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Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto Plans

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MARCH 15, 2020

His whitepaper indicates that Akoins will work as “atomic swaps” between cryptocurrencies, fiat currencies, and mobile phone credits on the Akoin network. In other digital currency news, the state of Rhode Island introduced a bill last Wednesday (March 11) to create a blockchain-friendly business environment to attract digital innovators. “If

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What Is Blockchain Technology?

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Blockchain. As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Huge corporations — like Walmart and Pfizer — have completed successful blockchain pilots. Research Briefing: Blockchain in Review.

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Chain CEO On B2B Payments’ Blockchain Blockbuster

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JUNE 30, 2017

The blockchain has a bit of an identity crisis. And while it might be tempting to poke fun at those confident, if somewhat confused, CFOs, Adam Ludwin, co-founder & CEO at Chain , told Karen Webster that, actually, they are pretty much in the same boat as everyone else when it comes to the blockchain. “No Here’s a little proof.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitfinex To List New Exchange After $1B IPO; Frank Timis Clashes With Argo Blockchain

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MAY 19, 2019

Crypto exchange Bitfinex announced that it will list its new exchange token on its platform and it will be tradeable against bitcoin, the U.S. The overwhelming response and expedient execution of the token sale represents a new milestone for Bitfinex and the greater blockchain community. dollar, the tether stablecoin, ether and EOS.

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For Banks, A Lesson On Blockchain From The Age Of Internet Startups

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MARCH 23, 2016

The whispers have grown to loud chatter when it comes to blockchain technology and the impact it might have on the financial services sector. The latest research from PwC found that banks are no longer taking blockchain technology as an easily ignored fad. For FIs, it’s better to be friend instead of foe with the disruptor.

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How Could Judge’s Indictment of Craig Wright’s Satoshi Nakamoto Claims Impact the Crypto Industry?

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MARCH 16, 2024

This week, the judge overseeing a case between the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) versus Craig Wright , ruled that the defendant is ‘not’ Satoshi Nakamoto, the identity responsible for inventing Bitcoin, citing an ‘overwhelming’ amount of evidence.

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Re-Packaging Apps To Sell: What Will It Take?

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

In particular, this week everyone seems to be talking about Spheris, a decentralized blockchain app store that just launched an initial coin offering (ICO). Multiple types of cryptocurrency will be accepted, including the most popular types: bitcoin and Ethereum. What about all that malicious software?

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Hub’s Bid To Decentralize Trust And Strengthen Digital Ecosystems

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APRIL 13, 2018

And in a recently launched endeavor by LinkedIn co-founder Eric Ly, now co-founder of Hub, trust rendered digitally may get a boost from blockchain. Conversely, if an interaction or transaction does not go as planned, noted the whitepaper, an arbitrator might get involved.

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The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra

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JULY 5, 2019

The Facebook Libra whitepaper states that Association Members must agree to operate as validators on the network. What isn’t helping – and I am sure that Facebook has had this same thought – is bitcoin’s surge post-Libra’s launch. Among other things, that will depend on what it means to be an Association Member.

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Has The Market Stopped Making New Unicorns? Not Really

CB Insights

MAY 29, 2018

The number of new unicorns is also substantially higher when blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, cryptoasset companies, and organizations using token financing to raise funds are considered. This contrasts with equity investments in private and public markets, where voting rights and cash flows are standard.

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If Facebook Wants To Be WeChat, Why Did It Launch Libra?

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JULY 1, 2019

Square Cash enables P2P payments and takes in funds – now including bitcoin deposits. A year later, in May of 2018, Facebook launched a new blockchain business unit, and Marcus was put in charge to lead it. The Facebook Libra whitepaper states that Association Members must agree to operate as validators on the network.

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What We’ve Learned From Libra

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Except that’s not what the Libra whitepaper says. The first two sentence in that whitepaper goes like this: “Libra’s mission is to enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people. Particularly when it’s not at all clear that the people Libra says it launched its network to help – those 1.5

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Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?

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JULY 6, 2017

Blockchain technology has been making its way through the financial sector and pouring into mainstream industries for the last few years. It’s gaining so much traction that even higher education institutions like the University of Edinburgh are adding blockchain technology classes to their curriculums.

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ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled

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APRIL 30, 2018

A whitepaper released on Thursday (April 26) said that regulatory burdens should be reduced for smaller firms. According to the whitepaper, IPOs have become unattractive to businesses. Bitcoin, conversely, should be exempt from those laws. Speaking of IPOs, lobbyists in the U.S.

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A Brief History Of Libra

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JULY 15, 2019

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim of connecting the 1.7 To ward off the currency speculators that have tended to plague high-profile crypto projects like bitcoin , Libra will be a stablecoin, with its value pegged to the U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto Plans

What Is Blockchain Technology?

Chain CEO On B2B Payments’ Blockchain Blockbuster

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitfinex To List New Exchange After $1B IPO; Frank Timis Clashes With Argo Blockchain

For Banks, A Lesson On Blockchain From The Age Of Internet Startups

How Could Judge’s Indictment of Craig Wright’s Satoshi Nakamoto Claims Impact the Crypto Industry?

Re-Packaging Apps To Sell: What Will It Take?

Hub’s Bid To Decentralize Trust And Strengthen Digital Ecosystems

The 4 Key Clues To Understanding The Future Of Facebook’s Libra

Has The Market Stopped Making New Unicorns? Not Really

If Facebook Wants To Be WeChat, Why Did It Launch Libra?

What We’ve Learned From Libra

Blockchain Tracker: The Future of Third-Party Transparency For All?

ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled

A Brief History Of Libra

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