Blockchain
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22
2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Mexo, developed with Latin American users in mind, launched on Thursday… https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-exchange-mexo-latin-america
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Ago
11
2020
The League of Entropy is launching the first production-ready version of drand, a network that produces “randomness”… https://www.coindesk.com/how-a-decentralized-randomness-beacon-could-boost-cryptographic-security
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Ago
06
2020
Ethereum Classic has suffered its second 51% attack in a week after more than 4,000 blocks were reorganized Thursday morning… https://www.coindesk.com/ethereum-classic-suffers-second-51-attack-in-a-week
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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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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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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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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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