of a lost $850 million, and Samsung considers a Samsung Coin. Top stories this week Bitfinex Allegedly Covers $850 Million Loss With Tether Funds The New York attorney general’s office alleged this week that crypto exchange Bitfinex lost $850 million and subsequently used funds from […]
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The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The Chinese government is purportedly supporting the construction of a “blockchain city” in the critical shipping lane of the Malaysian Malacca Strait. The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 26. Construction and […]
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sponsored A blockchain-powered platform aiming to deliver a fairer deal for creators is broadening the choice of music, illustrations and webtoons available to fans. A blockchain-powered platform that allows content creators to reach its fans directly says it is broadening the choice of music, illustrations and webtoons it has on offer — improving both quality […]
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Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine Peso dubbed “peg.PHP.” Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine peso (PHP). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 25. Bitspark, a blockchain-based bankless money transfer solution, will launch a PHP pegged […]
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The Thai subsidiary plans to launch a major innovation lab focused on blockchain, artificial intelligence and internet of things technology. Telecoms giant NTT Corporation’s Thai subsidiary plans to launch a major innovation lab focused on blockchain, artificial intelligence and internet of things technology. Thai English-language newspaper the Bangkok Post reported on the development on April […]
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Plans are afoot to give Disney a major say in the fate of Bitstamp and Korbit platforms in future. Two major cryptocurrency exchanges could soon have Walt Disney Corp. as their owner if a $13 billion equity deal goes through, South Korean English-language daily news outlet The Korea Herald reported on April 17. Citing a […]
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