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A key developer in the cryptocurrency community, Zhen Yu Yong has been hit with the coronavirus. The co-founder of Torus Labs made a public statement on his condition and encouraged those who had come in contact with him to get tested. Cryptocurrency Developer Gets Verdict from Doctors Yong’s doctors
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A developer working on privacy cryptocurrency, Grin, predicts that the privacy protocol (Mimblewimble) which the coin runs on will be released on Litecoin's testnet by September 2020. Grin Set for Litecoin's Testnet Launch Preparation for the mimblewimble launch on Litecoin's testnet has been in
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The federal government of Belgium is set to auction £110,000 ($125,000) worth of bitcoin (BTC) and other seized cryptocurrencies this month. Announced Friday, the online auction will be held later this month under the supervison of an Ireland-based auction house - Wilsons Auctions; a firm known to have
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The Beach house Pipa in Barra de Cunhau, Brazil is up for sale for $2.93 million approximately 335 bitcoin (BTC) at this time. According to the property listing, the compound is situated just a 10-miniute drive away from Pipa, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Rio Grande
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After scares that Twitter’s new investors (Elliot Management) would oust its CEO, Jack Dorsey, a new report reveals that the investment company reached an agreement with Twitter that will allow the pro-bitcoin CEO to remain as leader of the social media platform. Silver Lake Investment Keeps Twitter CEO in
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The Ministry of Education (MEC) Brazil has proposed the creation of a blockchain-based platform to issue digital certificates to university graduates, in a bid to curb the issuance of fake diplomas in the country. Speaking on the project, MEC minister Abraham Weintraub said the blockchain platform aims to create a
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Whales are increasing their holdings of Ethereum (ETH) as data reveals the supply of ETH controlled by the top 100 wallets is almost 25%. Analysts assert that the behaviour is a result of anticipation for Ethereum’s blockchain upgrade, ETH 2.0. Whales Accumulate Ethereum As whales accumulate Ethereum, anticipation
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Crypto software firm Zabo has announced its successful seed funding round. The company, based in Dallas, Texas has been able to raise a staggering $2.5 million. $2.5 Million Seed Funding Round The software-as-a-service startup was able to raise the money in a funding round led by Moonshots Capital.
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* HTC is working on a new blockchain router, EXODUS 5G Hub, which will allow users to run a full bitcoin node and relay transactions independent of any third party Taiwanese Electronics Giant - HTC has unveiled a new privacy-focused portable 5G blockchain router that enables users to run a full
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The Chengdu University of Information and technology (CUIT) has received approval from the Ministry of Education, China to launch the country's first blockchain undergraduate degree. Reports by Chinanews agency say the blockchain engineering major aims to keep up with the developments in emerging technology, by providing technical training
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The Supreme Court of India has struck out the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) controversial ban on banks offering services to cryptocurrency-related companies. The Reserve Bank of India which is the country's central bank, has since April 2018 imposed a blanket ban restricting banks in the country from
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Bitcoin(BTC) and cryptocurrencies are now legal financial instruments in Germany, according to the new guidelines issued on Monday by the country’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). BaFin which serves as Germany's financial regulator, has expanded its definition of financial instruments to include all kinds of digital