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Blockchain Project Cashaa Protecting Crypto Companies to Survive Fifth Money Laundering Directive and New FCA Rules in 2020

Early Blockchain and Crypto project Cashaa, has launched a new “Crypto Business/Broker” account to ensure crypto businesses/brokers are compliant with the FCA’s new rules for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist finance and the EU Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD). “We have put our experience of dealing with hundreds of crypto businesses…

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”Decentralized Networks a Powerful Phenomenon” – Why the SEC Commissioner Proposes Time-Limited Grace Period for Tokens

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has formally proposed a grace period of three years for tokens. Project developers would be exempt from the federal securities laws during that time, provided that they meet certain conditions. After that, they must determine whether their token transactions involve the…

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Australian government issues national blockchain roadmap to help drive adoption

The Australian government has today released a national blockchain roadmap. Source : https://blockchainscotland.co.uk/australian-government-issues-national-blockchain-roadmap-to-help-drive-adoption/ Date : February 7, 2020 at 06:46PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

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MIT Researchers Claim to Boost Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Blockchain Transactions By 4x with New ‘Spider’ Routing Scheme

MIT researchers have co-invented a new cryptocurrency-routing scheme that they claim can boost the efficiency… greasing the wheels and creating larger revenues for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies. An MIT news release stated they are using certain networks designed to speed up notoriously slow blockchain transactions the new solution uses Payment…

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Blockchair Launches Release Monitor so You Will Never Miss Another Hard Fork or Core Client Update

It can be very hard to keep track of all the latest software upgrades in the crypto ecosystem, which is a crucial thing to do for developers of multi-coin projects such as wallets and exchanges. For this purpose, Blockchair​ has created a free ​release monitor​ that helps you follow upcoming…

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World Economic Forum Prepares for Worldwide Criteria on Cryptocurrency Regulations

From January 21 to 24, 2020, the World Economic Forum (WEF) took some first steps to formally establish a coherent international framework for the world’s governments to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/world-economic-forum-prepares-for-worldwide-criteria-on-cryptocurrency-regulations-2020-02 Date : February 3, 2020 at 09:30PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter…

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Canada’s Blockchain Intelligence Group Signs USD$540,000 Contract with United States Feds

Vancouver-based BIGG Digital Assets Inc. owner of leading developer of Blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solution Blockchain Intelligence Group has closed a 5-year deal with a United States Federal Government agency valued at CAD USD$540,000 to deliver QLUE licenses. BIGG will not name the specific agency in this…

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University College London Centre for Blockchain Technologies Releases New Report on Supply Chains

The University College (UCL) London Centre for Blockchain Technologies (CBT), with the support of the UK Retail Blockchain Consortium (RBC), has released a market reportlooking at the adoption of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in physical supply chains. Source : https://blockchainscotland.co.uk/university-college-london-centre-for-blockchain-technologies-releases-new-report-on-supply-chains/ Date : February 3, 2020 at 04:42PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook…

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Blockchain-Based Social Media App?

Video-centric social media app Vid announced its upcoming launch on iOS and Android. Established in January 2017, Vida allows users to control their data and monetize their memories using AI and blockchain technology which enables its users to create privacy-protected video content while allowing users to monetize content and retain 100 percent…

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Virgil Griffith Pleads Innocent in Blockchain North Korea Event Case – Faces Up To 20 Years in Prison if Convicted

36-year-old cryptocurrency specialist  Virgil Griffith – who was recently arrested by American authorities for allegedly helping North Korea use blockchain technology in violation of US sanctions – has pleaded not guilty in court today.  Griffith was formally indicted for “conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,”  and his case…

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Blockchain.com Launches Full Turkish Lira Banking Integration as a Native Payment Gateway for Turkey

Blockchain.com has launched a full banking integration for Turkish Lira (TRY) to create a native payment gateway for users to deposit and withdraw Lira on its trading platform. With this development users in Turkey no longer have to incur high fees and conversion rates from third-party payment processors. Turkish traders…

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Blockchain in Day to day life: GBA Pune

Hello All, Wishing you for new year and lets make new year more exciting. Having said this, We are coming with another meetup event on 18th Jan 2020. Location information will be shared very soon. The high level agenda is implication of Blockchain & Smart contract on daily life. Esteemed…

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Help Create Governance Standards for Blockchain (P2145)

All members of GBA are invited to participate in the creation of the first set of standards for blockchain governance. The standards creation process is open to all interested individuals. The host is the P2145 Blockchain Governance Standards Study Group. An informal meeting of P2145 will be held online on…

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Paris Saint-Germain Teams up With Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform CoinCasso

Paris Saint-Germain and cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso have joined forces in a multi-year international partnership, with the virtual currency giant becoming an Official Partner of the Parisian club in all markets outside of France. CoinCasso is a blockchain specialist and will now be in a position to capitalise on Paris…

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The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to Launch Blockchain-Based, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is to launch a Blockchain-based, peer-to-peer payment and money transfer platform in the next few months, according to the NBC Director-General Chea Serey yesterday. Also known as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or some might even coin it a national cryptocurrency. Serey notes…

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India Unveils National Blockchain Strategy, Calling on RBI to Issue Digital Currency

India’s National Strategy on Blockchain has been published. It recommends, among other things, for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a central bank digital currency. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology tasked the National Institute for Smart Government with drafting this national policy. Also read: Regulatory Roundup…

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Global Commodities Blockchain Trading Platform VAKT Backed For $5m From Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Global commodities Blockchain trading company VAKT has been backed by  Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) with a $5m investment in new shares and Aramco Trading Company as a future platform user. Richard James, VAKT CFO, commented: “It is a proud moment to be able to count SAEV as one of our…

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Governments and Enterprises Can’t Get Enough of Blockchain

Governments have long been wary of Bitcoin, while expressing admiration for its innovative ledger system. This trend can be traced back till 2014, when the “blockchain not bitcoin” mantra was coined. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/governments-and-enterprises-cant-get-enough-of-blockchain/ Date : January 27, 2020 at 10:24PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter…

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Maintaining Transaction Privacy in the Age of Government Blockchain Analysis

On January 17, 2020, British tax collection department Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published an open contract seeking bid applications for tools that can track, identify and associate bitcoin transactions with real identities. Correspondingly, developers of such Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/maintaining-transaction-privacy-in-the-age-of-government-blockchain-analysis-2020-01-27 Date : January 27, 2020 at 03:53PM Tag(s) :…

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Busted: SEC Charges Blockchain Marketplace Founder Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak for Fraudulent ICO 2017

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged former Stevie Award winner and SEO champion Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak and his company Opporty International, Inc. – a blockchain marketplace company with conducting a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) of unregistered digital asset securities. As alleged in the SEC’s complaint, it…