Chinese president’s embrace of blockchain tech triggered a recent surge in Bitcoin’s price, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said. China’s President Xi Jinping gave credibility to blockchain and crypto by calling the country to accelerate blockchain adoption, said Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz. The cryptocurrency investor Read More

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Bitfinex and a blockchain project launched by Kim Dotcom have "mutually agreed" to part ways, scuppering an IEO for the kimcoin token. Read More

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Even though BitMEX is trying to brush aside its recent email leak, many industry personnel seem to think the matter is serious. On the first day of November, it came to light that popular crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX had accidentally leaked sensitive data related to its users, which occurred as a result of the company failing to apply... Read More

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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has agreed to help Ukraine prepare rules for cryptocurrencies. Read More

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Automaker Volvo plans to use cobalt tracked on a blockchain in the batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge. Automaker Volvo announced on Nov. 6 that it will use cobalt tracked on a blockchain for its car batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric XC40 Recharge model last month.“Transparent and reliable shared data network”Volvo has reached an agreemen... Read More

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Opt-in based framework; limited impact expected. Still PI only. Overview Hong Kong is stepping up its efforts to formally regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in the city. The Securities and Futures Commission just released a newly drafted regulatory framework, which allows the securities watchdog to issue licenses to crypto trading platforms. Could this be a game-changer for... The post Hong Kong Brings License to Crypto Exchanges appeared first on NewsBTC. Read More

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts that 99% of all crypto will likely go to zero as they are not focused on real problems. As many as 99% of all cryptocurrencies will likely go to zero, according to a new prediction by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.There are too many crypto projects, says Garlinghouse In an interview with Bloomberg released Nov. 5, Garlinghouse claimed that there are too many cryptocurrencies so far, for... Read More

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Ripple and XRP have had a great year so far, and the good news keeps pouring. Ripple has been making massive efforts to promote XRP in relation to cross-border payments. The company is trying to replace the flawed traditional payments system SWIFT, and more reports claim that the company is definitely on the right way, … Continue reading "Ripple Expansion: Following The Boost From MoneyGram, XRP Usage Is Explored Further " The post Ripple Expansion: Following The Boost From MoneyGram, XRP Usage Is Explored Further  appeared first on Oracletimes. Read More

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Bithumb Global is launching an "exchange-as-a-service" platform through its new namesake blockchain platform. Read More

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Subsidiaries of the jurisdictions’ two central banks will collaborate on a new project to link their two trade finance platforms using blockchain technology. Blockchain has received fresh endorsement from China in the form of a development pact with the de facto central bank of Read More

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