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Cleanspark Buys US Bitcoin Miner for $19.4 Million, Plans to Quadruple Mining Capacity
12.12.2020
Cleanspark Inc., a Nevada-based corporation, said Thursday that it is acquiring U.S. bitcoin miner ATL Data Centers for $19.4 million in a deal to be completely settled in shares. Cleanspark specializes in microgrid energy software. It claims that it can use this technology at the ATL facility...
Venezuelan Government Signs Agreement to Establish Guidelines for Granting Licenses to Crypto Miners
11.12.2020
The National Superintendency of Crypto Assets (Sunacrip) and the National Electricity Corporation of Venezuela (Corpoelec) signed an agreement to establish guidelines to “improve the development” of bitcoin and other crypto mining activities across the country. Venezuelan Government...
Standard Chartered to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors Next Year
10.12.2020
SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, will launch a crypto custody service targeting institutional investors in London next year. According to a Dec. 9 press statement, the British bank is partnering with U.S. wealth and asset management firm Northern Trust for...
New Draft U.S. Law Will Make It Illegal To Issue Stablecoins Without Federal Reserve Approval
4.12.2020
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that will force private stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter (or license) and approval from the Federal Reserve before they can issue a stablecoin. Instigated by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, with support from Reps. Jesús García and Stephen...
ZK International Subsidiary xSigma Introduces New Defi Project
26.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. xSigma Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZK International Group (NASDAQ:ZKIN), was launched in 2018 as a blockchain research and development lab to solve real-world infrastructure challenges. After two years of intensive research into smart contracts and other...
Fidelity Investments’ Digital Asset Custody Services Arm Expands to Asia
30.10.2020
Fidelity Digital Asset Services has revealed the company is expanding into Asia and plans to help high-net-worth investors and family offices in the region with custodial crypto products. Fidelity is working with the Singaporean startup Stack Funds, a fully-insured custody operation servicing...
Southeast Asia’s Largest Bank DBS Plans to Launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange
27.10.2020
The Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation DBS published an announcement revealing it was launching a cryptocurrency exchange. The announcement was later removed by the company but crypto proponents have learned about the upcoming support for assets like bitcoin...
Coinend: 1,2,3 Take off – New Gamified Crypto Prediction Platform
21.10.2020
Coinend has announced the launch of its cryptocurrency gamified platform. GPC DIGITAL S.A operates this cryptocurrency-based gamified prediction portal, a corporation incorporated in Panama. It allows users to predict the closing price based on hourly, daily and weekly prices of various...
Japan’s LINE Launches CBDC Development Platform: Report
20.10.2020
LINE reportedly said it has several "major" Asian nations in discussions over using the CBDC platform
Japan’s LINE Starts Crypto Lending Service
7.10.2020
The makers of Japan's popular messaging app LINE is launching a crypto lending service through its BITMAX exchange
LINE Corporation & Theta Network to Launch Video App for Asia Expansion
1.10.2020
Highly-acclaimed subsidiary brand of South Korea’s NAVER Corporation, LINE Corporation of Japan has announced the launch of an innovative video application named ‘THETA.tv for LINE’ in collaboration with Theta Network. The mobile-friendly service will be fueled by Theta’s protocol architecture...
Dash Nigeria Takes Digital Currency Education Campaign to Regulators and Key Institutions
27.8.2020
With sophisticated fraud schemes seemingly overwhelming the African crypto market, there is a growing need for players in the space to help fight this scourge. Some are responding through increased educational campaigns, which they hope will not only turn the tide against scammers but will also...
LINE Launches Digital Asset Wallet and Blockchain Development Platform
27.8.2020
Messaging giant LINE has launched a blockchain platform where developers can issue tokens and run decentralized applications, and a wallet that helps users manage digital assets
Messaging Firm LINE Makes Own Token Available to Japanese Traders for First Time
10.8.2020
The blockchain subsidiary of the messaging app giant has made its LINK (LN) token available to Japan-based traders for the first time
Pentagon chce vojenskou vesmírnou stanici. Uzavřel kontrakt s firmou Sierra Nevada Corporation
22.7.2020
Americké Ministerstvo obrany v tichosti uzavřelo kontrakt se společností Sierra Nevada Corporation, jehož cílem je přeměnit nákladový modul Shooting Star na malou experimentální vesmírnou stanici. Informoval o tom magazín The Drive.
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China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan
9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...
New Zealand Police Seize $91 Million From Russian Bitcoin Exchange Operator
23.6.2020
Police in New Zealand confiscated NZ$140 million ($91 million) from Russian bitcoin exchange operator Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik is the alleged owner of the collapsed BTC-e exchange. The funds were seized from bank accounts held by Canton Business Corporation, a New Zealand-registered company...
Not So Private: 99% of Zcash and Dash Transactions Traceable, Says Chainalysis
10.6.2020
Chainalysis says it can track 99% of transactions involving Zcash, and almost all of Dash’s – coins that both fancy themselves as private and untraceable. Now, that’s because the majority of users do not utilize the optional privacy-enhancing features available on the...
Virtual Assets Unleashes Retail Cash Reload Innovation for Purchasing Cryptocurrency
9.6.2020
Instantly add cash to your Crypto Dispensers account with Green Dot @ the Register Chicago, IL – Virtual Assets, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) to enable customers to purchase cryptocurrency with cash. This new service...
Virtual Assets Unleashes Retail Cash Reload Innovation for Purchasing Cryptocurrency
6.6.2020
Instantly add cash to your Crypto Dispensers account with Green Dot @ the Register Chicago, IL – Virtual Assets, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT) to enable customers to purchase cryptocurrency with cash. This new service...