The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency. The central bank of China has completed the top-layer design and joint testing of its soon-to-be-released central bank digital currency (CBDC). As domestic news outlet Sina reported on Jan. 10, People’s Bank of China (PBoC)…
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BSV-promoting Bitcoin Association has awarded a PhD student at Cambridge University with its Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship. Bitcoin SV (BSV)-promoting Bitcoin Association has awarded a PhD student at Cambridge University with its Satoshi Nakamoto Scholarship, designed to support the development of blockchain applications. Per a Jan. 9 press release, Robin Kohze, a second-year human genomics PhD…
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Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority now monitors anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing for companies carrying out cryptocurrency-related activities. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) now monitors anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing (CTF) for companies carrying out cryptocurrency-related activities. According to an official announcement published on Jan. 10, FCA will supervise whether United Kingdom-registered businesses…
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Experts share their predictions for Bitcoin in 2020. Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I don’t think I have a solid basis for making such predictions, but I will try. Using the basic logic, we can play within the historical all-time high and all-time low boundaries. I think it is possible that at some point in…
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2020 will see the mining pools start to integrate more altcoin mining with huge market potential and risks, says token data and rating agency TokenInsight. The agency’s 2019 mining industry report claims that there are only 64 mineable coins including Bitcoin (BTC) with more than USD 100,000 trading volume in 24 hours, and these (with…
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Dmitry Medvedev. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, naiumeedlivestream Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has underlined the need for his country to introduce digital asset token regulation at a legislative level, but says Moscow must take time to find a tailor-fit solution. And there are indications that government-owned oil and gas companies may seek to introduce…
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The largest cryptocurrency sees heavy downward pressure since hitting in excess of $8,400, with a CME futures gap providing reliable support. Bitcoin (BTC) continued falling on Jan. 10 as gains from late last week fizzled and markets attempted to find support levels in the $7,000-$8,000 range. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 BTC futures gap…
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The allegedly North Korea-sponsored hackers known as Lazarus have deployed new viruses to steal cryptocurrency. The Lazarus hacker group, which is allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, has deployed new viruses to steal cryptocurrency. Major cybersecurity firm Kaspersky reported on Jan. 8 that Lazarus has doubled down its efforts to infect both Mac and…
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Decentralized social media platform Voice has hired ex-Forbes executive Salah Zalatimo as CEO, just ahead of its public beta launch. Ahead of its upcoming public beta launch, decentralized social media platform Voice announced that it hired former Forbes chief digital officer, Salah Zalatimo, as its new CEO, according to a press release, Jan. 9. Zalatimo…
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DappReview published its 2019 report, highlighting DeFi growth on Ethereum and EOS’ congestion struggles. DappReview published its 2019 insights on the decentralized app (DApp) space in a Jan. 8 report. Just three blockchains accounted for 98.65 percent of total transaction volume, though EOS began to struggle in Q4 2019. Decentralized app aggregator DappReview summarized the…
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