With 15,000 users, Pepo is a social media product that wants to engage the crypto community. During day two of BlockShow Asia 2019, Pepo founder and CEO Jason Goldberg hosted a keynote to present his new product. With 15,000 users and more than 45,000 peer-to-peer transactions to its credit, Pepo aims to change the way…
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The bridge between crypto and fiat is getting stronger. The bridge between crypto and fiat is getting stronger. Speaking on stage at BlockShow Asia 2019, Chief Scientist and CEO of decentralized AI marketplace SingularityNET Ben Goertzel announced new support for conventional PayPal transactions to support the purchase of the platform’s AGI tokens. “We’re excited about…
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Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia intend to dispatch inspection units to assure the clean-up of local crypto mining companies. Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia continue to crack down on the province’s crypto mining companies. The Global Times reported on Nov. 13 that northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous…
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Three firms that collectively raised about $40 million through unregulated ICOs in 2017 missed the deadlines set forward in their settlements with the SEC. Several firms that collectively raised about $40 million through unregulated initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017 missed their deadlines to repay investors following charges by the United States Securities and Exchange…
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According to Mike Kayamori, an evolving technology must be regulated very carefully. Speaking during an on-stage panel at BlockShow Asia 2019, QUOINE co-founder Mike Kayamori said he has always been in favor of crypto regulation, but has begun changing his mind: “Crypto is evolving, and the government can’t try to regulate things it still doesn’t…
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We need a high level of evaluation for how this data is gathered instead. The security experts at BlockShow Asia 2019 agree: creating a unified blacklist for scammers and fraudsters is not only difficult, but it’s not enough to solve these issues within the crypto space. Cryptocurrency service providers like exchanges already maintain their own…
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U.K.-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain.com is reportedly on track to lend out more than $120 million in November. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency data and wallet provider Blockchain.com is reportedly on track to lend out more than $120 million this month. On Nov. 14, the Block reported that Blockchain.com has been quietly building its loan…
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U.S. Department of Justice arrested two Massachusetts men for allegedly taking over victims’ social media accounts and stealing their cryptocurrency via SIM swapping. The United States Department of Justice has arrested and charged two Massachusetts men for allegedly taking over victims’ social media accounts and stealing cryptocurrency. According to the announcement on Nov. 14, the…
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Crypto exchange Coinbase, custodian Kingdom Trust and investment firm Regal Assets have jointly begun offering crypto IRA and 401(K) accounts in the United States. Major American crypto exchange Coinbase, asset custodian Kingdom Trust and alternative assets investment firm Regal Assets have begun offering cryptocurrency-based individual retirement and 401(K) accounts in the United States. An individual…
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Iranian authorities are offering a bounty to anyone who exposes unauthorized mining operations in the country. Iranian authorities are offering a bounty to anyone who exposes unauthorized mining operations in the country, Iranian news outlet PressTV reports on Nov. 13. A spokesman of the Energy Ministry announced the bounty program during an interview with local…
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