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Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’

Jun 30, 2020 at 16:14 UTCUpdated Jun 30, 2020 at 16:15 UTC(Shutterstock, modified using Photomosh)Blockchain Bites: Digital Dollars, Ethereum’s Gas and ASX’s Blockchain ‘Lacks Clarity’Australia’s stock exchange may delay its blockchain overhaul, thought leaders are meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss the digitization of money and Ethereum devs have a proposal to pump the breaks…

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Dfinity Opens Platform to Outside Developers, Launches Decentralized TikTok Rival

Jun 30, 2020 at 16:03 UTCUpdated Jun 30, 2020 at 16:20 UTCDfinity Opens Platform to Outside Developers, Launches Decentralized TikTok RivalDecentralized cloud computing startup Dfinity has announced its “Internet Computer” is now open to third-party developers. The firm said in a press release Tuesday it’s already operating on a “network of independent data centers” across…

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Cointelegraph Hosts Online Meetup to Talk LGBTQ+ and Blockchain

Cointelegraph hosts a discussion on LGBTQ+ and blockchain. Join live at 1 pm EST as LGBTTech and LGBT Foundation co-founders discuss the topic. As Pride month comes to an end, Cointelegraph hosts an online meetup to discuss LGBTQ+ issues in the crypto and blockchain community.Called “LGBTQ+ and Blockchain: Community-Powered Tech and Tech-Powered Community,” the new…

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Institutionalize Crypto: Big Four Analytics Tools May Lure in Traditional Investors

Once dominated by young and savvy retail investors, the cryptocurrency market has seen increasing interest lately from institutional investors and large fintech firms. For instance, Grayscale Investments most recently added 19,879 Bitcoin (BTC) to its Bitcoin Trust, bringing the firm’s total volume of the predominant cryptocurrency close to a whopping 400,000.The investment firm further noted…

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Dfinity Opens Up the ‘Internet Computer’ to Third-Party Developers

Dfinity’s Internet Computer reached a major milestone as it opened applications from third-party developers to start using the platform. 1837 Total views 18 Total shares Dfinity announced the Tungsten release of its “Internet Computer” project on June 30, officially opening up the platform to third-party developers. To mark the occasion it demonstrated CanCan, an open…

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Bitcoin Scam Exposes Thousands to Data Breach

Fraudulent websites successfully have stolen the personal records of a number of individuals from the U.K., Australia, South Africa, the U.S., Singapore, Malaysia, Spain, and more. The attack was executed as a targeted multi-stage Bitcoin (BTC) scam propagated by a number of fraudulent websites.According to the Singapore-based intelligence company, Group-IB, the attack exposed personal data…

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Digital Dollars Take Center Stage in Hearing Before US Senate

In a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee today, June 30, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) took center stage before an audience of Senators looking to upgrade financial infrastructure and expand financial inclusion in the country.The witnesses and the concernsThe banking committee welcomed Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla, financial inclusion professor and researcher at Duke Nakita…

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Augur v2 Comes On July 28th, Brings A New Token And REP Rename

The veteran decentralized betting platform Augur will launch the second version of its project on the Ethereum mainnet on July 28th, 2020. The current REP token will be renamed, and upon the launch of Augur v2, the company will introduce a new coin as well. Augur v2 Arrives In Late July As CryptoPotato reported in…

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DeFi Governance Tokens Tread Carefully as the SEC’s Invisible Hand Looms

Governance tokens in decentralized finance, or DeFi, have suddenly jumped into prominence following the success story of Compound’s COMP token, whose price action and liquidity mining program resulted in increased public interest.Unlike previous iterations of “utility tokens” during the initial coin offering mania, DeFi governance tokens lend themselves to a more fundamentals-based analysis. DeFi projects…

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Israeli Firm Develops Tech Allowing Crypto Users to Retrieve Funds Sent in Error

Jun 30, 2020 at 14:00 UTCBlockchain startup Kirobo says its technology can prevent the loss of cryptocurrency caused by human error when sending what are normally irreversible transactions between wallets. The firm’s Retrievable Transfer feature works by building a new layer onto existing blockchain protocols. Users then have the ability to “cancel” a transaction sent…