Hackers have threatened to release sensitive company documents supposedly belonging to USDT stablecoin issuer Tether unless the firm sends a 500 Bitcoin (BTC) ransom to a specified address. As revealed by the …
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Central Bank of Ghana To Launch Regulatory Sandbox Pilot for Blockchain and Financial Projects
The central bank revealed this development in a recent press release. According to the report, the sandbox will cover a wide range of innovations within the financial services sector and improve …
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People have spent more than $230 million buying and trading digital collectibles of NBA highlights
A LeBron James highlight sold for $200,000. A Zion Williamson edition went for a little less than that. The National Basketball Association has officially aligned itself for the future of …
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While Washington dithers, Wyoming & other states mine for crypto gold
The United States is divided politically these days into red states and blue states, and increasingly, it seems to be fracturing into cryptocurrency-friendly and crypto-wary locales, too. On Feb. 21, …
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Exchange listings & NFT boom back Enjin’s 52% rally to a new all-time high
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are rapidly becoming a focal point of the cryptocurrency market, as evidenced by stories of millions of dollars being raised in minutes for one-of-a-kind tokenized art pieces and rare …
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Crypto investment firm Arca files with SEC to set up a Bitcoin trust
Crypto investment firm Arca is moving ahead with plans to create a bitcoin trust, according to a Thursday filing published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Arca’s trust would join …
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Youtube Star Sells $3,500,000 in Crypto Art in Just 24 Hours with a Polkadot-Based Project
YouTube star Logan Paul just sold $3.5 million worth of crypto-backed digital art in less than 24 hours. Paul is collaborating with Bondly, a decentralized product in the Polkadot ecosystem, …
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India’s Largest Bank Partners With JPMorgan To Create Blockchain Payment Solution
According to the Economic Times on Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2021), the SBI would integrate a blockchain solution developed by the U.S. banking giant JPMorgan in its banking operations. The bank is the …
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U.S. Department of Education promotes putting student records on blockchain
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed flaws across various sectors. As a result, a number of government departments are evaluating blockchain-based systems as possible solutions for challenges involving multiparty workflows, record-keeping, …
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Chainlink to Advance Randomness on Polygon Blockchain
Polygon, a cross-platform hub for interaction among Layer 2 solutions, has announced the support of Chainlink’s Verifiable Random Function (VRF). Why is this important? According to the latest announcement, today, Feb. 23, …
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