Cryptocurrency

Russian Organization To Build Blockchain-Based Patent Registry For Kyrgyzstan

A Russian non-profit has signed an agreement stating that it will build a blockchain database to house the “patent archives” of Kyrgyzstan’s patent office.Russia's...

World Bank Still Eyeing Blockchain

It has been almost five months since the World Bank published its cautiously optimistic FinTech report on blockchain technology. New official documentation reaffirms that...

Yahoo Japan’s Z Corporation Purchases Stake In bitARG Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange

On Friday, Z Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo Japan, acquired a minority stake (40 percent) in bitARG Tokyo, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed...

Coin Drop Markets CEO Gives Up Defense In Critical CFTC Cryptocurrency Case

On Wednesday, Patrick McDonnell threw in the towel in his defense against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.On April 11, 2018, Patrick K. McDonnell –...

Bitcoin Mining Takes Heat From High Power Usage

Bitcoin’s (BTC) tremendous rally last year prompted many cryptocurrrency miners to set...

Vietnam PM Calls For More Gov’t ‘Management’ Of Cryptocurrency Following Scam ICOs

After about 32,000 investors allegedly lost the equivalent of $658 million in two Vietnamese ICO scams, the country’s prime minister called for the proposal...

J.P. Morgan Hit With Lawsuit Over Cash Advance Fees Related To Cryptocurrency Purchases

On Tuesday, a Chase credit card customer filed a lawsuit against the company for unexpectedly charging his cryptocurrency investments as high-interest cash advances rather...

2018 ICOs vs. IPOs: Got Growth?

As a corporate funding tool, the initial coin offering is quickly gaining...

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Google removes Earth AI feature after fake satellite image backlash

Google removed an AI image-generation feature from Google Earth on July 31, just one day after its July 30...

Moonshot AI Uses 20,000 Nvidia Chips Leased from Alibaba

Beijing-based AI startup Moonshot is using a cluster of around 20,000 NVIDIA chips leased from backer Alibaba to train...

Bank of Italy study finds stablecoins no cheaper or faster than traditional remittances

Bank of Italy researchers found stablecoin remittances offered no systematic cost or speed advantage over traditional channels due to...