In a post revealing Foodgates, its new blockchain food tracking system, VeChain said it would directly benefit from Chinese pro-blockchain sentiment. Singapore-based blockchain application platform VeChain has unveiled a new blockchain tracking system for the food and beverage industry. In a blog post on Nov. 7, the company confirmed it was working with food certification…
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The French education ministry has introduced a module to its high school curriculum that covers Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. France is about to introduce an educational module to its high school curriculum that covers Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. In June, the French Ministry of National Education amended its study plan to incorporate the world’s largest cryptocurrency.…
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Five European Union member countries are purportedly creating a unified front against the issuance of Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin. Five European Union member countries have reportedly teamed up to prevent the issuance of Facebook’s stablecoin Libra. Private meetings to turn EU against Libra Following a series of private meetings in October, France is reportedly leading…
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Alipay denies providing support for Bitcoin trading amid reports of Binance accepting fiat deposits via popular payment channels. Earlier in October 2019, Binance announced a fiat on-ramp for crypto trading via Chinese payment services Alipay and WeChat. This move was part of the exchange giant’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading rollout for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether…
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The deputy governor of Banque De France said that central banks really only have three available options to address cryptocurrencies: ignore, ban or adopt. Denis Beau, the deputy governor of France’s central bank, Banque De France, recently delivered comments regarding central banks’ approaches to cryptocurrencies. Establish appropriate cryptocurrency regulations On Oct. 16, Beau spoke at…
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French crypto startup Keplerk resumed its service to accept Bitcoin payments in over 5,200 tobacco shops in France. French crypto startup Keplerk has relaunched its service to accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments in over 5,200 tobacco shops in France starting from Oct. 10. Service first launched in January After suspending the service in less than two…
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Bpifrance is one of the three major backers of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network implementation developer ACINQ. One of the developers of Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network has secured $8 million in funding from partners, including a bank partially owned by the French state. State-owned Bpifrance funds Lightning development In a press release published on Oct. 9, Bitcoin…
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Mt. Gox’s rehabilitation trustee has contacted the United States Department of Justice in search of information about the alleged former BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. Nobuaki Kobayashi, trustee of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, has contacted the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in search of information about Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator…
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