More than 200 academics and developers gathered to discuss Ripple’s developer platform and global payment network. On Oct. 3 and 4, Ripple hosted a gathering of 200 developers, researchers and graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley campus for its first annual University Blockchain Research Initiative conference. Known as UBRI Connect 2019, this is…
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Venezuela’s government claims that some 93 commercial establishments in the country now accept its oil-backed, state-issued Petro digital token, while a Spanish travel agency claims that over 7% of its customers paid using Bitcoin in 2018 and the company has recently added new crypto pay options. Per a state media report, the head of the…
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A New York-based legal firm filed a class-action suit against Tether and Bitfinex, accusing the firms of crypto market manipulation. A New York-based legal firm has filed a lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, accusing them of cryptocurrency market manipulation. “Largest bubble in history” Roche Freedman filed a class-action suit alleging that the stablecoin firm and…
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Decentralized finance dapps are experiencing “huge growth,” per a new report – with Ethereum-powered services leading the way. A Dapp.com report found that in Q3 “over USD 525 million was performed by finance services dapps” (decentralized apps). And 27.6% of dapp users began using decentralized apps so they could access financial service offerings. Read more…
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Ethereum-powered Reddit micropayments service TipJar shuts down, its developer urges users to withdraw their funds as soon as possible. TipJar, an Ethereum (ETH)-powered service that allowed redditors to send micropayments to each other in Ether and ERC-20 tokens, was shut down on Oct. 7. Its website is still operational but will be also closed on…
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The Dubai Department of Economic Development has announced a blockchain-based business registry platform. The Department of Economic Development in Dubai has announced its move to a blockchain-based unified business registry platform (UBRP). According to a Saudi Gazette report on Oct. 7, the platform aims to improve the ease of doing business in Dubai and enable license issuers…
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The wife of the late founder of Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is handing over roughly $9 million in assets. The widow of QuadrigaCX founder Gerald Cotten, Jennifer Robertson, is handing over $9 million in assets to the users of the now-defunct crypto exchange. Robertson returns most of her assets On Oct. 7, Robertson announced in a personal…
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Major South Korean bank KB Kookmin Bank is planning to integrate blockchain technology into its internal processes. Major South Korean bank KB Kookmin Bank is planning to integrate blockchain technology into its internal processes. As local news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily reported on Oct. 7, the institution said blockchain technology could offer a multitude of…
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The cryptocurrency markets continue to show green candlesticks, while Bitcoin recovers to the $8,200 price mark. Monday, Oct. 7 — Bitcoin (BTC) continues its rebound together with most of the other cryptocurrencies, with notable gainers Chainlink (LINK) and Tron (TRX) breaking 10% gains on the day. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 The world’s most popular…
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The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has created a new system of reward tokens that receives the backing of software giant Microsoft and Intel. Microsoft and Intel are backing a new system of reward tokens created by the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA). EEA creates new reward token system The EEA, which sets standards for Ethereum-based blockchain applications…
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