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Solving the Scalability Problem: A Layer-0 Approach

Many of the leading cryptocurrencies have hit a wall in terms of scalability in real world use. During Bitcoin’s peak last December, transaction times and costs became unsustainable. Ethereum is.

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Lithuanian Marathon First Ever to Reward Runners with Crypto Tokens

Widespread adoption of cryptocurrency has long been an issue for the rising technology. Industry leaders such as Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, believe that the adoption of cryptocurrencies is the community’s number one.

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Holochain Surges on Mozilla Link-Up Rumors

Rumors emerged last week that peer-to-peer applications platform, Holochain (HOT) are in talks with Mozilla regarding collaboration on a project that could potentially lead to a decentralized web. Mozilla –.

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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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Venezuela’s Petro Token Becomes Official Unit of Account

In what has become a first for cryptocurrency, the State of Venezuela announced late last week that the state-backed Petro token is now an official unit of account.

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Healthcare on the Blockchain? An Executive Tells Us What That Might Look Like

Of the many ways the blockchain has the potential to transform and optimize our world, so far, financial applications are both the most developed and have shown the most potential..

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Backed by Gold, 1:1 with USD, Vault Offers Skeptics and Institutional Investors Entrée into Cryptos

Volatility has kept a lot of would-be crypto investors on the sidelines, and it’s not hard to understand why. Even the biggest and well-known cryptos have been vulnerable to extraordinary.

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New Gold-Backed/Redeemable, USD-Pegged Stablecoin Aims To Ease Institutional Investment Into Crypto

Engineered by gold-industry experts and financial services professionals, the USDVault token is the world’s first USD-pegged stablecoin backed by and redeemable for gold in Swiss vaults. Canada, July 31, 2018.

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Blockpit: The Company Disentangling Cryptocurrency Tax Compliance

For many people, few things in the world of finance are as opaque and intimidating as taxes and cryptocurrencies. There’s a reason accountants and coders are in such high demand.

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Steve Bannon Reemerges as Crypto Bull

  Ten months after he was dismissed as Chief Advisor to President Trump, Steve Bannon appears to have found his footing in the world of cryptocurrencies. The former head of.

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