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Bakkt CEO Will Be Asked to Fill Georgia Senate Seat in 2020: Report
29.11.2019
Crypto exchange Bakkt’s chief executive Kelly Loeffler has reportedly been picked by Governor Brian Kemp to serve in the U.S. Senate until the special election in November 2020. Loeffler will likely be asked next week to serve as the replacement of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, who has announced...
Coinbase Denies Report of $150M Acquisition of Tagomi Brokerage Firm
29.11.2019
Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange has denied reports that it acquired digital currency brokerage firm Tagomi for $150 million
German Banks Allowed to Sell and Custody Crypto Assets From 2020: Report
29.11.2019
From next year, banks in Germany will be allowed to offer the sale and storage of cryptocurrencies under new legislation
Report: Crypto-Related Fraud and Theft Resulted in $4.4B Loss in 2019
27.11.2019
According to CipherTrace’s latest report, the total volume of crypto-related fraud and theft resulted in losses worth $4.4 billion in 2019
Ripple-Backed Omni Rentals to Shut Down by Late 2019: Report
26.11.2019
Ripple-backed Omni Rentals will reportedly shut down its services and send 10 of its engineers to Coinbase
Ripple-Backed Rental Firm Omni Shutting Down With Coinbase Snapping Up Dev Team: Report
26.11.2019
Digital rentals marketplace Omni is shutting up shop, with Coinbase agreeing a deal to take on its engineers
89% of Chinese Blockchain Firms Have Tried to Issue Crypto: Report
25.11.2019
89% of China’s blockchain firms have tried to issue their own token or crypto, according to a senior exec at a local blockchain association
New Report on Crypto’s Legal Status in UK Lays Out Regulation Options
22.11.2019
Experts believe new legal statement on crypto will help London keep its crown as the epicentre of the financial world, “The UK was, is, and will be the leading financial center of the world.”
Alibaba Filmmaking Arm to Distribute New Movie Rights via Tokens: Report
22.11.2019
Alibaba’s filmmaking arm Alibaba Pictures signed an agreement with SingularDTV to tokenize the distribution rights of its new movie
Few Big Exchanges Continue to Report Fake Volumes in 2019: Chainalysis
21.11.2019
Large crypto exchanges have clamped down on reporting of fake trading volumes in 2019, while few are still likely misreporting, Chainalysis says
China Has Registered 60% of the World’s Blockchain Patents - Report
21.11.2019
Chinese companies and government organizations registered a staggering 7,600 blockchain-related patent applications between 2009 and 2018, with e-commerce giant Alibaba alone registering 512 patents, according to Japanese researchers.
Nikkei reports that, per Japanese research company Astamuse...
US Think Tank Releases Report on Investigation Into Illicit Transactions on the Dark Web
21.11.2019
U.S. think thank releases a report on the future of investigating illicit transactions on the dark web, including tracing crypto use
Grayscale Files Form to Become First Bitcoin Fund to Report to SEC
19.11.2019
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust filed a form to become the first crypto fund to report to the U.S. SEC
Chinese Authorities Scrutinize and Report on Crypto Exchanges
19.11.2019
According to a notice issued on weibo.com, and later confirmed as authentic by business publication Caixin, authorities in Shanghai appear to have dispatched officials for conducting reviews of area businesses engaged in cryptocurrency dealings, and are set to report back to financial regulators...
Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble, Deanonymizing 96% of Grin Transactions
18.11.2019
The Mimblewimble privacy technology used by cryptocurrencies such as Beam and Grin is broken. That’s the claim of researcher Ivan Bogatyy who has published a report documenting his findings. In it, he reveals how he was able to deanonymize 96% of all Grin transactions just by running a node...
Report: George Bush’s Brother Got $300K for Meeting With OneCoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’
18.11.2019
Neil Bush — the son and brother of two American presidents — is alleged to have received $300,000 to attend a meeting involving OneCoin’s “cryptoqueen,” Ruja Ignatova
Crisis Fears Rise as Global Debt Hits a Record $250 Trillion
18.11.2019
The world’s total liabilities continue to grow rapidly as a new report reveals global debt is now over a record $250 trillion. For many investors and market watchers this raises the specter of another potential major economic crisis triggered by a collapse of the global financial system....
China’s Army Considering a Blockchain Rewards System, Report
18.11.2019
Blockchain may be implemented by China’s military to underpin a new rewards scheme for its personnel
Stablecoin Crisis Could Wreck Global Finance, Fed Warns in New Report
15.11.2019
The Fed warned that a stablecoin crisis could wreak havoc on the global economy and outlined the steps issuers must take to protect the status quo.
Weekly Platform News: Internet Explorer Mode, Speed Report in Search Console, Restricting Notification Prompts
14.11.2019
In this week's roundup: Internet Explorer finds its way into Edge, Google Search Console touts a new speed report, and Firefox gives Facebook's notification the silent treatment.
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Edge browser with new Internet Explorer mode launches in January
Microsoft expects to release...