Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as Justice Kavanaugh of the Supreme Court of the United States. While the Senate hearings were not a trial, the partisan support for Kavanaugh suggests that the sexual allegations against him were inconclusive, given the available evidence and testimony. We may never know whose truth was most accurate, but […]
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Ravi Menon has said he “would not blame” banks for not serving crypto clients, but an “understanding” could be reached. The head of Singapore’s financial regulator and de facto central bank said he wants to “bring together” banks and crypto businesses after complaints about banking support, Bloomberg reports Wednesday, Oct. 10. Speaking in an interview, […]
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More governments are tracking crypto, but ways to stay anonymous remain. Much noise has been made about the untraceable qualities of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin “can be used to buy merchandise anonymously” said early primers on crypto, it offers users the kind of financial privacy that was previously available only from a “Swiss bank […]
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Supreme court appointments are a media circus that’s amplified online while friends and family go to war on Facebook and other social media channels. Justices are supposed to uphold the constitution, yet the left and right go to war in a partisan battle to stack the court in their favor. Liberty-minded individuals like Judge Napolitano are […]
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The Nanjing Arbitration Committee in China’s eastern Jiangsu province is testing a new blockchain platform designed to store and process data for legal disputes. The Nanjing Arbitration Committee is testing a new blockchain platform designed to store and process data for legal disputes. The organization officially announced this September 27. China’s regional arbitration committees were […]
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One of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has suddenly suspended its services due to the uncertain legal status of crypto assets. Major Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay announced it had stopped all trading due to the country’s banking ban. The official announcement was published Thursday, September 27. Citing “extremely difficult” conditions it encountered attempting to process customer […]
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The National Stock Exchange of India is testing a Hyperledger-based blockchain platform developed by Elemential Labs to conduct e-voting. The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is testing a blockchain platform developed by Elemential Labs to conduct e-voting for listed companies, local news outlet Hindu BusinessLine reports September 27. The NSE’s pilot will entail tokenizing […]
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Tech giant Dell says it aims to remain a leader in the Indian server market by introducing blockchain products. Tech giant Dell EMC Technologies plans to remain a leader in the Indian server market by introducing products that have blockchain capabilities, local news outlet Economic Times India reports September 26. Dell has identified blockchain, artificial […]
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National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September, to focus on the importance of registering to vote. That places it on September 25, 2018, and this could be the last year when people use traditional methods to register to vote. Is it possible? In 2016, voters on all sides accused one […]
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Most mainstream media is reporting that virtual currency trading has been virtually outlawed in India as the country’s Supreme Court upheld a central bank directive. We’ve seen similar news that turned out to be fake in Korea and elsewhere, when regulations were tightened on such things as trading by minors. In India, the effect of […]
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