NY courts rejected bail for ETH researcher Virgil Griffith after he allegedly taught crypto to North Koreans and renounced his U.S. status via text. Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith has reportedly been denied bail in New York. Currently detained, Griffith is appealing the action. “Griffith was presented yesterday and ordered detained,” James Margolin, the chief […]
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South Korea’s central bank plans to organize a task force dedicated to central bank digital currency research in the new year. South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), plans to organize a task force dedicated to central bank digital currency (CBDC) research in the new year. In its “Monetary Policy for 2020” brief, […]
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Fresh but somewhat vague statements from the Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange reveal a new push to clarify the country’s crypto approach. China has hinted that its treatment of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) may change again as it looks to reform its forex markets. As Reuters reported on Dec. 24 citing a senior […]
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Are the world’s biggest crypto companies actually its biggest bullies? DigiByte founder Jared Tate tells Cointelegraph about struggles with Binance and Poloniex for listing. What started as a Twitter thread of frustrated complaints about corruption and centralization in the crypto industry ended with an abrupt announcement: the delisting of DigiByte on Poloniex. Jared Tate, the […]
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The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Alrosa, has partnered with Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media giant WeChat, on a new blockchain-powered e-commerce project. The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Russia’s Alrosa, has partnered with Tencent, the operator of Chinese social media app WeChat, on a new blockchain-based e-commerce project. Together with blockchain platform […]
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Here’s everything you wanted to know about how the Indian government addresses cryptocurrency. The Income Tax Department of India is secretly training its officials to investigate cryptocurrencies. An internal guidebook circulated by the department explains cryptocurrencies, their characteristics, the “dark side of Bitcoin” and the best investigation practices for tax officials. The Indian government doesn’t […]
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Russian authorities are poised to introduce several prohibitive measures, yet feasibility and enforcement mechanisms raise questions. At the end of November, news surfaced that Russian cryptocurrency users, who have been operating in a regulatory gray zone, could soon be at risk as the nation’s financial authorities reportedly join forces to outlaw the use of digital assets […]
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ETC Labs Core has now been rebranded to ETC Core to help the company differentiate itself from ETC Labs. Blockchain developers organization Ethereum Classic (ETC) Labs Core (ETC Labs Core) has rebranded to ETC Core. In a Dec. 15 blog post, ETC Core technology coordinator Stevan Lohja announced that ETC Labs Core had been rebranded […]
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Bitcoin.com claims it wanted to offer a “secure venue” to trade HEX, which faces broad condemnation over awarding constant funds to its founder, Richard Heart. Bitcoin (BTC) skeptical cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com Exchange has sparked fresh controversy after supporting an altcoin widely considered to be a scam. In an article and Twitter post on Dec. 15, […]
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An inside look at the Telegram Open Network competition with an analysis of the contest’s task. Amid news of its recent spat with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, relatively few people have likely heard about Telegram’s Open Network competition that occurred some weeks ago. It was a milestone event that transformed the once-miniscule […]
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