ITIF Releases Guide to Regulating Blockchain for Policymakers

ITIF puts forth suggestions for making laws without restricting innovation among blockchain-based applications

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Coinbase Custody Now Supports Mainnet KIN Tokens

Coinbase Custody announced immediate support for mainnet KIN tokens

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ConsenSys Spinoff Truffle Integrates With Goldmans Sachs-Supported Blockchain: Report

Truffle is reportedly integrating with AxCore, a proprietary blockchain jointly created by Goldman Sachs and Axoni

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Amazon Web Services Launches Managed Blockchain Service

Amazon Web Services has made its blockchain-as-a-service, Amazon Managed Blockchain, generally available

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Prediction: 20 Percent of Leading Global Grocers to Use Blockchain by 2025

According to Gartner, Inc., 20 percent of the top 10 global grocers will use blockchain by 2025

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New York District Attorney Charges Two for Shadow Banking Crypto Companies

An Arizona man and Israeli woman have been charged with allegedly operating an unlicensed money transferring business for crypto firms

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Report: Former Barclays Exec Joins Fidelity Investments to Work on Digital Assets

Former Barclays commodity trader Chris Tyrer has joined Fidelity Investments to work on digital assets

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Two Charged With Running ‘Shadow Banking’ Service for Crypto Exchange

The U.S. government has sued two individuals in connection with a scheme to provide "shadow banking" services to unregulated crypto exchanges.

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Mixed Cryptocurrency Transactions Up 300% as Crypto Users Pursue Anonymity

“CoinJoins” now represent more than 4% of bitcoin transactions — a 300% increase in nine months

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Research: Crypto Mining Hardware Market to See 10% Compound Annual Growth by 2023

The digital currency mining hardware market will reportedly see an annual compound growth rate of 10% by 2023

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Crypto Markets Recover With Bitcoin Breaking $5,300, Gold and Oil Prices Rise

Following another sell-off yesterday, crypto markets reverse to gain momentum, as Bitcoin broke $5,300

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BitPay Partners With Refundo to Enable Taxpayers to Receive Refunds in Bitcoin

BitPay has partnered’ with tax-related financial products company Refundo to allow people to get a portion of their tax refund in bitcoins

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UK Watchdog Allows Three Blockchain Firms to Join Regulatory Sandbox

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has allowed three blockchain-based businesses to join its regulatory sandbox

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Stablecoins, Explained

They have been touted as the silver bullet for eliminating crypto price volatility. But what are stablecoins, how do they work, and what are their downsides?

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Fractional Reserve Stablecoin Tether Only 74% Backed by Fiat Currency, Say Lawyers

Tether does not have the fiat reserves to back its tokens, lawyers say

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11% of Americans Own Bitcoin, Major Awareness Increased Since 2017

11% of American population owns bitcoin (BTC), according to a new survey by pioneer venture capital firm Blockchain Capital

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Tether Lawyer Confirms Stablecoin 74 Percent Backed by Cash and Equivalents

Tether's general counsel acknowledges that USDT is only 74% backed by cash and equivalents in a new affidavit.

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UK Central Bank Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden: Crypto Is Not a Store of Value

The deputy governor of U.K.’s central bank said that crypto assets are too volatile to be a store of value

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Microsoft Outlook Hackers Stole Crypto Using Victims’ Emails: Report

Hackers who breached Microsoft Outlook have reportedly used the email service to steal cryptocurrency users' funds.

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JPMorgan Chase Senior Executive Becomes CEO of Blockchain Precious Metals Firm

Blockchain-based market Tradewind gets JPMorgan executive as new CEO

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HTC Plans to Launch Another Blockchain Phone This Year, Exec Says

Electronics giant HTC is planning to launch a second-generation EXODUS blockchain phone by the end of 2019.

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US-Based Exchange ErisX Officially Announces Public Launch of Spot Market

Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has launched public spot market trading

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Bitcoin Startup Unveils ‘Thunder Bird’ Lightning Code for IoT Devices

Japanese startup Nayuta is releasing a lightning network implementation with a compelling new focus: bitcoin payments for the internet of things.

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Facebook Veterans Launch ETH-Based Digital Collectible App, Funding From ConsenSys Ventures

A startup founded by a group of Facebook veterans has launched an ether-powered app that supports the creation and trading of unique digital collectibles

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Crypto Data Firm Raises $6 Mln From Morgan Creek Digital Assets, Others

Digital Assets Data has raised $6 million from Digital Currency Group, Morgan Creek Digital Assets and others to create an institution-grade crypto data platform

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Nasdaq Adds Brave New Coin’s XRP Index to Global Data Service

A new XRP-based index has been introduced by Nasdaq to its Global Index Data Service SM

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Breaker Magazine to Cease Operation Due to Lack of Feasible Business Plan: Report

Breaker Magazine, an American online crypto publication, will reportedly stop operations due to the lack of a feasible business plan

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JPMorgan Exec Joins Blockchain Gold-Trading Firm Tradewind as CEO

Tradewind, a blockchain-powered precious metals market, has hired a JPMorgan veteran to be its first-ever CEO.

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Australian Tax Agency Goes After Cryptocurrency Traders in Exchange Data Push

Australia’s tax agency will seek to contact cryptocurrency traders personally about tax issues as part of a new data collection scheme

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Japanese Unicorn Crypto Exchange Liquid Reveals Plans to Expand to US Market

Japanese crypto exchange Liquid has partnered with VC consortium Virtual Currency Partners to create a jointly-owned entity that paves the way for Liquid’s U.S. expansion

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Bitcoin Price Close to First 3-Month Winning Streak Since Late 2017

Bitcoin is on track to confirm a long-term bullish reversal with a first three-month winning streak since the end of 2017.

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ErisX Launches Crypto Spot Market on Heels of New $20 Million Raise

Aspiring crypto derivatives provider ErisX took one step closer to its ultimate goal Tuesday with the launch of a spot market.

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Vitalik Buterin Tweets ETH Development Proposals After Elon Musk’s ‘Ethereum’ Tweet Bait

Technology entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sparked a conversation with ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin with his laconic one-word tweet “Ethereum”

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Research Shows US Users Visit Cryptocurrency Exchanges 22 Million Times Each Month

DataLight research has analyzed monthly visits to 100 platforms, finding around 22.2 million visits from U.S.-based users

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China’s Tencent to Develop Blockchain Medical Tools With Waterdrop After Investment

Chinese internet giant Tencent will work with a local disruptor insurance company to develop new blockchain solutions

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Unconfirmed: Bitfinex Alleged to Be Mulling Launch of Exchange Token Via IEO

Crypto exchange Bitfinex is allegedly planning to issue a native exchange token, a post from Bitfinex shareholder Dong Zhao has ostensibly revealed

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Voters on Ethereum App Veto Proposal to Fund Polkadot Blockchain

Aragon token holders have shot down a proposal to diversify project funds to support blockchain interoperability project Polkadot.

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Nasdaq Adding Index for XRP Cryptocurrency to Global Data Service

After bitcoin and ether, Nasdaq is now adding an index for the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, to its global data service.

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UK Premier League Soccer Club West Ham to Launch Fan Token in Partnership With Socios

West Ham United — a soccer team that plays in the United Kingdom’s Premier League — is partnering with blockchain platform Socios to launch a fan token ecosystem

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Bitfinex Is Planning to Issue an Exchange Token, Shareholder Says

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is planning to issue a proprietary exchange token, according to a shareholder claiming knowledge of the plan.

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Want to Understand Bitfinex? Understand Mt. Gox

People interested in understanding Bitfinex are well-served to understand what happened with Mt. Gox.

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Hackers Used Microsoft Email Accounts to Steal Users’ Cryptocurrency, Report

Microsoft email hack appears to be worse than initially thought as hackers may have accessed victims’ crypto wallets and exchange accounts

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FedEx Executive Advocates for Industry Blockchain Standards

FedEx CIO Rob Carter has appealed for uniform blockchain standards for the shipping industry

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Canadian Regulator Introduces New Rules for Crypto Mining

Canadian energy regulator Régie de l’énergie introduced new rules for the blockchain industry

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Number of Infected Electrum Bitcoin Wallets Reaches 152,000

Anti-malware software firm Malwarebytes discovered that the number of infected Electrum wallets has amounted to 152,000

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Predicts New All-Time Highs for Crypto by 2020

Bitcoin bull Tom Lee has said that cryptocurrencies will likely hit new historic highs by 2020

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Crypto Markets Drops as Bitcoin Fails to Hold $5,300 Support, Stocks Hit All-Time Highs

Bitcoin fails to hold the $5,300 support, while most of the top 20 coins by market cap are seeing losses

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, EOS, Binance Coin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON: Price Analysis April 29

Let’s consult the charts and see if we spot any buy setups in major cryptocurrencies

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Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Crypto Fund Lost $272.7 Million in 2018

Galaxy Digital, the crypto fund founded by Michael Novogratz, lost $272.7 million in its first full year of operation.

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“Cryptokicks”: What We Know About Nike’s Potential Gateway Into Crypto

Mainstream brands continue their foray into the crypto market. Now, Nike has a chance to push Facebook aside — its crypto-based project “cryptokicks” is currently being registered as a trademark.

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Huobi Cloud Aims for 80 More Exchange Partners in Bid for Revenue Growth

The Huobi Cloud network of crypto exchanges wants to facilitate $55 million in daily volume by 2020.

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Former CFTC Exec and Crypto Advocate Bart Chilton Dies at Age 58

Bart Chilton, former U.S. CFTC commissioner and known crypto advocate, has died at age 58 after a sudden illness

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SEC Temporarily Suspends Trading in Little-Known Bitcoin Miner’s Shares

The SEC has temporarily suspended trading in shares Bitcoin Generation, a little-known crypto exchange and miner.

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ICE’s Bakkt Announces Acquisition of Digital Asset Custody Company

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)-lead institutional cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt has аcquired a crypto custodian service

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Bakkt Acquires Crypto Custodian, Partners With BNY Mellon on Key Storage

Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt has acquired the Digital Asset Custody Company and is working with global bank BNY Mellon on crypto key storage.

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SEC Suspends Trading in Securities of Crypto Exchange Bitcoin Generation

The SEC has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of crypto exchange Bitcoin Generation

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Galaxy Digital Posts Net Loss of $272.7 Million for 2018

Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment bank Galaxy Digital had a net loss of $272.7 million in 2018

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UK Baroness’ Luxury Bitcoin Property Project Reportedly Suffering Delay

A British baroness' luxury residential project targeting the crypto rich has been put on hold, says The Times.

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UAE Becomes World’s Biggest Contributor to Token Sales, Data Shows

The UAE has been the world’s biggest contributor to crypto token sales so far this year

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We.Trade Co-Founder Mancone Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Roberto Mancone is leaving we.trade, the live trade finance blockchain platform which he helped grow into a legal entity comprising 14 banks.

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Neo 3.0 to Launch on New Blockchain Network, Users Will Need to Swap Tokens

Neo 3.0 is going to be launched as a new blockchain network

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CipherTrace Detects Major Uptick in Cross-Border Payments to Offshore Crypto Exchanges

There has been a 47% rise in cross-border payments from U.S. crypto exchanges to offshore exchanges since early 2017, posing an ostensible quandary for regulators

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Ledger Provides Secure Wallet Management Solution to Regulated Canadian Crypto Exchange

French hardware wallet producer Ledger is set to provide its secure crypto infrastructure solution to regulated Canadian crypto exchange NDAX

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$325 Million Bitcoin-Accepting Real Estate Project in Dubai Pauses Operations

The Aston Plaza in Dubai, a major bitcoin (BTC) real estate project, is reportedly pausing its operations

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Local Media: HTC Plans to Launch 2nd Gen Blockchain Smartphone in 2019

Taiwanese consumer electronics giant HTC has revealed plans to launch a second-generation model of its blockchain-centric smartphone before the end of 2019

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Moody’s Research Warns Corporations That Private Blockchains Contain New Risks

Private blockchain governance is an area of concern for Moody’s analysts, according to a new report

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Creditor Takes Crypto Startup London Block Exchange to Court

A law firm has taken the London Block Exchange to court saying it's owed money, but the startup's CEO has denied it is going out of business.

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Bitcoin on the Defensive But May See Bounce at Key Price Support

Bitcoin's short-term prospects are looking bleak, but its close proximity to historically strong price support is calling for caution from sellers.

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$4.3 Million Lost as Crypto Scams in Australia Rise 190% in 2018

Crypto scams in Australia rose 190% in 2018, with consumers losing AU$6.1 million

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Australian Crypto Scam Reports Rose Almost 200% in 2018

Australia saw a surge in reports of scams involving cryptocurrencies last year, according to the country's consumer watchdog.

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Finland: Financial Watchdog Adopts Role as Supervisory Authority for Crypto Sector

Finland’s Financial Supervisory Authority is to assume its role as registration and supervisory authority for the crypto sector, as new legislation comes into force this week

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