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After Shanghai, the Shenzhen government is also now investigating cryptocurrency exchanges. The move comes to be a fresh step to crack down on crypto-related businesses in China. As per the reports, the finance bureau of Shenzhen has identified undisclosed 39 entities suspected of involvement in crypto-related Ponzi / fraud schemes....

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  • November 22, 2019

The United States Federal Reserve has finally decided that it’s time to look into adopting the Central Bank Digital Currency. In a letter to the congress members, US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell stated it is conducting small-scale research to better understand the opportunities and limitations of CBDC. The...

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  • November 21, 2019

Canaan, one of the leading cryptocurrency mining hardware maker plans to raise $100 million from its Nasdaq IPO. It originally planned to raise $400 million. Now with the revised terms, the company plans to offer 10 million shares at $9 to $11 apiece which will place it at a market...

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  • November 20, 2019

There’s a very interesting saying that almost every culture uses and that’s “Fighting fire with fire”. This phrase has not been more relevant than in the United States-China trade war that has been going on for a couple of months now. It seems that the trade negotiations have been boiled...

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  • November 19, 2019

Recently one of Lightning Labs developer Joost Jager revealed a proof of concept ‘Whatsat’, a permissionless private messaging built on Bitcoin’s lightning network. Unlike other encrypted messaging apps, Whatsat is a decentralized messaging platform where users own and maintain the infrastructure. Lightning network currently scales Bitcoin payments and used for...

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  • November 10, 2019

Digital innovation is transforming economic activity by creating simplicity and accessibility. In recent years with technological advancements, a shift in general public payment patterns has emerged. Less use of cash is opening up a number of questions concerning traditional money (cash) continuity in the future. This has led the central...

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  • November 8, 2019

A few days back, the price of bitcoin exhibited a bearish momentum falling to an almost staggering $7,300. Many anticipated Bitcoin was on the verge of another downfall. Fortunately, the Bitcoin market soared from $7,300 to $10,500 in the days after Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his support for blockchain,...

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  • November 6, 2019