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Telegram will not control the TON blockchain platform

By Nicolas Valverde Jan 06, 2020

The fact that Telegram will not be responsible for managing the service, the developers said on the eve of Pavel …

Cryptocurrency

Burger King restaurants starts accepting cryptocurrencies in Venezuela

By Kevin Upton Jan 06, 2020

Burger King restaurants in Venezuela have begun accepting cryptocurrency for goods and services. Support for this type of digital assets …

Cryptocurrency

Venezuela includes El Petro in oil payments

By Jesus Hicks Jan 04, 2020

Venezuela intends to receive payments for oil exports in its national cryptocurrency El Petro. This is noted in a statement …

Cryptocurrency

A company in UK will launch the first regulated cryptocurrency bank

By Billie Heaton Jan 03, 2020

Mark Hipperson, who has led the technology department at Barclays for more than a decade, was also the co-founder and …

Bitcoin

Bitcoin hashrate started 2020 with a record

By John Martin Jan 02, 2020

The bitcoin network hash on the first day of 2020 reached 119 Exahashes per second (EH/s), exceeding all previous indicators. …

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Blockchain and super cities breathe life into China’s economy

By Leslie Smallwood Jan 01, 2020

Not everything is lost yet – something like this can characterize the current state of the Chinese economy health against …

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Penghua Fund has applied for the opening first blockchain exchange-traded fund

By Alvin Weston Dec 31, 2019

The Shenzhen asset management company Penghua Fund has filed an application with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for the …

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UN will switch to blockchain

By Linda Carter Dec 29, 2019

The last full working week of this year provides an opportunity to once again be convinced: interest in blockchain and …

Cryptocurrency

South Korea also starts working on its own cryptocurrency

By Darryl Delgadillo Dec 28, 2019

The Central Bank of South Korea plans to create an executive service in the new year, which will study the …

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Bank of Russia tests stablecoins – secured by cryptocurrency assets

By Luciana Paolucci Dec 26, 2019

The Bank of Russia began testing stablecoins in the regulatory sandbox – cryptocurrencies secured by assets, said Central Bank Chairman …

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Enigma test network will allow everyone to create secret contracts

By Corinne Smallwood Dec 24, 2019

Enigma, a decentralized protocol designed to create secret smart contracts, has launched its network (test network) on Ethereum. Thus, now …

Cryptocurrency

The People’s Bank of China announced its readiness to test the digital renminbi

By James Grissett Dec 23, 2019

The department noted that the state virtual currency will not be as speculative as Bitcoin and the Facebook Libra payment …

Cryptocurrency

The list of countries with own cryptocurrency will increase

By Kay Robie Dec 22, 2019

Last week, the head of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, and the president of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, made very important statements during …

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Coinbase has patented a technology that allows transfer bitcoin using an email address

By Mirella Bailey Dec 20, 2019

The patent application, issued on Tuesday, was filled in March 2015. It details the specifics of the user system that …

Cryptocurrency

Iranian President wants to create a single cryptocurrency of Islamic states

By Darryl Smoot Dec 20, 2019

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani invited Islamic states to create a single cryptocurrency, speaking at the summit of Islamic countries in …

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AMD will promote blockchain games

By Leslie Smallwood Dec 17, 2019

AMD has significantly increased its profit and share price in 2017 thanks to a cryptocurrency mining boom. Unfortunately, the “gold …

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QuadrigaCX users demanded to exhume the body of the exchange owner

By Glen Weston Dec 15, 2019

Users of the bankrupt Canadian Bitcoin exchange QuadrigaCX continue to doubt about the death of the exchange owner (Gerald Cotten), …

Cryptocurrency

Swedish Central Bank announces the launch of the digital Krona project in 2020

By Betty Gill Dec 14, 2019

The Bank of Sweden has announced a plan to develop and test a mechanism for using digital currency. The press …

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New ECB President Christine Lagarde calls for “meeting demand for stablecoins”

By Rachal Coburn Dec 13, 2019

The new president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, said her financial institution should be at the forefront …

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Bitcoin can be very useful for Greece with its new harsh law

By Alvin Weston Dec 11, 2019

The Greek authorities decided to introduce a new law requiring citizens to spend electronically at least 30% of their income. …

Cryptocurrency

China will test state cryptocurrency in two megacities

By Kevin Upton Dec 10, 2019

The Central Bank of China will test the national digital currency for electronic payments before the end of this year. …