Why is GlobalCoin neither a true cryptocurrency nor a threat to Bitcoin? What requirements and restrictions will GlobalCoin users have? Who will they compete against?
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Bitcoin Q&A: Facebook's Libra Blockchain
Why is Facebook's Libra Blockchain neither a true cryptocurrency nor a threat to Bitcoin? What requirements and restrictions will GlobalCoin users have? Who will they compete against?
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🇺🇸 Bitfinex and Bittrex, two U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, appear to be stepping up their KYC procedures over regulatory scrutiny.
via The Block
🖥 Reuters and Bloomberg financial terminals have enabled traders to access an AI-powered index for the top 100 cryptocurrencies.
via Cointelegraph
☁️ Bitcoin mining generates as much carbon dioxide as a small country, the newest study found.
via Wired
🤝 The Tezos Foundation has named a former PwC executive its new chief financial officer and head of operations.
via official blog
💵 A “monopoly”-style EOS blockchain-based property trading game Uplandme has raised $2 million.
via CoinDesk
🇺🇸 Bitfinex and Bittrex, two U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, appear to be stepping up their KYC procedures over regulatory scrutiny.
via The Block
🖥 Reuters and Bloomberg financial terminals have enabled traders to access an AI-powered index for the top 100 cryptocurrencies.
via Cointelegraph
☁️ Bitcoin mining generates as much carbon dioxide as a small country, the newest study found.
via Wired
🤝 The Tezos Foundation has named a former PwC executive its new chief financial officer and head of operations.
via official blog
💵 A “monopoly”-style EOS blockchain-based property trading game Uplandme has raised $2 million.
via CoinDesk
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has begun rolling out a progressive update of the new version of its website, starting with 1% of users picked randomly.
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Institutional digital asset trading platform Bakkt has announced it will start testing its physically-delivered Bitcoin futures on July 22.
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CCN.com
'Moonshot' Bakkt Inches Closer to Launch with July Bitcoin Futures Testing
Bakkt announced it will launch bitcoin futures testing next month, 50 years after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.
“Binance U.S. will be led by our local partner BAM and will serve the U.S. market in full regulatory compliance.”
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Coindesk
Binance Says It's Launching a US Exchange With FinCEN-Registered Partner
Binance says it's plotting an expansion to the U.S. and working with a partner that's registered with FinCEN.
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🇺🇸 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, will stop serving U.S. customers on Binancedotcom starting September.
via The Block
📖 Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and Uber have reportedly backed Facebook’s upcoming GlobalCoin.
via CoinDesk
🇬🇧 Facebook has reportedly hired a senior bank lobbyist from U.K. Standard Chartered as its London-based director of public policy.
via Cointelegraph
🌍 One of Africa’s largest insurers, Old Mutual, has announced it will no longer cover cryptocurrency mining equipment.
via ccn
💵 Binance is set to host the first-ever initial decentralized exchange (DEX) offering.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, will stop serving U.S. customers on Binancedotcom starting September.
via The Block
📖 Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, and Uber have reportedly backed Facebook’s upcoming GlobalCoin.
via CoinDesk
🇬🇧 Facebook has reportedly hired a senior bank lobbyist from U.K. Standard Chartered as its London-based director of public policy.
via Cointelegraph
🌍 One of Africa’s largest insurers, Old Mutual, has announced it will no longer cover cryptocurrency mining equipment.
via ccn
💵 Binance is set to host the first-ever initial decentralized exchange (DEX) offering.
via Decrypt
Square CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed more details on the firm's project related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency development.
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CoinDesk
Jack Dorsey Hints at How Square Crypto May Support Bitcoin’s Code
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed more details about the role Square Crypto might play in boosting bitcoin development.
Retail giant Walmart has announced participation in the second blockchain-based pharmaceutical supply chain pilot.
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The Block
Walmart to participate in another pharmaceutical supply chain pilot
Retail giant Walmart has announced it is taking part in a second pharmaceutical blockchain trial to track supply chains alongside IBM, KPMG, and Merck. Just last week, the company shared it would be joining MediLedger blockchain consortium to track the prominence…
Sanctions, trademarks, and general crypto disputation — all this and more in this week’s GLORIOUS 40th #CryptoCaselawMinute.
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Medium
Crypto Caselaw Minute #40–6/13/19
Sanctions, trademarks and general crypto disputation — all this and more in this week’s GLORIOUS 40th CCM. [As always, Rosario summaries…
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🇰🇷 Five South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchanges will now be held liable for any lost assets.
via Yonhap Press Agency
🇯🇵 100 Japanese manufacturers will use blockchain technology to cut operating costs.
via Nikkei Asian Review
🇬🇧 The world’s largest interbroker, TP ICAP, has entered the digital asset derivatives market.
via Bloomberg
💳 Financial technology startup Crypterium is launching a global cryptocurrency payment card.
via CoinDesk
🇷🇺 Russian hackers might have been behind the record-breaking Coincheck hack.
via Cointelegraph
🇰🇷 Five South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchanges will now be held liable for any lost assets.
via Yonhap Press Agency
🇯🇵 100 Japanese manufacturers will use blockchain technology to cut operating costs.
via Nikkei Asian Review
🇬🇧 The world’s largest interbroker, TP ICAP, has entered the digital asset derivatives market.
via Bloomberg
💳 Financial technology startup Crypterium is launching a global cryptocurrency payment card.
via CoinDesk
🇷🇺 Russian hackers might have been behind the record-breaking Coincheck hack.
via Cointelegraph
Phase zero of Ethereum 2.0, which will enable the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus algorithm, is targeted to launch on January 3, 2020.
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The Block
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 set to launch on 3rd January 2020
The Ethereum Foundation has released a more detailed timeline for the first “Zero” phase of its new, updated chain, dubbed Ethereum 2.0, according to a recent Implementer’s Call. The beacon chain deposit contract will be launched during Devcon 5, to be held…
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume, has announced the launch of a Bitcoin-pegged token on Binance Chain.
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Cointelegraph
Binance Announces Bitcoin-Pegged Token on Binance Chain
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced BTCB, a bitcoin-pegged token on Binance Chain.
Blockchain payments startup Ripple has struck a deal to buy a stake in money transfer giant MoneyGram.
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Coindesk
Ripple Could Invest Up to $50 Million in MoneyGram in XRP Boosting Deal
Money transfer giant MoneyGram will use Ripple's xRapid and the XRP cryptocurrency to settle cross-border transactions as part of a new partnership.
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📖 Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has officially announced its cryptocurrency project called Libra.
via The Block
📑 According to the latest study from Grayscale Investments, Bitcoin has a potential to become a hedge against global liquidity crises.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 In 2018, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency saw a 170% increase in the number of consumer queries about cryptocurrencies.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ A Florida judge has sealed the files that Craig S. Wright submitted to prove that he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.
via ccn
🇭🇰 Bitcoin is trading for a premium in Hong Kong during protests.
via Bitcoin.com
📖 Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has officially announced its cryptocurrency project called Libra.
via The Block
📑 According to the latest study from Grayscale Investments, Bitcoin has a potential to become a hedge against global liquidity crises.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 In 2018, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency saw a 170% increase in the number of consumer queries about cryptocurrencies.
via Cointelegraph
👩⚖️ A Florida judge has sealed the files that Craig S. Wright submitted to prove that he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.
via ccn
🇭🇰 Bitcoin is trading for a premium in Hong Kong during protests.
via Bitcoin.com
Facebook’s ambitious plan to roll out its own cryptocurrency is running into immediate political opposition in Europe.
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CoinDesk
Facebook’s New Crypto Faces Scrutiny From European Authorities
“It is out of question’’ that Facebook's Libra be allowed to “become a sovereign currency,” says France's finance minister.
Control-Finance Limited, a purported Bitcoin trading and investment company, has been accused of allegedly misappropriating at least 22,858 Bitcoin.
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CoinDesk
CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investors
22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme.
ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees’ thread on Libra ⬇️:
https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1141062947055079426
https://twitter.com/erikvoorhees/status/1141062947055079426
Would companies try to blacklist coins that have been mixed with CoinJoin? What is taint? What is wallet fingerprinting?
These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin #QA session.
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These are the questions that Andreas Antonopoulos answers in his latest Bitcoin #QA session.
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Bitcoin Q&A: Blacklists, Taint, and Wallet Fingerprinting
Would companies try to blacklist coins that have been mixed with CoinJoin? What is taint? What is wallet fingerprinting?
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0:00 Do you think there is potential for companies and exchanges to blacklist all CoinJoined bitcoin?
3:14 What does tainted…
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0:00 Do you think there is potential for companies and exchanges to blacklist all CoinJoined bitcoin?
3:14 What does tainted…
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🏴 The governor of the Bank of England stated that Facebook’s Libra could be subject to the “highest standards” in global regulation.
via CoinDesk
🤝 Seven in ten cryptocurrency exchanges have complied with CoinMarketCap’s transparency initiative.
via The Block
🇺🇸 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has picked Walmart, Merck, IBM, and KPMG for a blockchain pharma project.
via Modern Consensus
💶 Euroclear, EIB, Santander, and EY will pilot a blockchain-based platform for the issuance and settlement of European commercial paper (ECP).
via Cointelegraph
💵 Block One has spent $30 million on the Voice(dot)com domain name for its upcoming social media network.
via Decrypt
🏴 The governor of the Bank of England stated that Facebook’s Libra could be subject to the “highest standards” in global regulation.
via CoinDesk
🤝 Seven in ten cryptocurrency exchanges have complied with CoinMarketCap’s transparency initiative.
via The Block
🇺🇸 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has picked Walmart, Merck, IBM, and KPMG for a blockchain pharma project.
via Modern Consensus
💶 Euroclear, EIB, Santander, and EY will pilot a blockchain-based platform for the issuance and settlement of European commercial paper (ECP).
via Cointelegraph
💵 Block One has spent $30 million on the Voice(dot)com domain name for its upcoming social media network.
via Decrypt
Big four accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has rolled out a new auditing tool for cryptocurrencies.
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Cointelegraph
Big Four Auditing Firm PwC Releases Cryptocurrency Auditing Software
Big four auditing firm PwC announced the release of a cryptocurrency auditing software solution.