Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Calls for Blockchain-Based KYC Proposals
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Sri Lanka’s Central Bank wants to use a blockchain system for local banks’ “know-your-customer” protocols.
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Kakao’s Delayed Crypto Wallet Will Support Native Dapps, Collectibles
Coming up first, however, will be a limited-feature browser extension for the wallet which will offer basic crypto storing and trading features, the executive said. Called Kaikas, the extension will work with browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera,…
PODCAST: Altcoins and Ancient History with Litecoin’s Charlie Lee
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and one of the world’s foremost bitcoin and open blockchain experts. He is known for delivering electric talks that combine economics, psychology, technology, and game theory with current events, personal anecdotes,…
The Mechanics of Market Manipulation
The action began at 3am UTC, with a sell order roughly 6 percent below the market price and hundreds of times larger than the norm on the exchange at that time. As that order fulfilled available bids, the ask price…
Bakkt CEO Will Be Asked to Fill Georgia Senate Seat in 2020: Report
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Crypto custodian Bakkt’s chief executive Kelly Loeffler has reportedly been picked by Governor Brian Kemp to serve in the U.S. Senate until the special election in November 2020. Loeffler will likely be asked next week…
US Arrests Ethereum Developer for Training North Koreans to Evade Sanctions
“Despite receiving warnings not to go, Griffith allegedly traveled to one of the United States’ foremost adversaries, North Korea, where he taught his audience how to use blockchain technology to evade sanctions,” John Demers, an assistant attorney general for national…
Cisco Patent Would Secure 5G Networks With a Blockchain
Cisco is among a long list of information technology companies that are exploring the integration of blockchain technologies and Internet of Things (IoT). Companies, such as Bosch, BNY Mellon, Chronicled and Filament, have used Hyperledger, ethereum and Quorum to create…
WATCH: Thiel Capital’s Eric Weinstein Talks About the Nature of Money
Eric Weinstein of Thiel Capital, which invested in EOS issuer Block.One among other crypto startups, hopes the bitcoin ecosystem will eventually find a way to operate without a public blockchain. He sat down with CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen to talk…
Huobi Russia Announces Ruble Gateway and Initial Exchange Offering Service
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Huobi Russia now accepts ruble deposits and will soon have its own exchange token launchpad.
Canadian Fund Manager 3iQ Files Prospectus for Bitcoin Fund IPO
The firm claims the IPO would be the “world’s first regulated closed-end bitcoin exchange-traded product,” however, there have been similar product launches before. Swiss Amun AG has launched several ETPs for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – including XRP, ether and…