Unlike Libra, Digital Yuan Will Not Need Currency Reserves to Support Value: PBOC Official
PBOC wants to distinguish its own digital currency from rival private initiatives.
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Dec 23, 2019 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
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Poloniex Drops KYC for Withdrawals Below $10,000 Following US Exit
The new KYC requirements come a week after Poloniex completed its U.S. exit.
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Dec 23, 2019 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
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CipherTrace to Tackle 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Crypto Analytics
The blockchain security firm has partnered with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to fight human trafficking.
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Dec 20, 2019 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
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Facebook's Social Media Platforms May Give Libra Unfair Advantage, Says ECB's Lagarde
Facebook could leverage its social media platform to block out competitors, according to Christine Lagarde.
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Dec 20, 2019 at 4:04 p.m. UTC
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French Financial Watchdog Approves First ICO Under New 'Visa' Scheme
The approved ICO issuer can now legally market and host their sale until the beginning of June 2020.
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Dec 20, 2019 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
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Investment Giant Fortress Issues New, Lower Buyout Offer for Mt Gox Creditor Claims
Creditors have until Dec. 31 to accept the offer, which is lower than one made previously.
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Dec 20, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
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Dragonfly Capital, Paradigm Buy $27.5M Stake in Governing MakerDAO's Future
Combined, the VCs have the second largest private stake in the MKR ecosystem.
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Dec 19, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
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Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users to Email Bitcoin
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally.
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Dec 19, 2019 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
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Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks in Talks With Potential Wall Street Clients Following EY Accreditation
Enterprise-focused crypto transaction platform Fireblocks has passed an EY data security audit. Now it can seek clients in traditional finance.
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Dec 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Monero's 'Fluffypony' Steps Down as Lead Maintainer of Privacy Coin Project
Riccardo Spagni, better known as "Fluffypony," will relinquish his day-to-day leadership role in the privacy coin project.
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Dec 18, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
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