19May/19

My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More

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Mike the HODL Guy describes his first experience buying Bitcoin and the resulting freeze on his bank account. Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Site: https://www.coindesk.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDeskTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindeskInstagram: https://www.Instagram.com/coindeskNewsletter: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletter/Twitter (Markets): https://www.twitter.com/coindeskmarketsRead More…

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18May/19

Circle Releases Another Attestation Report on Stablecoin USDC’s USD Reserves

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Goldman Sachs-backed crypto finance startup Circle has published the latest third-party audit of its USD-pegged stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC). The company reported the update in a blog post published on May 17. USD Coin is anRead More…

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14May/19

Emberfund Turns Your Phone Into a Crypto Hedge Fund

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When we think about investing in crypto we imagine a single, monolithic transaction and then years of HODLing. The folks at Emberfund imagine a different way. Their app, available now for iOS andRead More…

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05May/19

Ripple Adds SBI President To Its Board of Directors

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Blockchain payments startup Ripple has added new director to its board, Yoshitaka Kitao, who is currently president, representative director and CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. Ripple announced the news last week,Read More…

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01May/19

11 Crypto Initiatives Indian Government Has Taken

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The Indian government has engaged in numerous crypto-related initiatives and projects while actively drafting the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Below are 11 crypto-specific initiatives that the government has been involved in. AlsoRead More…

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16Apr/19

PR: BitCash Offers Fiat Banking Tools and Stability

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BitCash – a new cryptocurrency ecosystem developed by blockchain engineer and serial entrepreneur Christian Kassler – launched on 28 August 2018. Combining traditional fiat banking tools and stability in one, BitCash seeksRead More…

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15Apr/19

ING Bank Is Bringing Bitcoin ‘Bulletproofs’ to Private Blockchains

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ING’s blockchain team is testing a privacy technology called “bulletproofs,” the latest in a series of seemingly unlikely cypherpunk experiments at the Netherlands-based global bank. Developed and refined by hardcore cryptographers atRead More…

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12Apr/19

Japanese Bank Abandons Work With SBI Ripple’s ‘Money Tap’ App

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Resona, one of the three Japanese banks working with SBI Holdings and Ripple on their cash transfer app Money Tap, is pulling out of the project. The bank – Japan’s fifth largestRead More…

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