The United Arab Emirates is debuting a blockchain-based Know Your Customer, or KYC, platform. This platform is set to become a nationwide system for exchanging verified customer data. Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, or DED, and state-run bank Emirates NBD are rolling out their so-called UAE KYC Blockchain Platform. 120 local firms already signed up…
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Digital Assets Data CEO Mike Alfred explains increased Bitcoin interest from a number of parties. Mike Alfred, CEO of analytics firm Digital Assets Data, described increased Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasm from the public amid flying prices. “We are seeing more signs of increased institutional interest,” Alfred told Cointelegraph of Bitcoin on July 28 — the day…
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Chainlink connects a $7 trillion a day industry to the decentralized finance space by partnering with CenterPrime. Chainlink (LINK) is integrating with CenterPrime to bring a foreign exchange, or FX, rate data feed from the Korean banks to the DeFi space. “A breakthrough for Korean fintech industry” CenterPrime, a Hyperledger based project, has access to…
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Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account. Ryan Radloff, CEO of custody solution Kingdom Trust, recently explained a vast number of Americans do not hold Bitcoin (BTC) in their retirement accounts. “There’s 7.1 million Americans that have already made the leap to buy…
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Global banks are scanning clients in Hong Kong on potential political ties amid protests over China-initiated national security law. Major international banks like Credit Suisse and HSBC are reportedly scrutinizing their Hong Kong clients amid the ongoing protests over China-backed national security law. According to a July 19 report by Reuters, global banks including Credit…
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Will DeFi take over centralized finance?: A deep dive into the benefits, advantages, dangers and constraints of both systems. Decentralized finance has become one of the hot topics in crypto this year. Although activity and volume in the DeFi space still lag behind its popularity, this is starting to change as novel protocols become available.…
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Grayscale’s managing director talks inevitability of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, or ETF. The crypto market may finally see a Bitcoin ETF approval, although regulators need more time. “We think a Bitcoin ETF is a matter of when, not a matter of if,” Grayscale Investments managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, told Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano…
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Faculty at the Rotterdam School of Management argue that STOs are better for financing startups than ICOs. Thomas Lambert, Daniel Liebau, and Peter Roosenboom from the Rotterdam School of Management suggest that Security Token Offerings are better at financing start-ups than Initial Coin Offerings. Their research was published on July 14 via the University of…
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Vitalik Buterin, Heath Tarbert, Brock Pierce and many more — here are 10 memorable quotes to take away from five days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference. The five-day Unitize virtual blockchain conference organized by BlockShow and San Francisco Blockchain Week ended with the final session on Friday. The event saw appearances from Heath Tarbert,…
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The OCC launched a project to identify ways to improve financial inclusion and remove barriers to credit access. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, launched a project aimed to improve financial inclusion of underserved populations. Called REACh, which stands for Roundtable for Economic Access and Change, will bring together banking industry…
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