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Chinese Crypto Fitness App Reportedly Under Investigation for Fraud
18.12.2019
Chinese regulators are reportedly investigating a crypto fitness app over suspected financial fraud and illegal fundraising
A possible privacy CBDC
18.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 18 December, 2019 “Never assume the obvious is true.” - William Safire In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Stanford University funding blockchain startup touted as the 'Microsoft for blockchain' ECB believes that a...
Controversial Australian Ex-Minister Enters Blockchain Insurance Space
18.12.2019
Australia’s former Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has joined as advisory board chair for blockchain insurance firm Day By Day
HTC to Increase Focus on Blockchain Phones, AI After New Staff Cuts
18.12.2019
The Taiwanese tech firm said the downsize will allow it to retain an edge in an increasingly competitive space
WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty Welcomes Kerala’s Blockchain Experts Training Initiative
18.12.2019
With the crypto industry making its nascent entry in the Indian subcontinent, there seems to be a class of people who are super excited about this new development. On Thursday, a top official of the Kerala government stated that the state is gearing up to provide 20,000 blockchain experts in...
Justin Sun Riles Community With $1 Million Donation to Greta Thunburg
18.12.2019
Justin Sun says he will donate $1 million to the young Swedish activist Great Thunberg’s climate crisis campaign
BlockchainArmy Founder Erol User Addressed UN With Multi-Sector Application of Blockchain
18.12.2019
Talking among several global dignitaries at the meeting in UN Geneva, blockchain consulting company BlockchainArmy founder president Erol User stated that the essentiality of blockchain application should be put forward in the 2020 agenda of the UN. While highlighting the application of blockchains...
Circle Sells OTC Desk to Kraken to Focus On Stablecoin
18.12.2019
Circle sells over-the-counter desk Circle Trading to Kraken in continued reductions at the firm, which says it is all part of honing in on stablecoin work
Stanford Funds Blockchain Startup Touted as ‘the Microsoft for Blockchain’
17.12.2019
Stanford alumni receive funding from Stanford, Charles Schwab and others for blockchain startup named Alchemy
Hong Kong Blockchain VC Hires Former NEO Exec to Launch Shanghai Office
17.12.2019
Former NEO general manager Zhao Chen joins Hong Kong-based venture capital firm CMCC Global to lead blockchain equity investments in mainland China at a new Shanghai office
The Productization of Bitcoin Maximalism
17.12.2019
NLW discusses the rise in bitcoin only businesses and “blockchain not crypto” in China vs. “digital assets not blockchain” in US financial firms
Former SEC Senior Counsel Joins US Security Token Platform As Chief Legal Officer
17.12.2019
TokenSoft hired Alex C. Levine as its chief legal officer to work on the firm’s regulatory compliance
ISIS Turns To Blockchain-Based Messaging App Following Telegram Ban
17.12.2019
ISIS experiments with blockchain-based messaging app BCM after being banned from Telegram
Indian State of Kerala to Produce 20,000 Blockchain Specialists in 2 Years
17.12.2019
Beijing’s sudden rush into blockchain development and digital currency hasn’t gone unnoticed. From America to Europe and back to Asia, governments have started thinking about this new racetrack in more serious terms. India has a history of tensions with China, although the countries...
Fidelity Digital Assets Launches UK Branch In Line With Local Laws
17.12.2019
Fidelity Digital Assets expands to Europe with U.K. registered branch
UK’s Oldest Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash + More News
17.12.2019
Coinfloor CEO Obi Nwosu, courtesy of GBC News/YouTube
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Coinfloor, Britain’s longest-running crypto exchange, will...
UN to Use Blockchain to Tackle Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Hong Kong
17.12.2019
The new initiative will help ensure migrant workers aren’t charged unethical fees
Plustoken Cash-Outs Could Be Behind BTC Price Drop, Says Report
17.12.2019
On Monday, the blockchain surveillance company Chainalysis published an excerpt from the firm’s upcoming crime report that will publish in January. According to the Chainalysis research, the Ponzi scheme called Plustoken not only defrauded investors out of $3 billion but the scam “may...
South Korean Co-Working Space Operator SparkPlus Turns to Blockchain
17.12.2019
Seoul-based SparkPlus plans to open co-working centers in properties listed on the blockchain funding platform Kasa Korea
TCS Presents Blockchain-Supported Quartz DevKit For Business Entities
17.12.2019
Working as the brainchild of the globally reputed Indian conglomerate, the Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services, has broadcasted the news about the launch of a revolutionary blockchain-pegged development kit branded by the name of Quartz DevKit. On Monday, the world-class technology firm TCS broke...