The government of Rwanda is leading an innovative mineral traceability initiative using blockchain. To that effect, the project is working with U.K.-based startup Circulor and its blockchain powered supply chain platform to record the provenance of metals in order to eradicate sources of funding for conflict minerals. Circulor to Help Rwanda Comply with International Agreements Tantalum...

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A Norwegian man was brutally stabbed to death shortly after completing an in-person cash-for-bitcoin exchange, and investigators believe that the two events may be linked. According to Norwegian news organization TV 2, the stabbing occurred on Monday morning at the 24-year-old victim’s apartment in Majorstuen, an affluent neighborhood in Oslo, likely between 7:50 am and

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The tumultuous cryptocurrency has seen its highs and lows over the past week and the resulting price fluctuations have been consistent across the cryptocurrency charts. Popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH] and Tron [TRX] have all received a mixed bag of sorts in terms of the prices. The Justin Sun led company has been on quite […]

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A new report reveals that the majority of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects are centralized. Majority of Cryptocurrencies Can Be Classified as Centralized, Securities Cryptocurrency research firm CryptoCompare released its annual Cryptoasset Taxonomy Report, and their findings reveal that only 16% of cryptocurrencies are fully decentralized. The remaining cryptocurrencies reviewed are either centralized, or only semi-decentralized,...

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0x (ZRX), better known as the 0x protocol, experienced a 30 percent increase in value within mere minutes after Coinbase, the world’s largest crypto brokerage, officially integrated ZRX. In an official announcement, Dan Romero, Coinbase vice president and Coinbase Consumer general manager, wrote: “Starting today, Coinbase supports ZRX at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android

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IOTA foundation recently announced that it is planning to power a biometric authentication system that will use users’ palm vein pattern to authenticate their identity. The proposed system will use an open source digital ledger of technology called Tangle, developed by IOTA. The new system will be called IAMPASS Proof of Concept. The system creates […]

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Recently, Sharon Bowen, Former CFTC Commissioner, spoke at the Bloomberg conference about the biggest challenge for CFTC in the future, and transparency as a solution to a vibrant financial market. Earlier, Bowen had spoken about the regulators focussing on protecting the investors from fraudulent manipulation and educating the people about the risks involved in dealing […]

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Multinational security company G4S has announced that it has been working on a custody solution for cryptocurrencies. The firm is the latest in a long list of those seeking to address one of the largest perceived problems in the digital asset space – secure storage. G4S to Join Goldman Sachs, Bakkt, and Others in Crypto...

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Initial coin offering (ICO) operator Civil will refund investors due to the blockchain startup’s failure to reach its minimum sale cap. Civil will conduct another token sale in further efforts to build their Journalism business. Civil ICO Civil’s first ICO began in September and wrapped up this week. Their mission, according to their website, “is to help power

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Two of the cryptocurrency industry’s biggest names are partnering up in an effort to bring greater regulatory compliance to the space. Leading digital asset exchange platform Binance and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis will be working together on solutions to earn the trust of global regulators. Chainalysis Working with Binance on KYC and AML Compliance According...

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Bitcoin futures trading volumes continued to rise in Q3, with derivatives exchange CME reporting a 41 percent quarter-over-quarter increase in average daily volume. Bitcoin Futures Volumes See Major Bump in Q3 During Q3, the exchange averaged 5,053 contracts — each equivalent to 5 BTC — traded during each daily trading session, representing 25,265 BTC in

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During the San Francisco Blockchain Week [SFBW], BCH DEVCON, series of global hackathons made its debut to the public. Recently, George Hotz, the Founder and Head of research at Comma.ai shared his thoughts on Ethereum, dApps, and Lightning Network. George stated that he had recently studied Ethereum’s Geth in full and according to him Ethereum was a great platform for […]

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