Blockchain
Lug
31
2020
“Though now evolved in many ways,” Gavin Wood wrote in Ethereum’s 2015 yellow paper, “the key functionality of a blockchain with a Turing-complete language and an effectively unlimited inter-transaction storage capability remains unchanged.”… https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-2-0-closer-than-ever-still-plenty-of-work-to-do
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First Mover: ‘Boring’ Bitcoin Shrugs Off Twitter Hack as Stablecoins Co-Opt Satoshi’s Dream
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Lug
16
2020
In a paradoxical twist, bitcoin’s price, which is denominated in dollars, has become unusually stable in recent weeks, prompting some Twitter users to joke that it’s trading like a stablecoin… https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-boring-bitcoin-shrugs-off-twitter-hack-as-stablecoins-co-opt-satoshis-dream
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Lug
09
2020
It’s not quite a seal of approval, but one of Europe’s largest financial markets is giving cryptocurrencies the equivalent of the bar codes found on soup cans and jam jars. https://www.coindesk.com/london-stock-exchange-parent-assigns-financial-bar-codes-to-169-cryptos
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Lug
02
2020
Since then, Binance joined the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), which played a key role in overturning the ban, and noted explosive growth via WazirX… https://www.coindesk.com/why-bitcoin-bulls-are-betting-on-explosive-growth-in-india
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Giu
27
2020
Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions… https://www.coindesk.com/vanguard-symbiont-blockchain-foreign-exchange-pilot-with-state-street-bny-mellon-franklin-templeton
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Giu
18
2020
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has revamped its digital exchange… https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-com-tech-upgrade-paves-way-for-derivatives-trading
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Giu
04
2020
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday, Bitcoin Core 0.20.0. Notably, the release includes experimental software… https://www.coindesk.com/latest-bitcoin-core-code-release-protects-against-nation-state-attacks
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Giu
04
2020
Hester Peirce, one of five commissioners with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been tapped for a second term at the regulatory agency… https://www.coindesk.com/sec-crypto-mom-hester-peirce-tapped-for-second-term-at-us-regulator-report
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It’s Tough Getting Approved in Gibraltar, Says Green-Lighted Crypto Derivatives Exchange
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Mag
29
2020
ZUBR, which began trading in March, said Wednesday it had received in-principle approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider… https://www.coindesk.com/gibraltar-regulator-crypto-derivatives-exchange
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Blockchain Bites: Iran and Russia Revisit Crypto Regulations, Bitcoin Pizza Day 10 Years Later
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Mag
23
2020
Laszlo Hanyecz has the honor of conducting the first commercial Bitcoin transaction: trading 10,000 bitcoin for about $30 worth of pizza… https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-bites-iran-and-russia-revisit-crypto-regulations-bitcoin-pizza-day-10-years-later
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