In its latest report, research firm Gartner has shared its findings regarding smart contracts.
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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.
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⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
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⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
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🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
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🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
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🐱 Telegram has revealed Catchain, a Byzantine Fault Tolerant Proof-of-Stake consensus algorithm underpinning the Telegram Open Network.
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⚡️ Lightning Labs has raised USD 10 million in Series A funding round.
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⛏ Mining pool consolidation threatens Bitcoin security, new research from TokenAnalyst says.
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🇬🇧 U.K. cryptocurrency startups will now pay a discounted registration fee.
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🇫🇷 A USD 8.6 billion fintech merger is looming in France.
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Intercontinental Exchange-owned institutional Bitcoin trading platform Bakkt has acquired a loyalty program provider.
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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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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.
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💸 The investment arms of Samsung and Salesforce have invested in a smart contract language creator company.
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💰 Fidelity International’s venture arm has backed a Series A round for a blockchain settlement startup.
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🌷 A judge in the Craig Wright case agreed to seal the “Tulip Trust III.”
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🇭🇷 The Croatian Post has released statistics for its recently launched crypto exchange service.
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🏦 The Federal Reserve is studying the potential for a digital U.S. dollar.
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💸 The investment arms of Samsung and Salesforce have invested in a smart contract language creator company.
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💰 Fidelity International’s venture arm has backed a Series A round for a blockchain settlement startup.
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🌷 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.
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The Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) of Germany has clarified the licensing process for foreign cryptocurrency custody service providers.
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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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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.
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📑 The U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has suggested a three-year safe harbor period for token sales.
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🛫 The U.S. Air Force will use blockchain technology to help secure data on weapons.
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👨⚖️ A Japanese court has convicted a web designer who infected website visitors with cryptocurrency mining malware.
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💰 Blockchain payments startup Paystand has raised USD 20 million in a Series B funding round.
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🇰🇳 The Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) for Saint Kitts and Nevis has passed the Virtual Asset Bill.
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📑 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.
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💰 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.
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36 validators, or 88.86% of the network’s voting power, have already voiced their support for proceeding with the change.
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The total amount locked into decentralized finance (DeFi) now stands at over USD 1 billion.
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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.
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👩⚖️ 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.
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💪🏻 The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has urged social media and messaging platforms to combat illicit cryptocurrency transactions.
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📊 Bitcoin.com has shared statistics on the usage of major privacy coins and mixers.
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💰 A recent blog post by Coinbase argues that Bitcoin is a superior store of value to gold.
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🇨🇭 The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) plans to tighten anti-money laundering (AML) rules for transactions in cryptocurrency.
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👩⚖️ 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.
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💰 A recent blog post by Coinbase argues that Bitcoin is a superior store of value to gold.
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Cryptocurrency custody solution provider BitGo has opened two new units in Switzerland and Germany.
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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.
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🤝 J.P. Morgan is reportedly negotiating the merger of its blockchain unit with ConsenSys.
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💵 U.S.-dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether (USDT) has launched on the Algorand blockchain.
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➕ Gemini Custody has added support for five new cryptocurrencies.
via Decrypt
🇩🇪 Forty German banks intend to start offering cryptocurrency services under new law.
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🇺🇸 President Trump’s 2021 budget proposal discusses the role that the Secret Service may assume in investigating cryptocurrency-related crimes.
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🤝 J.P. Morgan is reportedly negotiating the merger of its blockchain unit with ConsenSys.
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💵 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.
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Over 12,000 Bitcoin linked to an alleged Ponzi scheme PlusToken has been moved to two new addresses.
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Over $117M worth of bitcoin associated with alleged crypto scam PlusToken moves to new addresses
Over 12,000 bitcoins (currently worth over $117 million), associated with alleged crypto Ponzi scheme PlusToken, have just moved to two new blockchain addresses.
U.S.-based digital asset trading platform Coinbase has rolled out support for two more cryptocurrencies in the state of New York.
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Coinbase Adds Support for 2 More Cryptocurrencies in New York State - CoinDesk
The exchange has now added the privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency zcash and its own USDC stablecoin in New York state.
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🔍 Tether will use Chainalysis’s anti-money laundering (AML) solution for real-time monitoring of suspicious transactions.
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🇪🇬 The National Bank of Egypt has joined RippleNet.
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🌎 Bitpay has integrated its cryptocurrency payments service with over 100,000 point-of-sale (PoS) devices.
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📈 Illicit activity involving cryptocurrency doubled from .04% in 2018 to .08% in 2019.
via Cointelegraph
📺 A new hidden mining botnet can now infect Android-based smart TVs.
via Decrypt
🔍 Tether will use Chainalysis’s anti-money laundering (AML) solution for real-time monitoring of suspicious transactions.
via CoinDesk
🇪🇬 The National Bank of Egypt has joined RippleNet.
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🌎 Bitpay has integrated its cryptocurrency payments service with over 100,000 point-of-sale (PoS) devices.
via Bitcoin.com
📈 Illicit activity involving cryptocurrency doubled from .04% in 2018 to .08% in 2019.
via Cointelegraph
📺 A new hidden mining botnet can now infect Android-based smart TVs.
via Decrypt
Cryptocurrency brokerage firm Voyager has announced the acquisition of Circle’s retail trading application.
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Voyager acquiring Circle’s retail trading platform via all-stock deal
Crypto brokerage Voyager has signed a definitive agreement with Circle to acquire its Circle Invest app.Voyager said the deal will add over 40,000 retail accounts to its customer base.
BAE Systems, a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seeking to employ cryptocurrency exploiters.
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US Defense Contractor Seeks Cryptocurrency Exploiters
BAE Systems, Inc., a U.S.-based contractor that provides support and service solutions for defense, intelligence, and civilian systems, is seeking cryptocurrency exploiters.
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🔝 Coinbase Custody has been granted two major security evaluations by Grant Thornton.
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💰 In its latest funding round, BlockFi raised over US$30 million.
via Decrypt
💸 Wells Fargo has invested US$5 million in a blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.
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📈 The stock price of Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan Creative surged more than 80% Wednesday.
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⚽️ FC Barcelona is set to create its own blockchain-based token.
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🔝 Coinbase Custody has been granted two major security evaluations by Grant Thornton.
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💰 In its latest funding round, BlockFi raised over US$30 million.
via Decrypt
💸 Wells Fargo has invested US$5 million in a blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.
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📈 The stock price of Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan Creative surged more than 80% Wednesday.
via The Block
⚽️ FC Barcelona is set to create its own blockchain-based token.
via Cointelegraph