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South Korea's Suseong University has agreed a deal with the Korea Artificial Intelligence Association (KORAIA) to create a special blockchain and AI campus in Daegu. According to an official announcement, the Daegu-based university will launch in 2021 with recruitment to begin in a few months; and will focus
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Cybersecurity entrepreneur and famed cryptocurrency advocate, John McAfee announces the release of a new privacy coin called GHOST. Unlike coins before it, the distribution will not be executed through an initial coin offering or initial exchange offering. McAfee's Privacy Coin Released McAfee is no stranger to the world
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Draft bills recently submitted in Russia threatens people with up to seven years in prison and hefty fines of up to $7,000 for using Bitcoin. If the anti-crypto laws are passed, companies could find themselves with fines of up to $28,000 for using virtual currencies without approval from
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The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) - Brazil's antitrust regulator has voted to reopen its probe against banks who reportedly refuse to work with cryptocurrency firms. The investigation initially kicked off in 2018, as a result of a lawsuit filed by Associação Brasileira de Criptoativos e Blockchain
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Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify has partnered with cryptocurrency payments processor - CoinPayments, to offer its users the option to pay with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). According to a press release, the globally recognized e-commerce platform will now integrate support for digital currency payments; meaning merchants on Shopify can now
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The Italian government is set to commit €15 million (about $16.2 million) to develop blockchain and other tech-based solutions in its fight against counterfeit goods. At this time, the proliferation of fake "Made in Italy" products has led the government to seek ways to fight back and
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Samsung in partnership with SK Telecom - a South Korean mobile carrier, has unveiled the world's first 5G smartphone equipped with blockchain-powered ID authentication service. The phone named "Galaxy A Quantum", comes with a quantum random number generation chipset developed by Samsung Electronics, which helps smartphone
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Card payments company - Visa has submitted a patent application to create a "digital fiat currency" on a centralized computer using blockchain technology. According to the filing published on May 14 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the inventors seek to patent a blockchain digital
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Payments firm Visa files a patent for a new centralized technology that creates and manages digital currency. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published the filing on Thursday. Visa’s Patent Filing for Digital Currency System Visa made the filing in November 2019. In the filing, details can be
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Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov decides to close down the Telegram Open Network (TON) and cryptocurrency project due to a long-winded regulatory battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Telegram Discontinues Blockchain Project Telegram was forced to discontinue its blockchain project due to the strong arm
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Blockchain organization Ripple reveals plans to offer loans through a platform. The organization ,which is associated with XRP, posted a job advert for a director of product management for loans. Ripple Loans Product Offering The director of product management will be in charge of helping to get the product launched.
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* Eddie Alvarez Buys Bitcoin says he "can't sit on the sidelines any longer...I'm in for the long term." * UFC partners Blockchain platform Chiliz to offer tokens to fans. Eddie Alvarez a former UFC lightweight champion has been introduced to Bitcoin by fellow former