Telegram will still have to prove that its bank records comply with foreign data privacy laws despite a U.S. court denying a Jan. 2 application by the SEC. The District Court for the Southern District of New York has denied a request by the United States’ securities regulator to make Telegram reveal its bank records.…
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In a new public notice, Telegram stresses that Gram tokens are not investment products, which would mean that they are not under the SEC’s sway. Telegram’s Gram, the native cryptocurrency for the Telegram Open Network (TON), is not an investment product, the firm stressed in a fresh public statement. In a Jan. 6 blog post,…
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Fans of Italian professional soccer club Juventus have used blockchain platform Socios to vote on Blur’s Song 2 as the official goal song at home games. Fans of Italian professional soccer club Juventus have used the Socios platform to vote on the song to be played when they score a goal in their home stadium.…
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ESRI researchers propose that using a blockchain-based “forward trading system” can provide a more effective incentive for the smart management of energy consumption. Researchers at Ireland’s Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have proposed that using a blockchain-based “forward trading system” can provide a more effective incentive for the smart management of renewable energy consumption.…
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Cointelegraph reached out to leaders of the crypto and blockchain space to find out what their New Year’s wish was for the industry. The digital currency space has seen rapid growth and expansion in 2019, with heightened interest from governments and global corporations. Cryptos recovered from the 2018 bear market, when with Bitcoin (BTC) crashed…
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Looking deeper into Foin price movements and the project’s operations, Cointelegraph discovered a number of red flags for investors’ consideration. On Dec. 15, news broke that cryptocurrency payments firm and wallet provider FoPay had acquired Estonia-based digital currency trading platform AliExchange for 1 million of its native Foin (FOIN) tokens. If one were to go…
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Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to an official security update. Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to a security update tweeted on Dec. 22. In its tweet, Nuls said it had detected that 2…
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Auditing giant EY released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. British auditing giant EY has released a new iteration of its zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) blockchain, intending to cut transaction costs by 90%. A ZKP is a digital protocol that enables data to be distributed between the…
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Seoul-based co-working space operator SparkPlus has partnered with blockchain funding platform Kasa Korea to help innovate the city’s sharing economy. Seoul-based co-working space operator SparkPlus has partnered with blockchain funding platform Kasa Korea, according to a Dec. 17 report from The Investor. The partnership will aim to innovate the city’s sharing economy by means of…
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Algorand, a blockchain network developed by the eponymous American blockchain firm, is expected to upgrade to version 2.0.2 today. Algorand, a decentralized blockchain network developed by the eponymous American blockchain firm, is expected to upgrade to version 2.0.2 today. The upcoming network upgrade is poised to increase the amount of time for nodes to upgrade…
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