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Bitt Inks Blockchain Deal With Another Caribbean Central Bank
Bitt is partnering with the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten to look into issuing a central bank-backed digital currency for the two nations.
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Justice
Crypto Stock Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Jon Montroll, who ran the now-defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder, has pled guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice charges.
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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Forms Political Action Committee
Coinbase formed a Political Action Committee, though it is unclear which candidates it plans to support at this time.
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New Power Rates Approved for Crypto Miners in Upstate New York
A municipal utility provider in New York got the green light from state regulators to create a new set of electricity rates for cryptocurrency miners.
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Ripple Taps Facebook Payments Exec for Business Development Role
Ripple said today that it will have Kahina Van Dyke, who previously worked at Facebook, as its new senior VP of business and corporate development.
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