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According to the CEO of Kingdom Trust, a generational shift could open up a $28 trillion retirement market for Bitcoin. This is due in part to the fact that a significant proportion of the millions of people around the world who own Bitcoin are set to go into retirement, opening
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Osinachi - a self-taught Nigerian crypto artist has sold his latest "I Can't Breathe" digital art for 7 Ethereum (ETH) about $1,703 at time of publication. The digital art piece was sold at an auction on a blockchain-based social network - SuperRare today. Osinachi'
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Australian Public Research University (RMIT) has announced two new postgraduate programs in cyber-security and blockchain technology. The university is partnering with IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and Stone & Chalk, to offer its graduates a certificate in cyber-security and blockchain-enabled studies. Speaking on the partnership, Rupert Colchester - head of blockchain
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At the just concluded 13th National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's parliament adopted its first civil code - a long-awaited legislation which now expands the inheritance rights of citizens to include assets such as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. A snippet
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The Banque de France - Central Bank of France has announced the successful completion of its blockchain-based digital euro test, as part of its ongoing central bank digital currency experiment. According to an official publication titled: "Progress of the central bank digital currency experimentation process launched by the Banque
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E-commerce giant, Amazon makes another big move as it patents a distributed ledger-based system for the authentication of goods. The filing made by the tech giant nearly three years ago was approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday. Amazon Patents Technology for Supply Chains The solution
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Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin gives his take on the recent Twitter censorship battle involving U.S. President Donald Trump. He expressed his statements after Twitter soft-censored Trump on grounds of inciting violence. Twitter Censorship Battle in Spotlight According to Buterin, "I've talked before about the rise of
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U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has called for a criminal investigation into social media site, Twitter. Cruz issued a letter seeking a probe into the site for running afoul of US sanctions laws targeting Iran. Investigation into Twitter According to Cruz, “I write to urge you to open an investigation
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To the surprise of many, Goldman Sachs reported that bitcoin is not an asset class nor a suitable investment. This comes as a surprise after the organization organized a Bitcoin call for its clients. Bank Says Bitcoin is not an Asset Class The investment bank gave notice to clients, inviting
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A team of Hungary-based researchers reports that the Ethereum blockchain is less private than the Bitcoin blockchain. The team came to the conclusion after analyzing the Ethereum blockchain to determine how easy it is for the network to be de-anonymized. Research Suggests Ethereum is Less Private than Bitcoin The researchers
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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings - the parent company of WeChat, has announced a $70 billion (500B yuan) investment for fintech development; including blockchain technology, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). According to a report by Reuters, Tencent looks to allocate the funds to support China's development in
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The central bank of India, Reserve Bank of India(RBI) confirms the removal of the banking ban on cryptocurrency exchanges, businesses, and traders. The decision was influenced by a court decision in India. Supreme Court Removes Cryptocurrency Banking Ban The supreme court of India quashed an RBI circular which prohibited