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Osato is a Bitcoin enthusiast with a flair for writing. When he isn't providing unique perspectives on the current happenings in the industry, he can be found pouring over old books on history and philosophy or trying to beat his Scrabble high score.
Chainlink and Unibright are among a group of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) members that have formed a task force to create protocols for integrating the Ethereum blockchain with mainstream corporate systems of records. EMINENT: Decentralizing Mainstream ERPs EEA announced the news of the task force via a press statement published...
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) has suffered another 51% network exploit with the attacker reportedly double-spending $75,000 in BTG tokens. Details of the Bitcoin Gold 51% Attack According to MIT crypto researcher James Lovejoy, Bitcoin Gold, one of the Bitcoin hard forks is once again the victim of a 51% attack. In...
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of blockchain firm Ripple, has hinted that the company may pursue an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in 2020. Ripple Going Public? In a tweet posted by Senior Vice President of Product at Ripple, Asheesh Birla, the CEO of the blockchain firm Brad Garlinghouse was quoted hinting...
Two suspects allegedly responsible for the theft of Bitcoin (BTC) worth $700,000 from a company’s account have been arrested by the Tokyo Police Department. Reports are claiming that one of the suspects intended to bankrupt the company as he had become dissatisfied with management policy. Suspects Arrested in Connection with...
Adult entertainment platform Pornhub has introduced a new crypto payment option for models, enabling support for popular stablecoin Tether (USDT) via its TRONlink wallet. Pornhub Announces Tether And Cosmo Payment Options Pornhub announced the news via a blog post on its website published on Thursday (January 23, 2020). According to...
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) has obtained approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to become a reporting company, thus registering the company’s shares with the Commission. World’s Largest Crypto Asset Manager Now SEC Reporting Coy Grayscale Investments, the parent company of GBTC announced the news of the SEC...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) says citizens do not need cryptos as the country’s mainstream financial framework already has working solutions for cross-border remittances. The Indian central bank also clarified the legal situation of cryptocurrencies in the country, stating that there is no ban on virtual currencies. Crypto Offers...
Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s Telecom and IT minister says the National Informatics Centre (NIC) — a parastatal of the country’s IT ministry, to pursue greater blockchain adoption in the country’s primary education sector. Authorities in India continue to encourage blockchain technology while promoting laws that prevent the spread of cryptocurrencies...
Deloitte’s EMEA blockchain lab says it has delivered the world’s first-ever enterprise blockchain solution for certificate authentication in partnership with DNV GL. 90,000 Certificates on Deloitte’s Blockchain Solution The ‘big four’ audit giant announced the news of the launch via a press statement published on its website. According to the...
The South Korean government is making plans to implement a 20 percent crypto taxation policy on income and profits made from crypto trading and transactions. 20 Percent Crypto Tax Coming to South Korea According to reports from PulseNews, the South Korean government is making plans to implement a new crypto...
Global crypto exchange giant Binance is discussing partnership plans with Z Corporation and TaoTao towards launching a new crypto trading service in Japan. News of the partnership discussions come amid a flurry of expansion activities for Binance with new fiat trading pairs and token listings. Crypto Exchange Giant Mulls Partnership...
At least a third of new small businesses in the U.S. are accepting crypto payments according to a survey by HSB. However, growing cyber threats connected to virtual currencies might scupper virtual currency adoption by smaller businesses. One-third of U.S. Small Businesses Accept Crypto Payments In a press release published...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — the country’s central bank says adoption of state-backed digital currency for interbank settlement could provide certain advantages like cost savings and better financial inclusion. Australia’s apex bank is the latest to trial a blockchain-based payment system as nations mull the possibility of developing...
The United Nations (UN) is warning crypto-enthusiasts not to attend a cryptocurrency conference slated to be held in North Korea. Like the U.S., the UN maintains that attending tech conferences in North Korea amount to a violation of international sanctions. UN Blocks Path To North Korea Crypto Conference According to...
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says Petro — the state-issued crypto, will be a major focus of the country’s government in 2020. Despite previous attempts to promote utility for the national cryptocurrency, public tokens like Bitcoin (BTC) and Dash are seeing the most adoption within the economically troubled country. Petro Will...
