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Turkish football club - Galatasary has now officially launched its Fan Token Offering (FTO), with the digital token now live on Socios.com. The club had in September 2019 announced partnership with the Socios and Chiliz platform to create a cryptocurrency-based asset and rewards program for club fans. Announced this
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Japanese messaging giant - LINE is bringing cryptocurrency to its over 600 million users globally. LINE announced it will launch trading for its Link token through its crypto subsidiary - LVC corporation in Japan by April 2020. According to an official press release, LVC is also introducing a system for
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The United States Congress (January 30) held a hearing session titled: "Is Cash Still King? Reviewing the Rise of Mobile Payments." The hearing held before House Representatives of the Fintech Task Force, had in attendance a number of payment companies, consumer witnesses and non-profit institutions. During the hearing,
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The City of Zermatt, Switzerland has become the second Swiss town to officially allow residents pay their taxes in Bitcoin (BTC). According to an official announcement, city authorities have partnered with one of Switzerland's top crypto financial services firm - Bitcoin Suisse to now offer the new tax
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The Paris Saint Germain (PSG) fan tokens are now live on blockchain platform - Socios.com. Fans and followers of the football club can now purchase the tokens on Socios, as revealed in an annoucement on its official Twitter handle. For its very first use case, the $PSG Fan Token
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Malta-based blockchain firm, Chiliz will launch a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens. The new platform - Chiliz.net will serve as the trading exchange for tokens of all partnering sports teams on its Socios platform. Chiliz.net will also integrate the Socios wallet, enabling fans of partnering football
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At 23:30 UTC on January 28, the price of Bitcoin in China rose from $9,150 to $9,400 in less than five minutes. The sudden spike marked an 83-day high for the cryptocurrency in Asia. Rise to the Top As uncertainty in the global markets looms, demand for
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The Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC) with the backing of the Dubai government, is set to launch its own "Crypto Valley" in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Announced at the WEF Davos Conference, the DMCC will partner Swiss-based startup CVVC to build a sector dedicated to promoting cryptocurrency
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Dubai's government is working in partnership with German firm Siemens to boost blockchain education among its citizens. The partnership between the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) was announced in a press release; highlighting a series of lectures and seminars on blockchain technology held at the DEWA Academy
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The Tron (TRX) cryptocurrency foundation has announced it will dedicate its 2020 niTROn Summit to deceased American Basketball Star - Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. (26/01/2020) Byrant who died alongside his 13-year old daughter, is a known member of the Tron organization and
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British telecom giant - Vodafone has become the 8th company to pull out of Facebook's Libra Association. The Libra Association serves as the unified body of Facebook's partners in its Libra cryptocurrency project. The formerly 28-member group has now streamlined to 20, following the exit of
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Eighteen year old Samy Bensaci from Montreal, Canada is currently facing a four charges connected to a $50 million sim swapping scam targeted at cryptocurrency holders. According to Canadian authorities, Bensaci is part of a hacking syndicate that stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from both American and Canadian crypto