IBM Completes Blockchain Trial Tracking a 28-Ton Shipment of Oranges

IBM has completed a trial of blockchain technology to track a shipment of mandarin oranges from China to Singapore ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations.

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Fidelity Cryptocurrency Platform Enters ‘Final Testing’ Stages

American financial services giant Fidelity announced that its cryptocurrency trading and custody platform is in the “final testing” stages

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Canadian Cryptocurrency Exchange QuadrigaCX Files for Creditor Protection in Nova Scotia

Following protracted legal and financial difficulties, Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has filed for creditor protection

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Fidelity Says Its Crypto Trading and Storage Platform Is in ‘Final Testing’

Fidelity Digital Asset Services is in its "final testing" phase, the company said in a blog post Thursday.

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CoinList CEO: Quiet Year for Crypto in 2019 Will Lead to Innovation

The CEO of CoinList says that crypto markets will be quiet in 2019, while companies and entrepreneurs concentrate on building the space

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SBI Reports Financial Results, Recognizes Ripple for Cross Border Payments

Japan finance giant SBI has issued its nine-month financial report, recognizing Ripple’s potential to lead in the cross-border payments industry

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Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Files for Creditor Protection

The QuadrigaCX exchange says it's been "attempting to locate and secure our very significant cryptocurrency reserves held in cold wallets," unsuccessfully.

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CEO of Telecoms Giant Swisscom’s Blockchain Unit Steps Down

The CEO of the blockchain unit of Swiss state-owned telecoms company Swisscom has abruptly stepped down from his position

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CBOE Re-Applies With US SEC to List Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund

The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s has re-submitted an application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a rule change to list a Bitcoin ETF

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New York Financial Regulators Grant BitLicense to Bitcoin ATM Operator

Bitcoin ATM operator Cottonwood Vending LLC has been granted a virtual currency license by the New York State Department of Financial Services

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Seoul City Gov’t Launches ‘Blockchain Governance Team’ for State Services

The government of Seoul has launched its own blockchain governance team to explore applications in administrative services

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Florida Appeals Court Reinstates Felony Charges for Unregistered Bitcoin Sale

An appellate court in the U.S. state of Florida has reinstated felony charges against a man who allegedly sold Bitcoin to an undercover detective

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Cboe Resubmits the VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF Proposal for SEC Approval

Cboe has re-filed the VanEck/SolidX bitcoin ETF proposal, which it previously withdrew due to the U.S. government shutdown.

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Prime Trust Undercuts Rivals in Crypto Custody Race

Prime Trust has eliminated its fees for storing digital assets such as bitcoin, ether and Stellar lumens, in a move the custodian called an industry first.

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Germany's 2nd Largest Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart Launches Crypto Trading App

Boerse Stuttgart Group, Germany’s second largest stock exchange, launches app for trading major cryptocurrencies to euro

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Blockchain Capital Leads Funding Round for Crypto Compliance Startup TRM

U.S.-based venture firm Blockchain Capital leads a $1.7 million funding round for TRM — a compliance startup for crypto businesses

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Bitcoin Hovers Under $3,450 as All Top Cryptos See Moderate Losses

Bitcoin stays under $3,450 as the top 20 cryptocurrencies report moderate-heavy losses on the day

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Pantera Capital, Coinbase Back Crypto Startup Staked in $4.5 Million Round

Major crypto investment firms, including Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures, back crypto staking startup Staked

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NYDFS Grants BitLicense to Third Bitcoin ATM Operator

NYDFS has granted a third bitcoin ATM operator a BitLicense Thursday, with Cottonwood Vending LLC becoming the latest recipient.

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Germany’s No.2 Stock Exchange Launches Mobile App for Crypto Trading

Stock exchange operator Boerse Stuttgart Group has launched a mobile app for German cryptocurrency traders.

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Global Pharma Giant Merck Wins US Blockchain, AI Patent for Product Authenticity

Major pharma firm Merck has won a USPTO blockchain and AI patent focusing on supply chain security

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Under Fire: Kik Is Gearing Up for a Fight With the SEC

Kik opposes potential regulatory action from SEC, saying its 2017 Kin token sale followed all the right rules

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A New Test Network Just Activated and Ethereum 2.0 Will Be Using It

Launched today, the Görli test network represents a small step on the long road to solving ethereum's scaling challenges.

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Age of Scale: How Can Blockchain Systems Become Powerful Enough for a Global Audience?

Blockchain technology is facing a serious scalability issue, and sorting it out might not be as easy as some think. What are some of the proposed approaches to solving the problem?

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Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round in Staking-as-a-Service Startup

Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos.

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Coincheck Q3 Finance Report Shows Twofold Improvement Since Trading Resumed

Coincheck halved its losses in Q3 of fiscal year 2019, as compared with the preceding quarter: Monex report

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Nasdaq Reveals 7 Crypto Exchanges Are Using Its Market Monitoring Tech

Nasdaq has revealed that seven crypto exchanges are already using its market monitoring technology, though only two are doing so publicly

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Blockchain Capital Leads $1.7 Million Round for Crypto Compliance Startup

Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has led a $1.7 million seed round for San Francisco-based crypto compliance startup TRM Labs.

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Top Exchange Binance Adds Support for Credit Card Purchases of Major Cryptos

Top crypto exchange Binance adds support for credit card crypto purchases via Simplex partnership

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Bitfury to Launch Bitcoin Mining Centers in Paraguay With New Partnership

Bitfury and South Korean p2p research company are planning to launch several mining centers and a cryptocurrency exchange in Paraguay

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NEM Reorganizes Non-Profit Foundation Amid Token Price and Funding Woes

XEM token suffers as NEM Foundation announces funding problems

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Binance Users Can Now Pay for Crypto With Credit Cards

Top crypto exchange Binance now lets customers purchase some cryptocurrencies using Visa and Mastercard credit cards.

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South Korea Will Keep ICO Ban, Says Financial Services Commission

Domestic ICO ban in South Korea set to stay, regulator confirms

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Report: Majority of $11.4 Million Stolen in 2018 Iota Token Heist Has Been Found

A top member of the Germany-based Iota Foundation has said the majority of the ~$11 million allegedly stolen in a major Iota token heist last year has been found

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February Is Often Good for Bitcoin Prices, Will History Repeat in 2019?

Bitcoin could end its four-year February winning streak unless prices see a strong bounce from key support.

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Ethereum Hackathon ETHDenver Partners With UNICEF on Blockchain Bounty System

Ethereum hardware hackathon ETHDenver partners with UNICEF on a bounty token

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South Korea Will Maintain ICO Ban After Finding Token Projects Broke Rules

South Korea has decided not to lift its ban on domestic initial coin offerings after a watchdog's survey found projects have been violating rules.

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Danish Government’s Energinet Signals Iota Deal to Improve Energy Sector Offerings

Additional partnership confirmed between Iota and Denmark’s state-owned energy company, Energinet

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IOTA: Almost All Tokens From $11 Million Hack Have Been Found

Almost all of roughly $11 million-worth of iota tokens alleged to have been stolen by an individual from Oxford, UK, have been found. IOTA co-founder and board co-chairman Dominik Schiener told Reuters that the funds are currently being held as evidence in a police investigation. As reported on Jan. 24, a Europol-coordinated effort involving British and […]

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Ripple Hires Ex-HSBC, CIT Exec as General Counsel After Five-Month Hiatus

Ripple has made a high-profile legal hire in the form of ex-HSBC general counsel Stuart Alderoty

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NEM Foundation, on Brink of Bankruptcy, Plans Layoffs and Pivot

The leading non-profit behind the NEM blockchain is seeking $7.5 million in emergency funding to stave off bankruptcy.

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Ethereum-Based ‘Wrapped’ Token Backed by Bitcoin Launches

Wrapped Bitcoin, an Ethereum-based token backed by Bitcoin, has launched today

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Italian Postal Service Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Community

Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service provider, has joined the Hyperledger blockchain community, which also includes U.S. courier service FedEx

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A Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin Has Launched on the Ethereum Blockchain

Wrapped BTC (WBTC), an ERC-20 ethereum token collateralized 1-to-1 with bitcoin, is officially live, with about $250,000 worth in circulation.

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ConsenSys Developer Joins Ethereum Classic Cooperative as Executive Director

A developer at blockchain tech firm ConsenSys, Bob Summerwill, has joined the Ethereum Classic Cooperative as its executive director

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Report: Nearly 80 Percent of Crypto Event Attendees Are Male

Recent data from events-oriented software firm Bizzabo found that 80 percent of crypto event attendees are male

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We Asked 66 Startups Just How Bad This Crypto Winter Has Been

While the bear market has sparked layoffs at some firms, a survey conducted by CoinDesk found that many companies find the slowdown to be "a blessing."

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South Korean Fintech Firm Launches ‘First’ Won-Backed Stablecoin

South Korean fintech firm BxB has launched a 1:1 won-backed stablecoin

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Report: Alipay and WeChat Pay Require Huobi to Remove Payment Methods from OTC Desk

Chinese payment giants Alipay and WeChat Pay have reportedly requested Huobi to remove their services from its OTC trading desk

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Ripple Hires General Counsel from Lending Giant CIT Group

Ripple has hired banking veteran Stuart Alderoty as its new general counsel, filling a position that had been vacant for several months.

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Untraceable Payments and Unlinkable Transactions: Startup Offers “New Generation” Coin

A company has created an “untraceable anonymous coin.” The team says the p2p network makes all the users' transactions unlinkable to a particular user or real-world identity #SPONSORED

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Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Tron, Stellar, Bitcoin SV, Cardano: Price Analysis, Jan. 30

The entry of major players such as investment firm Fidelity and the governments of UAE and Saudi Arabia instills confidence in the crypto market. How did the charts react?

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Top Russian Official Urges Parliament to Discuss Draft Crypto Bill Without Further Delays

The chairman of Russian parliament’s upper house says that a one-year delay is unacceptable for the legislation on the digital economy

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Cowboys on the Block: Inside Wyoming’s Race for Crypto Prominence

Here’s what fuels Wyoming’s crypto revolution

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Bloomberg: Amid Bear Market, Crypto Venture Fund Strategy Wins out Over Hedge Fund Model

Amid the 2018 bear market, the launch of new crypto venture funds reportedly exceeded that of new hedge funds for the first time

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Cryptocurrency Lending Firm Genesis Capital Processed Over $1.1 Billion in 2018

Over $1.1 billion in borrows and lends have been processed by cryptocurrency lending company Genesis Capital last year

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The Next Big Ethereum Conference Will Run Almost Entirely on Blockchains

Everything from applications to attend ETHDenver to the processes for submitting, judging and voting on projects will be supported in some way through blockchain platforms.

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Abra CEO: Crypto Firms’ Route to Remittances at Scale Will Be Complex but Successful

Abra CEO Bill Barhydt has outlined why he thinks consumer cross-border payments and remittance services continue to be something of an uphill battle for many crypto firms

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Wikimedia Foundation Partners With Payments Provider BitPay to Accept BTC, BCH Donations

The Wikimedia Foundation will now use BitPay for cryptocurrency payment processing in order to accept donations in BTC and BCH

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London-based Project Uses Microsoft Architecture to Make Blockchain Easier for Developers

A blockchain solution platform is believed to be the first to offer smart contracts that execute .NET code on-chain. The company is aiming to “make blockchain easy” by providing blockchain solutions in Microsoft .NET Core architecture #SPONSORED

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Singapore: Regulator Warns of Online Scam Claiming Gov’t Adoption of Crypto

Singapore's central bank has warned the public against an alleged scam claiming that crypto is officially adopted in the country

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Gaza's Ruling Group Hamas Seeks Funding in Bitcoin to Combat Financial Isolation

The militant arm of Hamas — the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine — has appealed to its supporters to send it funds using Bitcoin (BTC)

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Hackers Just Stole Another $180K in Ether From Cryptopia Exchange

Hackers still have control over cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia and have removed more funds, says blockchain data firm Elementus.

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Japan: Major Messenger LINE Partners with Financial Giant to Create Blockchain Alliance

Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings has signed an MoU with major messenger LINE to create a financial alliance focused on blockchain

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Bahamian Firm to Boost Local Economy with Blockchain-Based Sunken Treasure Project

Bahamian tech company PO8 has developed a project to register the data of excavated sunken artifacts on blockchain

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Bitcoin Approaches $3,500 as Top Cryptos See Growth

Bitcoin approaches $3,500 again as the top 20 cryptocurrencies report moderate to notable gains

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Crypto Lender Genesis Capital Processed Nearly $1.1 Billion In 2018

Institutional crypto loans provider Genesis Global Capital says it processed more than $1.1 billion in lends and borrows in 2018.

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Japanese Finance Giant SBI Holdings, Blockchain Firm R3 Officially Announce Joint Venture

Japan’s financial services giant SBI Holdings and enterprise blockchain consortium R3 have officially partnered to establish a joint venture

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Research Reveals $1.7 Billion Obtained via Crypto Thefts and Scams in 2018

A newly published report reveals that about $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency had been obtained via illicit means in 2018

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Crypto Exchange Gemini Passes Security Compliance Audit Conducted by Deloitte

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini says it has passed a SOC 2 security compliance review conducted by Deloitte.

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Russia’s Ministry of Education Introduces System for Tracking Diamonds via Blockchain

Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science has introduced a blockchain-based system for tracking natural diamonds

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Local Media: Iran Reportedly in Talks With 8 Countries to Use Crypto Transactions

Iran, striving to circumvent U.S. sanctions, has reportedly offered eight countries the chance to use cryptocurrencies for international transactions

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