Alex Dreyfus, CEO of sports blockchain venture Chiliz, explains the relationship between the sports industry and crypto. It seemed nobody cared about AR until Pokémon Go launched in 2016. All of the sudden, every headline was about how augmented reality could change the world. Sophisticated technologies like AR, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence need their…
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Ethereum developers shared in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session the steps left before launch of Serenity’s beacon chain phase, expressing confidence in a 2020 launch. The development team behind Ethereum 2.0 held an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Feb. 5. The team answered some of the most pressing questions on Serenity, in addition…
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Ripple IPO: Is CEO Garlinghouse’s hint at a public offering the tip of the iceberg? 2020 could be the year that crypto companies step forward and take the plunge into going public. As the biggest players in the industry cautiously watch for opportunities to gain regulatory approval, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse used the prestigious Davos…
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Source: iStock/Baris-Ozer Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, could pass its long-awaited crypto laws as early as March – and it appears that the impasse between pro-crypto businesses and the crypto-skeptic central bank may finally be over. Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the Duma’s financial committee, a lawmaker for the A Just Russia party and the…
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Bull market, bear market, or maybe altseason? Opinions are divided among crypto industry insiders on where exactly we are in the cycle, with some seeing a surge in prices ahead, and others remaining skeptical on whether the current rally is sustainable. The sense of confusion and mixed market sentiment also echoed by crypto trading venue…
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Major blockchain voting app Voatz says that the Shadow smartphone app used in the Iowa Democratic caucus is not mobile voting. The application that was recently used in the Iowa Democratic caucus was “not mobile voting,” according to major blockchain voting firm Voatz. The mobile software designed to calculate votes in the Iowa Democratic caucus…
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Lightning Labs, the developer of the high-speed transaction protocol Lightning Network, has secured $10 million in Series A funding round. Lightning Labs, the developer of the high-speed transaction protocol Lightning Network (LN), has secured $10 million in Series A funding round. The news was announced by Lightning Labs CEO and co-founder, Elizabeth Stark, in a…
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Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Tax news A blockchain trade group, the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, asked the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exempt small crypto payments, that is, to provide a de minis exemption…
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Bitcoin price reverses course to break through key resistance levels as traders now set a path for $10K. Today Bitcoin (BTC) price pushed through the resistance at $9,400-$9,500, opening the gate for bulls to stampede to a new 2020 high at $9,745. Bitcoin daily price chart. Source: Coin360 On Feb. 4, BTC price traded slightly…
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Source: iStock/Sean_Kuma Two of Japan’s biggest crypto operators – SBI and GMO Internet – have revealed details about their Q3 financial performance – and claim they will expand their cryptocurrency operations in 2020. Financial giant SBI presented its latest financial report to shareholders. The figures from its cryptocurrency exchange business, SBI VC Trade, provided mixed…
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