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Swiss regulator approves banking license for crypto banks; updated KYC AML rules follow

As crypto businesses have started to make the move into crypto-friendly geographies to avoid risk of shutting down, Switzerland made headlines on the other side of this spectrum by announcing banking licenses to two cryptocurrency-focused banks. According to the official report, “For the first time, FINMA has issued banking and securities dealers’ licences to two...
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Tron’s Justin Sun says Facebook’s entry into crypto will facilitate blockchain’s ‘bright future’

Tron Foundation’s Justin Sun hasn’t steered away from the spotlight. In a recent interview with Freewallet, Sun shared his thoughts on ongoing ventures in the ecosystem. Sun began the segment by talking about potential partnerships in the industry. He suggested that the conglomeration of resources and ideas influences growth of the space. He also assured...
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English Champions Manchester City Unveils Official ‘Blockchain Gaming Partner’

By CCN Markets: UK football club Manchester City announced a blockchain gaming partnership with South Korean sports service developer, Superbloke. The alliance is another example of the ongoing mainstreaming of blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. Online gaming is mainstreaming blockchain Superbloke will incorporate Man City players into its “FC Superstars” online soccer game. The game...
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Does Wikipedia Need A Blockchain?

If you’re sick of Jimmy Wales asking for money, you might be pleased to hear about the blockchain alternative. Everipedia is a for-profit alternative to Wikipedia, based on EOS. They’re trying to use tokens to incentivize contributors – but as the past year has demonstrated, that might be easier said than done. Everipedia had a...
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Harmony Partners with Everstake Expanding Staking as a Service to Institutional Investors

Harmony partnered with Everstake, a Staking Service Platform will now add support for Harmony Nodes to their customer base. Blockchain protocol with principal innovations in P2P networking and state sharding, Harmony, announced they have partnered with Everstake, a leading Staking Service Platform which helps institutional investors and regular token holders to profit off their crypto...
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MouseBelt Brings Blockchain Education To University Of California

Blockchain businesses are hiring left, right, and center, and MouseBelt believes universities are key to building a better industry. The company is investing in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership with the University of California to bolster education and entrepreneurship in the field.  Described as a “full-service blockchain accelerator,” MouseBelt has invested over $40 million across more than...
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The New Bitcoin Banks Are Here

A new age of banking is imminent. Legacy models will be forced to follow suit or become obsolete in the eyes of value holders worldwide, as new bitcoin and crypto services take over, seeking to implement blockchain systems with an eye on convenience and financial inclusion. Announcements of stablecoins and exchange services from giants Binance,...
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The Telegram Blockchain – TON To Be Launched Soon

As per Telegram TON Board channel, the first version of TON, the Telegram blockchain, will be launched on September 1st.  According to the platform:  “The development of the TON core technology is almost complete, according to sources close to Telegram. The version is expected to be launched by 1 September 2019: it will include a...
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U.S SEC approves blockchain startup to record digital securities

Securitize, a company that converts assets to tokens and manages digital securities on the blockchain, has been registered as a transfer agent with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. While this will give them the freedom to maintain records for the transfer of securities, the company also claims that being SEC-compliant will help boost...
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How to Create Non-Fungible Assets and Collectible Tokens With Bitcoin Cash

On August 21, James Cramer, the developer behind the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), announced the launch of the Electron Cash SLP version 3.5. The latest release allows people to create a new type of SLP token called NFT1, a non-fungible token that can be grouped together by a single ID. The advanced form of SLP...
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Use dapps on any desktop browser with Coinbase Wallet’s WalletLink

Starting today, Coinbase Wallet users can use their favorite decentralized apps (dapps) on any desktop browser with Coinbase Wallet’s WalletLink. WalletLink acts as a secure bridge between your Coinbase Wallet app and your desktop browser. To get started, all you have to do is scan a WalletLink QR code with your Wallet app. You can...
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China May Release Libra Competitor Before Facebook Launches It, Report

Facebook’s Libra may be facing multiple threats from regulators, but the same critics are now racing to beat the social media giant at its own game. Experts: Chinese Libra May Come First The US, China and European Union are all concerned about Facebook’s digital currency. According to fresh reports, however, it is China which is...
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Mousebelt Launches Blockchain Education In California Universities

MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator, a VC-backed blockchain firm, was live on Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles , and UC Santa Barabara, the 3 California universities, focusing on the educational importance in US Schools. The program splits into two divisions. The first funding is for the research department while the other is for the Engineering...
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Harmony(ONE) Gets Listed on KuCoin, Organized A GiveAway Contest

Harmony(ONE), a new public blockchain is in addition to KuCOIN. The supported trading pairs are ONE/BTC and ONE/USDT. Basically, ONE token is equivalent to 0.00000113 BTC (0.011499 USD). Deposits have started as we write. Trading and Withdrawal will take place at 18:00 and 20:00 on August 22, 2019 (UTC+8) respectively. To celebrate Harmony ONE’s listing...
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Looming Financial Crisis Could Hurt Bitcoin Price

Bitcoin has been numerous times called ‘digital gold.’ However, not every financial analyst thinks that investing in Bitcoin for that reason is a prudent investment strategy. General Partner at Blockchain Capital, Spencer Bogart, is one of them. Bitcoin price Fell in line with the Dow Jones The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply as the...
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Blockchain Education Initiatives Launch at California Universities

A VC-backed blockchain firm that helped curate courses at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge is officially rolling out its programs at three California universities. MouseBelt‘s Blockchain Accelerator launched Wednesday at UC Davis, UC Los Angeles and UC Santa Barabara, boosting the educational presence at the noted U.S. schools. Backed by over $40 million in funding from...
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Blockchain.com to Integrate Polkadot Tokens Into Its Wallet

Blockchain.com will integrate Polkadot tokens into its wallet following a new partnership in order to drive more decentralization. Luxembourg-based crypto data supplier and crypto wallet Blockchain.com has partnered with blockchain interoperability protocol Polkadot. Driving decentralization  On Aug. 20, Blockchain.com announced it will integrate its Blockchain Wallet with the Polkadot Network in order to drive the...
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Nonprofit Launches Blockchain Platform for Credit History in Sierra Leone

Nonprofit organization Kiva along with the government of Sierra Leone have launched a country-wide blockchain solution for credit history. San Francisco-based nonprofit Kiva, a company that crowdfunds loans for financial inclusion, has launched a blockchain platform for credit history with the government of Sierra Leone. According to a Reuters report on Aug. 21, Kiva and...
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Cryptojacking Code Found in Eleven Open Libraries, Thousands Infected

11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby contained cryptojacking code and were downloaded thousands of times. A Cryptojacking code was found in 11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby, which have been downloaded thousands of times. Industry news outlet Decrypt reported on Aug. 21 that cryptojacking code has been added to 11 open-source Ruby libraries...
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World Bank Raises Additional AUD $50M Via Blockchain Bond

Blockchain proves once again that it is a must-have technology for financial institutions at all levels. Last week, the World Bank raised an additional AUD 50 million ($33.8 million) through its blockchain-based Kangaroo bond, called bond-i. Bond-i Sale Co-Managed by CBA, RBC, and TD The bond tap, i.e. the reopening of the bond initially issued...
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US, France, and Germany Dominate Bitcoin Nodes By Country

Among the many reasons that make Bitcoin unique, is that it’s designed to be a global currency accessed by anyone, anywhere, without restriction. Because of this, the first-ever crypto asset is used across the world in different capacities, affected by culture, economic conditions, regulation, and more.The post appeared first on NewsBTC
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Everex US receives Money Service Business license for crypto-to-fiat exchange

Beating the general narrative of crypto resistance from the U.S. government, Everex, the payments and trading platform just announced the issuance of “full Money Transmitter (MSB) License” from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. The information was brought to light through Everex official Twitter handle, which read, “We’re excited to announce that New...
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Vitalik Refutes CZ Claims that Blockchain Scalability Problem ‘Largely Solved’

Changpeng Zhao CZ, CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, said that blockchain scalability is “a largely solved problem for new blockchain projects.” However, his views did not sit well with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin who strongly disagreed with him. Zhao delivered his comment on the 21st of August 2019. This was in response...
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POTUS Candidate Yang Wants Blockchain Voting Despite Security Flaws

Blockchain voting is an essential upgrade to US elections, 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang has said. Yang: Standing In Line To Vote ‘Ridiculous’ Currently causing a buzz on social media, Yang’s proposal would see traditional in-person voting replaced by a Blockchain alternative. It forms the latest in a series of policy stances for the Democrat,...
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Facebook Faces Fresh EU Scrutiny As WhatsApp Edges Closer To Mobile Payments

The European Union is actively probing Facebook’s Libra digital currency project for competition law violations, mainstream media report. Facebook’s Libra Has ‘Potential Anti-Competitive Behavior’ According to Bloomberg, which cited official correspondence August 20, the European Commission is quizzing Libra participants via a dedicated questionnaire. The document originally appeared earlier this month, and forms Libra’s latest...
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PR: Kinesis Partners With Hardware Wallet Provider CoolbitX

This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. 21/08/2019, London: Kinesis is proud to announce a partnership with CoolBitX Technology, the developers of the world’s first...
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Implementation C-Lightning to Release New Version

Blockstream, one of the Blockchain development company announced the release of version 0.7.2 of its scalability software c-lightning. Christian Decker, a blockchain researcher at Blockstream, announced on August 20 the release of new version via twitter.  According to the tweet, the updated version of c-lightning supports dynamic plugin management as well as “the upcoming signet.”...
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp Looks to Launch Digital Payments in Indonesia

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is in early talks with local firms to launch digital payments service in Indonesia. Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, is purportedly in preliminary talks with multiple digital payments firms as well as a state-owned bank to launch digital payment services in Indonesia.  Reuters reported that they had learned of this development from anonymous sources...
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Is This Bank’s Blockchain-Powered Crypto Wallet a Game Changer?

Bank of America is creeping into the crypto space and has filed a patent application for a blockchain crypto wallet. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Bank of America (BofA) continues its steady creep into the crypto world, filing another blockchain-related patent application. This new one is particularly interesting because it’s for a crypto wallet....
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Mythos Capital Founder: “IPOs Are Coming to Ethereum”

There is never a day without intriguing cryptocurrency developments. Those who can look past the drama and hype may have taken note of a surprising bit of news. It appears there will be IPOs issued on top of the Ethereum blockchain. These tokens will serve both security and utility functions. An interesting development to keep...
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