Guangzhou government has announced a $140 million subsidy fund to encourage the development of blockchain initiatives. The Guangzhou government has announced a $140 million subsidy fund to encourage the development of blockchain initiatives. The local authorities are reportedly planning to spend 1 billion yuan ($141 million) to selectively sponsor two blockchain-related projects per year, according…
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Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Alethea AI A deepfake of crypto trading master CZ is out, entertaining the Cryptoverse. But deepfakes, entering this industry may not be so funny in the near future. In a deepfake video, published today, we see the CEO of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), and his followers celebrating…
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A partnership with Cashlink simplifies the process via which investors pump cash into startups, using distributed ledger technology or DLT. The venture capital arm of German marketplace Deutsche Börse has sealed a new partnership for allowing institutional investors to obtain digital securities. Deutsche Börse pushes regulated digital securities In a press release on Oct. 30,…
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The first-ever CBDC will be issued within the next five years, according to new joint research by IBM and OMFIF. 73% of leading global banks have claimed that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) should be available “under all circumstances” in a new study. “CBDC will substitute much more easily for cash” According to a joint…
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Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, eToro Alec Baldwin was enlisted by eToro as the wind in the back of its U.S. copytrading unveiling. However, Baldwin brothers, each a celebrity in his own right, are not strangers in the Cryptosphere. Cryptocurrency and stock trading platform eToro has one of the world’s most popular American actors and…
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After starting a downside correction, bitcoin price declined below the USD 9,500 and USD 9,350 support levels. BTC/USD is currently (09:00 UTC) trading below USD 9,250 and it seems like it could correct further in the near term. However, the bulls are likely to appear near USD 9,000 or USD 8,850. Similarly, most major altcoins…
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Authorities in Johannesburg are holding firm in their refusal to pay a ransom of 4 Bitcoin to hackers who targeted municipal systems last week. Authorities in Johannesburg are holding firm in their refusal to pay a ransom of 4 Bitcoin to hackers who targeted municipal systems last week. In a statement posted to its official…
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Bitcoin’s recent 42% rally may have prepared altcoins for a new upcycle. Last week Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action surprised the majority of the market and traders are now looking closely at altcoins to spot similarities that might signal a new altcoin market cycle. Daily crypto market data. Source: Coin360 As Bitcoin surged, China-based altcoins began…
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China-based mining titan Bitmain Technologies has discreetly filed an application for an Initial Public Offering with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. China-based mining titan Bitmain Technologies has discreetly filed an application for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to an Oct. 29 report from…
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A group of blockchain advocates has made a fresh bid to change the South Korean government’s stance on cryptocurrencies – and has held talks with one of the country’s top financial regulators. Fn Today reports that Oh Gap-soo, the president of the Korea Blockchain Association, met with Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) officials on October…
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