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Minter’s Month in Review — January 2020
Below is a summary of the work our extended team (30+ people) did in January this year:
📨 #DeCenterDaily
📈 In 2019, Coinbase Commerce saw a 600-percent increase in the number of unique cryptocurrency transactions made by merchants.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japanese social media network Line has received regulatory approval to start trading its native digital currency in the country.
via Bitcoin.com
🇸🇬 Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has been awarded a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
via Cointelegraph
💼 Former Coinbase lawyer issued a digital token to represent his time.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith has pleaded not guilty.
via Modern Consensus
📈 In 2019, Coinbase Commerce saw a 600-percent increase in the number of unique cryptocurrency transactions made by merchants.
via CoinDesk
🇯🇵 Japanese social media network Line has received regulatory approval to start trading its native digital currency in the country.
via Bitcoin.com
🇸🇬 Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has been awarded a license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
via Cointelegraph
💼 Former Coinbase lawyer issued a digital token to represent his time.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith has pleaded not guilty.
via Modern Consensus
The chief executive officer of Mastercard has explained why the company left Facebook’s Libra initiative.
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The Block
Mastercard CEO reveals why the payments giant quit Libra
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga has revealed reasons why the payments giant quit the Facebook-led Libra stablecoin project.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is seemingly calling on Unicode to adopt Bitcoin’s emoji.
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1223841364711854080
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1223841364711854080
🚀 The Insolar mainnet has been successfully launched.
Native token XNS will now replace INS, an ERC-20 standard token.
Insolar works with Microsoft, Oracle, UC Berkeley, and other companies from the Fortune Global 500 list. The project’s team consists of over 80 people, including 50 engineers, in Europe and North America.
The Insolar blockchain throughput is up to 20,000 transactions per second. A decentralized ledger is designed to work with unlimited computing, storage and network traffic, with the division of work, the distribution of roles between the nodes, and coordination of transactions. According to CryptoMiso, Insolar ranks first in the world in terms of developer activity.
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Native token XNS will now replace INS, an ERC-20 standard token.
Insolar works with Microsoft, Oracle, UC Berkeley, and other companies from the Fortune Global 500 list. The project’s team consists of over 80 people, including 50 engineers, in Europe and North America.
The Insolar blockchain throughput is up to 20,000 transactions per second. A decentralized ledger is designed to work with unlimited computing, storage and network traffic, with the division of work, the distribution of roles between the nodes, and coordination of transactions. According to CryptoMiso, Insolar ranks first in the world in terms of developer activity.
Subscribe to Insolar’s Telegram channel.
📨 #DeCenterDaily
📊 Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has added trading support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Cointelegraph
📂 The Winklevoss brothers have been awarded six new stablecoin patents.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will hold an auction for the sale of nearly USD 40 million in confiscated Bitcoin.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ Prosecutors have officially withdrawn a plea deal for Reggie Fowler, the man allegedly linked to Bitfinex’s missing funds.
via Modern Consensus
🦠 The coronavirus outbreak has caused a delay in Bitcoin mining equipment deliveries.
via Bitcoin.com
📊 Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has added trading support for Ripple’s XRP token.
via Cointelegraph
📂 The Winklevoss brothers have been awarded six new stablecoin patents.
via Decrypt
🇺🇸 The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) will hold an auction for the sale of nearly USD 40 million in confiscated Bitcoin.
via CoinDesk
👨⚖️ Prosecutors have officially withdrawn a plea deal for Reggie Fowler, the man allegedly linked to Bitfinex’s missing funds.
via Modern Consensus
🦠 The coronavirus outbreak has caused a delay in Bitcoin mining equipment deliveries.
via Bitcoin.com
In its latest report, research firm Gartner has shared its findings regarding smart contracts.
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CoinDesk
Gartner Research: Smart Contract Adoption to Increase Data Quality by 50% Over 3 Years
Research conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50% increase in overall data quality by 2023 for all businesses and organizations using blockchain smart contracts.
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🐱 Telegram has revealed Catchain, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm underpinning the Telegram Open Network.
via Cointelegraph
⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
via CoinDesk
⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
via Modern Consensus
🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
via Bitcoin.com
🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
via Decrypt
🐱 Telegram has revealed Catchain, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm underpinning the Telegram Open Network.
via Cointelegraph
⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
via CoinDesk
⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
via Modern Consensus
🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
via Bitcoin.com
🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
via Decrypt
Intercontinental Exchange-owned institutional Bitcoin trading platform Bakkt has acquired a loyalty program provider.
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The Block
Bakkt set to acquire loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions
Bakkt announced its acquisition of loyalty program provider Bridge2 Solutions and the deal is expected to close later this quarter. Bridge2’s pilot project, Loyalty Pay, will offer merchants the option to integrate directly with the consumer app that Bakkt…
Ripple has partnered with International Money Express, a money remittance firm targeting the Latin and Caribbean corridor.
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Cointelegraph
Ripple Partners with Nasdaq-Listed Firm to Bolster US–Mexico Payments
Ripple, the firm behind the third largest altcoin XRP, made a new partnership to bolster cross-border payments between the U.S. and Mexico
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🏦 The Federal Reserve is studying the potential for a digital U.S. dollar.
via The Block
💸 The investment arms of Samsung and Salesforce have invested in a smart contract language creator company.
via Decrypt
💰 Fidelity International’s venture arm has backed a Series A round for a blockchain settlement startup.
via Cointelegraph
🌷 A judge in the Craig Wright case agreed to seal the “Tulip Trust III.”
via Modern Consensus
🇭🇷 The Croatian Post has released statistics for its recently launched crypto exchange service.
via Bitcoin.com
🏦 The Federal Reserve is studying the potential for a digital U.S. dollar.
via The Block
💸 The investment arms of Samsung and Salesforce have invested in a smart contract language creator company.
via Decrypt
💰 Fidelity International’s venture arm has backed a Series A round for a blockchain settlement startup.
via Cointelegraph
🌷 A judge in the Craig Wright case agreed to seal the “Tulip Trust III.”
via Modern Consensus
🇭🇷 The Croatian Post has released statistics for its recently launched crypto exchange service.
via Bitcoin.com
The Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of Germany has clarified the licensing process for foreign cryptocurrency custody service providers.
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CoinDesk
Germany's BaFin Clarifies Licensing Process for Foreign Crypto Custodians
In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in…
After having to postpone his charity lunch with Warren Buffett due to health issues, Tron’s Justin Sun finally met with the investment mogul.
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The Block
It happened: Tron founder Justin Sun dined with Warren Buffett
Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun dined with Warren Buffett last month. A spokesperson for the Tron Foundation told The Block that at the dinner, Buffett said “blockchain has its value.”
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🇰🇳 The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) for Saint Kitts and Nevis has passed the Virtual Asset Bill.
via Bitcoin.com
📑 The U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has suggested a three-year safe harbor period for token sales.
via CoinDesk
🛫 The U.S. Air Force will use blockchain technology to help secure data on weapons.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ A Japanese court has convicted a web designer who infected website visitors with cryptocurrency mining malware.
via Cointelegraph
💰 Blockchain payments startup Paystand has raised USD 20 million in a Series B funding round.
via The Block
🇰🇳 The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) for Saint Kitts and Nevis has passed the Virtual Asset Bill.
via Bitcoin.com
📑 The U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has suggested a three-year safe harbor period for token sales.
via CoinDesk
🛫 The U.S. Air Force will use blockchain technology to help secure data on weapons.
via Decrypt
👨⚖️ A Japanese court has convicted a web designer who infected website visitors with cryptocurrency mining malware.
via Cointelegraph
💰 Blockchain payments startup Paystand has raised USD 20 million in a Series B funding round.
via The Block
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🗳 Minter 1.1 Upgrade Proposal Accepted
36 validators, or 88.86% of the network’s voting power, have already voiced their support for proceeding with the change.
🍃 Voting page on Minterscan
#dev
36 validators, or 88.86% of the network’s voting power, have already voiced their support for proceeding with the change.
🍃 Voting page on Minterscan
#dev
The total amount locked into decentralized finance (DeFi) now stands at over USD 1 billion.
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The Block
Value locked into DeFi protocols has crossed $1 billion
The total amount of money locked into decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and protocols has crossed a milestone of $1 billion, according to DeFi Pulse.
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🇨🇭 The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) plans to tighten anti-money laundering (AML) rules for transactions in cryptocurrency.
via The Block
👩⚖️ A judge has requested an opinion of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Telegram case.
via CoinDesk
💪🏻 The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has urged social media and messaging platforms to combat illicit cryptocurrency transactions.
via Cointelegraph
📊 Bitcoin.com has shared statistics on the usage of major privacy coins and mixers.
via Bitcoin.com
💰 A recent blog post by Coinbase argues that Bitcoin is a superior store of value to gold.
via official blog
🇨🇭 The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) plans to tighten anti-money laundering (AML) rules for transactions in cryptocurrency.
via The Block
👩⚖️ A judge has requested an opinion of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Telegram case.
via CoinDesk
💪🏻 The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has urged social media and messaging platforms to combat illicit cryptocurrency transactions.
via Cointelegraph
📊 Bitcoin.com has shared statistics on the usage of major privacy coins and mixers.
via Bitcoin.com
💰 A recent blog post by Coinbase argues that Bitcoin is a superior store of value to gold.
via official blog
Cryptocurrency custody solution provider BitGo has opened two new units in Switzerland and Germany.
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The Block
Crypto custodian BitGo expands operations in Switzerland and Germany
U.S.-based crypto custodian BitGo, which claims to have over $2 billion in clients' assets, has expanded its operations to Europe.
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🇺🇸 President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal discusses the role that the Secret Service may assume in investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes.
via Cointelegraph
🤝 J.P. Morgan is reportedly negotiating the merger of its blockchain unit with ConsenSys.
via The Block
💵 U.S.-dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether (USDT) has launched on the Algorand blockchain.
via Decrypt
➕ Gemini Custody has added support for five new cryptocurrencies.
via Decrypt
🇩🇪 Forty German banks intend to start offering cryptocurrency services under new law.
via Bitcoin.com
🇺🇸 President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal discusses the role that the Secret Service may assume in investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes.
via Cointelegraph
🤝 J.P. Morgan is reportedly negotiating the merger of its blockchain unit with ConsenSys.
via The Block
💵 U.S.-dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether (USDT) has launched on the Algorand blockchain.
via Decrypt
➕ Gemini Custody has added support for five new cryptocurrencies.
via Decrypt
🇩🇪 Forty German banks intend to start offering cryptocurrency services under new law.
via Bitcoin.com