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ShapeShift Strikes Back At WSJ Allegation

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal published an article suggesting that cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift facilitated a North Korean agent, a stolen credit card peddler, and the mastermind of an $80.

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Zcash Privacy Unsurpassed

A specialist research company – Digital Asset Research – recently presented their analysis into cryptocurrency Zcash (ZEC). Digital Asset Research specialises in carrying out in-depth research and analysis into elements.

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Could Bitcoin mining actually provide a boost to struggling economies?

Mining has often been portrayed as one of Bitcoin’s greatest flaws. Not only because of the huge amount of energy it uses, but also because of giants which have slowly.

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Is Bogotá banking big on blockchain?

Gone are the days when cryptocurrency and blockchain were associated with drug dealers. Colombia is shedding that image too. And with help from a powerful friend, Bogotá is showing just.

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Ethereum: Sharding Inches Closer to Reality

News emerged recently from ETHBerlin – an Ethereum development community event held in the German Capital earlier this month – of significant progress on Ethereum’s sharding project. At the event,.

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Iran Moves a Step Closer to Having a State Crypto

A draft specification of a new national cryptocurrency for the Islamic Republic of Iran emerged earlier this week.  According to that local news report, an offshoot of Iran’s Central Bank –.

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Unpacking Bitcoin Cash’s Hard Fork Conflict

A dispute over technical direction between two separate developer groups threatens to bring about an antagonistic hard fork in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The disparity of views exists between approaches taken.

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Thai Central Bank Announces Project to Launch Central Digital Currency

Bank of Thailand (BOT), which is Thailand’s central bank, has announced the launch of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project named Inthanon. BOT is collaborating with the country’s largest.

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Claims of Reckless Crypto Energy Use ‘Misguided’

In an article published in The Conversation last week, a researcher in the field of clean energy technology stated that the discussion surrounding Bitcoin energy use had been misdirected.

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Ernst & Young Gears Up to Steer Crypto Clients to Effective Tax Compliance

The past few months have seen continuous momentum in the building out of the cryptocurrency eco-system in terms of the infrastructure needed for Institutional Investment.  It seems that another key.

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