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Coingeek: Ira Kleiman finally let off the stand as Week 1 of Kleiman v Wright closes

Saturday, 06 November 2021 08:00

Ira Kleiman will be grateful to leave the stand today after defense lawyers him for a third straight day, closing the first week of the trial of the century. [...] Read More... The post Ira Kleiman finally let off the stand as Week 1 of Kleiman v…

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Coingeek: Thailand’s oldest bank buys 51% stake in Bitkub exchange

Saturday, 06 November 2021 06:00

Siam Commercial Bank invested $537 million to buy into Bitkub, with the CEO saying that the purchase was based on the growth in the sector over the past two years. [...] Read More... The post Thailand’s oldest bank buys 51% stake in Bitkub exchange appeared first on…

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Coingeek: Lawyer Peter Tragos breaks down Kleiman v Wright Week 1 trial

Saturday, 06 November 2021 05:00

In a YouTube video, lawyer Peter Tragos shares his insights on what went down in the first week of the biggest Bitcoin lawsuit in history, and why defense is winning week 1. [...] Read More... The post Lawyer Peter Tragos breaks down Kleiman v Wright Week 1…

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Coingeek: Kleiman v Wright Day 5 recap: What kind of guy is Craig Wright?

Saturday, 06 November 2021 03:27

Day 5 of the Kleiman v Wright trial homed in on the question, what kind of guy was an is Dr. Craig Wright? But before that became a cornerstone of the day, defense counsel Andres Rivero finished his cross examination of Ira Kleiman. [...] Read More... The…

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IOTA: Sharding: Throughput, Scalability and Why We Need Them

Friday, 05 November 2021 14:01

TL;DR In distributed ledger technologies, scalability indicates the capability of a system to increase its throughput as more demand is generated. Blockchain sees scalability as a big challenge due to its ledger design which imposes that transactions are totally ordered. In this blog post, we first expand…

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Coingeek: The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 64: Kleiman v Wright trial gets underway, US stablecoin policy, Social Bitcoin Web and OpenSV

Friday, 05 November 2021 13:13

The biggest trial in the history of digital assets and one of the most significant legal cases in the history of blockchain technology has finally kicked off this week in Florida: the Kleiman v Wright 2021 trial. [...] Read More... The post The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 64:…

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Coingeek: Laos targets $194M in revenue from block reward miners

Friday, 05 November 2021 12:00

Laos has licensed six block reward miners, and according to one government official, they should bring in close to $200 million in revenue, 7% of the GDP. [...] Read More... The post Laos targets $194M in revenue from block reward miners appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: Rep. Warren Davidson asks SEC if licensed stablecoin issuers are exempt from securities laws

Friday, 05 November 2021 08:00

The letter is the latest appeal from U.S. lawmakers to the Securities and Exchange Commission in the ongoing debate about digital currency and stablecoin regulation in the United States. [...] Read More... The post Rep. Warren Davidson asks SEC if licensed stablecoin issuers are exempt from securities…

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Coingeek: Revealing Ira Kleiman examination sets up gripping end to Kleiman v Wright trial first week

Friday, 05 November 2021 07:00

The cross examination of Ira Kleiman stretched for almost the full day on Thursday, which meant attorney for Dr. Craig Wright, Andres Rivero, had ample time to grill the plaintiff on his allegations. [...] Read More... The post Revealing Ira Kleiman examination sets up gripping end to…

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