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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued an approval notice allowing crypto firms in the state to hold, list, and trade ten selected (10) coins and tokens. According to an announcement on its website, the NYDFS has green-lighted eight (8) cryptocurrencies for listing and custody they
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Nigeria has outperformed the rest of the world in Bitcoin interest over the past three (3) months. According to a report by crypto wallet app - Blockchain.com, Nigeria ranks as the highest source of Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume in Africa, and one of the world's fastest growing
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The Central Bank of Philippines - Bagko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is weighing the feasibility of issuing its own national digital currency. According to reports by Bloomberg, the country's apex bank has set up a committee to study digital currencies and policies surrounding CBDC issuance. The committee is
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One of Coca-Cola's major partners, Coke One North America Services (CONA) will be testing the Baseline Protocol, an Ehtereum technology for enterprise use cases. The technology could help the drinks supplier to improve transparency in its supply chain while streamlining transactions. Coca-Cola Partner Integrates New Decentralised Technology Baseline
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Goldman Sachs has taken another step towards embracing cryptocurrencies as it reveals more plans to create its own crypto asset. Despite its previous criticism of Bitcoin, the bank has recently revealed plans to create, what appears to be a competing asset. Goldman Sachs Crypto Asset in the Works In an
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Russia's state-owned Sberbank is considering the possibility of issuing its own stablecoin. The country's biggest bank made this known few days after President Vladimir Putin signed Russia's new cryptocurrency law. Speaking on the subject, Sergey Popov - Director of transaction business at Sberbank says
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United States Representative member - Tom Emmer has hailed the decentralized nature of Bitcoin as a unique feature which makes it stand out when compared to traditional tight-controlled fiat currencies. Emmer made the comments while speaking on the Pomp Podcast - a show hosted by Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony
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The lawyer of a teenager accused of hacking the accounts of public figures on Twitter is said to own $3.4 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC). His bail has been set at $725,000. Teenager Owns $3.4 Million Bitcoin According to the lawyer of Graham Ivan Clark, a teenager
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is launching a blockchain-based KYC (Know Your Customer) platform which will serve as a nationwide system for exchanging verified customer data. The project named "UAE KYC Blockchain Platform", is handled by Dubai's Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Emirates NBD
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Authorities in the United States have arrested a 17-year old male - Graham Ivan Clark, claiming he is responsible for the recent Twitter hack. According to a July 31 report by Verge, the FBI, IRS, US Secret Service, and Florida Law enforcement have taken the teenager into custody in connection
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Blockchain project, Cardano has achieved a successful hard fork after the launch of its upgrade process. IOHK and Cardano founder, Charles Hoskinson shared the news on Twitter on July 29 2020. Cardano Hard Fork Meets Expectations The hard fork is the product of a five years of development by some
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Smiles are everywhere as the Bitcoin future volume rises to $40 billion, the highest since March. Data revealed by Skew analytics shows that aggregate open interest across the Bitcoin futures markets is broaching $5 billion. Interest in Bitcoin Future Rises Open interest is used to give an indication of all