A Russian court turned down a request from a victim of a 100 Bitcoin theft seeking restitution, with the court arguing that cryptocurrencies have no legal status. On June 30, a Russian criminal court denied a motion to provide restitution to a victim of what would in many jurisdictions be a felony, arguing that Bitcoin […]
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Blockchain initiatives are being applied by large companies to reduce intermediaries and costs in the travel industry. The word “blockchain” is no longer perceived as something exotic and super innovative, partly because large companies have found various uses for this technology and customers have begun to understand how it works. On the other hand, the […]
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The Ethereum/Bitcoin flippening is more than half complete, according to a new metric. A new metric from German site The Blockchain Center suggests that the long awaited ‘flippening’ — where Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin — is more than halfway complete. The newly created ‘Flippening Index’ currently stands at 53.3%. Backtested, it shows this is the first […]
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Exploring six major points regarding Tether’s impact on geopolitics and the future development of sovereign digital currency. In 2008, a momentous occasion took place with the release of the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper. With author Satoshi Nakamoto explicitly calling for the deconstruction of financial intermediaries, regulators around the world were put on alert, particularly as […]
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Analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says Bitcoin’s return on investment from 2015 to 2020 puts the digital asset ahead of many traditional markets. Bitcoin had a nearly 3,500% return on investment since 2015, 70 times that of five traditional stock markets. According to a June 29 article at investor website Buy Shares, data analyst Justinas Baltrusaitis says […]
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“If the “real world” economy is run by centralized authorities who can change and adapt monetary policy on a whim outside public opinion or scrutiny, current video game economies are a microcosm of this behavior.” Many of the builders and investors in the blockchain space believe that the most compelling route to attracting users to […]
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There have been several significant movements forward for digital assets, and there are more to come. Here’s what to keep an eye on. The fintech industry has been changing rapidly. Digital assets, distributed ledger technology and central bank digital currencies are gaining momentum. Multi-trillion-dollar United States Federal Reserve System money creation has increased demand for […]
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New York, New York runs the show this week as the site of a host of developments and setbacks for crypto. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The largest city in the United States and the world’s financial capital for […]
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Chinese mining company Ebang has yet to see a positive net income in 2020, but an IPO might give it a jumpstart. On June 26, Chinese firm Ebang was listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker EBON, becoming the second Bitcoin (BTC) mining manufacturer to go public on a United States stock exchange. […]
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A new cryptocurrency hardware wallet stores private keys securely and fully isolated, while NFC technology enables authorization of transactions through a mobile device. Keycard is a new credit-card sized hardware wallet featuring near-field communication (NFC) to authorize cryptocurrency transactions. At launch, it features integration with combined private messenger/wallet/DeFi browser, Status App, although further integrations are […]
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