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The Government of Beijing - China's capital city has released a 145 page document outlining its plans to become a blockchain innovation hub over the next two years. The blockchain blueprint comes nearly a month after the city's municipal government had announced its "Beijing Blockchain
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The Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey on Monday acknowledged that the U.K. Central Bank is evaluating the need for a digital currency (CBDC). According to a report by Bloomberg, Bailey made reference to the project as he discussed the relevance of a digital currency system with school
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Since May last year, Chainlink token has grown by 1,000%, beating its price record and most alternative cryptocurrencies in the markets. The Ethereum-powered cryptocurrency has gotten its boost from its community of supporters, often dubbed as “The Chainlink Navy”. Chainlink Breaks Price Record Chainlink trades under the name link.
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Bitcoin Lightning Payments are now accepted on the WikiLeaks shop - the online store of international non-profit WikiLeaks which publicizes news and classified information. The WikiLeaks Shop is a branch of the WikiLeaks brand which sells a range of merchandise including T-shirts, face masks and others. Its latest integration of
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A new research conducted among 1,150 participants shows that most crypto investors have no plan for their digital assets in the case of their death. The survey carried out by the Cremation Institute between October 2019 and June 2020, categorized respondents into four age groups 18-25 (Generation Z), 26-40
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Social media platform - Twitter is known to be the hub of most cryptocurrency influencers, as well as a wide meeting point for the "crypto community" - as they are called. Twitter features interactions between industry big wigs and their followers, with tweets on new products, coin analysis,
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Research by Dune Analytics shows that almost $60 million worth of bitcoins was moved to Ethereum in the month of June. An Ethereum-based product, Wrapped Bitcoin, accounted for 75% of the growth after 4,800 BTC was moved to Ethereum. Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum In recent times, the appetite of
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Chief of Cryptocurrency at payments giant - Visa says central bank digital currency (CBDC) is one of the most vital trends for the future of money and payments. According to Cuy Sheffield, who heads the company's crypto project, he explained in a thread on Twitter that the decision
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Senegalese-American rapper Akon is set to build a blockchain hub in Kenya, courtesy of a partnership with Netherlands-based firm Effect Ai. The project dubbed the "Kenyan Opportunity Hub", aims to promote blockchain and artificial intelligence for Kenyans, in a bid to offer more skills and work opportunities. According
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News has emerged that Nasdaq-listed "Kingold Jewelry" allegedly used counterfeit gold as collateral to obtain a 20 Billion Yuan ($2.8B) loan from a dozen Chinese financial institutions over the past five years. "The gold industry has been shaken after it was discovered that 83 tons of
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Lebanon's monetary crisis has continued, with the latest fall in value of its national currency by over 50% in the last 10 days, to trade at 8,200 to the US dollar. Reports say the country's deepening economic crisis has seen the Lira (Lebanese pound) lose
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A new report by Cointelegraph Consulting and Vechain reveals that $300 billion worth of food will be traced using blockchain and IoT technology by 2027. The recently released report highlights several factors that will contribute to the adoption of blockchain for global food supply chains in seven years. Goods Traced