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Review - Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet
Award winning filmmaker, Torsten Hoffmann, follows up his 2015 Bitcoin film with an in-depth look at the state of the blockchain industry.  “Crypto...
Sun, 10 May, 2020 at 10:38 PM
Tokenized Real Estate Booms While Security Tokens Struggle
Despite a nearly double-digit retraction in the combined capitalization of the security token sector, real estate tokens gain over 4% during April.  R...
Sun, 10 May, 2020 at 11:02 PM
SBI Holdings CEO: Ripple Partners Could Help Pandemic Supply Chain
SBI Holdings is proposing Ripple partner with multinational corporations to increase transparency and traceability across supply chains.  Yoshitaka Ki...
Sun, 10 May, 2020 at 11:25 PM
Tether USDT Surpasses XRP as the 3rd-Largest Cryptocurrency
Stablecoin Tether has just surpassed XRP as the third-largest cryptocurrency and is now the second-largest altcoin behind Ethereum’s Ether (ETH).  ...
Tue, 12 May, 2020 at 4:44 AM
In Apparent First, SEC-Approved Security Token Offering Seeks Listing on Coinbase
Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD claims to have submitted the first SEC-approved security token offering for prospective listing on major U.S. excha...
Tue, 12 May, 2020 at 4:54 AM
No, Donald Trump, Negative Rates Aren’t a ‘Gift,’ Bitcoin Advocates Warn
What seems to be a fresh attempt to sway the Fed to take rates negative saw immediate backlash from sound-money supporters.  Bitcoin (BTC) bulls...
Wed, 13 May, 2020 at 6:14 AM
1,000 WBTC Minted Today on Ethereum Dwarfs Entire Lightning Network
A single transaction today has created more Wrapped Bitcoin on the Ethereum network, than the total amount of BTC locked in the Lightning Network.  ...
Wed, 13 May, 2020 at 6:37 AM
Cambodia’s New DLT Payments Network Aims to Undermine US Dollar
The director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia revealed that the central bank’s DLT payments platform will go live by the end of the year.  Cam...
Wed, 13 May, 2020 at 6:45 AM
IRS Seeks Third-Party Contractors to Help With Taxpayers’ Crypto Calculations
The United States Internal Revenue Service is reportedly soliciting outside contractors to assist with calculations of cryptocurrency users’ transactions.  ...
Wed, 13 May, 2020 at 7:13 AM
Bitcoin Suddenly Drops After Filling $10K ‘Halving Dump’ Futures Gap
A return to five figures was fleeting as Bitcoin filled the largest CME futures gap ever, erasing last weekend’s 15% crash.  Bitcoin (BTC) price...
Thu, 14 May, 2020 at 8:50 AM