NullTX: Skycoin Announces Public Release of Skywire Mainnet

Bitcoin Magazine: Tether Updates Website, Says USDT Backed by “Reserves,” Not Just Cash

Thursday, 14 March 2019 17:18

Tether just updated its website to clarify that each of its USDT tokens, which it used to claim were “always backed 1-to-1 with traditional currency,” are backed by assets other than fiat currency.Now, the website instead reassures its patrons that it’s always “100% backed by [its] reserves.”…

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CoinTelegraph: SEC Chairman Highlights Investor Protection in Regard to Bitcoin ETF

Thursday, 14 March 2019 18:43

U.S. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton shared his concerns over the potential for manipulation vis-a-vis a Bitcoin ETF

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Bitcoin Magazine: MIT Bitcoin: Legislators Discuss Regulation, Potential of Blockchain Tech

Thursday, 14 March 2019 22:08

On March 9–10, 2019, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosted a two-day event, the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2019. Put together by the student-organized MIT Bitcoin Club, the conference welcomed more than just Bitcoin voices from every corner of the industry. One of those voices was that of…

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CoinTelegraph: French Court Clerks to Use IBM Blockchain Platform for Corporate Registry

Thursday, 14 March 2019 23:05

Commercial court clerks in France will use an IBM blockchain-based platform to record changes in companies’ legal status

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CryptoSlate: Global Banking Standard Setter Admits Bitcoin and Crypto are a Risk to Banks

Friday, 15 March 2019 08:20

A group of international banking authorities, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which is part of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has issued a statement on the current situation of the cryptocurrency market. BIS believes that cryptocurrencies are an unsafe medium of exchange and store of…

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NullTX: Central Bank of Mexico’s new Guidelines Will not Result in a Crypto ban

Friday, 15 March 2019 09:08

The cryptocurrency world has seen its fair share of controversy, fake news, and rumors. It now seems another rumor is spreading, although it seems unlikely to have any major impact. A new set of cryptocurrency-oriented guidelines has been announced in Mexico, which leads many people to believe…

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cryptodaily.co.uk: Lubin: “Ethereum Is Not Going Away, It’s Not Going To Fail”

Friday, 15 March 2019 09:30

During the crypto winter, a lot of cryptocurrencies were hit hard and Ethereum is just one of them. If there is anyone in the market that should be worried though its Joe Lubin who is the founder of ConsenSys, an incubator for Ethereum projects. Despite the hard…

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bitcoin.com: Basel Committee Sets out Guidelines for Banks Intending to Enter Crypto Market

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 20:15

The Basel Committee has laid out guidelines for banks that plan to enter the cryptocurrency market. While outlining the supposed threats posed by crypto assets in terms of financial stability, the committee has said it expects banks that are going to have direct exposure to the crypto…

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The Merkle: Skycoin Announces Public Release of Skywire Mainnet

Wednesday, 13 March 2019 08:15

March 13th, 2018, Shanghai – Work on Skycoin began in 2011 with the merging of three separate projects that aimed to improve upon the design and implementation of Bitcoin. The Skycoin developers identified several major philosophical design issues that they saw as obstacles to global use of cryptocurrency as a censorship-resistant…

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