Capital One Seeks Blockchain Patent for ‘Collaborative’ Authentication Tool

Compared to ethereum, EOS seems to have scalable dapps figured out. Users of decentralized applications (dapps) on ethereum frequently chafe at the fact that any action – sending a tweet, playing a card, breeding a cat – costs money in the form of "gas" and takes time, as miners hash out the new state of…

May 20, 2020 at 17:53 UTCUpdated May 20, 2020 at 18:41 UTCContact TracingCitizen App’s New Contact Tracing Feature Raises Privacy Red FlagsCitizen, the mobile application that alerts its more than two million users to crime and disaster around them, has launched a contact tracing functionality, called SafeTrace, in the fight against the coronavirus. Now it’s…

Dec 16, 2019 at 14:10 UTCUpdated Dec 16, 2019 at 15:42 UTCCredit: Nicolas Maduro/TwitterVenezuela’s Maduro Says He Will Airdrop Half a Petro Each to Public Employees, RetireesVenezuelans including public sector workers, retirees and the military are set to receive a petro token handout this Christmas, so long as they register for the state's crypto payments…

The FSB said it will continue spearheading crypto policy efforts in 2024.The body plans to release reports on crypto, tokenization and AI, and ensure its global regulatory framework for crypto is implemented.Crypto assets, tokenization and artificial intelligence (AI) remain priorities for monitoring by the Financial Stability Board, which keeps an eye on the global financial

Bitcoin (BTC) surged past $53,000 on Monday to its highest price since November 2021, leaving past its recent sideways range as the crypto rally suddenly resumed.The largest crypto by market cap broke out from its trading channel, hitting $53,600 during mid-morning U.S. trading hours, CoinDesk data shows. At press time, BTC was changing hands at

OKX SG can offer digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services, which includes the buying and selling of crypto. Singapore has a reputation of being a world-leading crypto hub as it provides clear guidelines on how cryptocurrency firms should operate. Cryptocurrency exchange OKX's Singapore entity has received a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from

Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing.Feb 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 17, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. UTCCoinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance OfficerCryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired a former executive of payments company Stripe to head its compliance efforts. Melissa Strait joins…

Shyft Network co-founder Joseph Weinberg (CoinDesk archives)Shyft Network is adding Huobi, Bitfinex and Tether to its crypto-focused anti-money laundering (AML) platform, and launching a “governance task force” including a host of new and existing members. Announced Wednesday, Shyft’s Veriscope Governance Task Force includes recent joiners Binance and Bitfury, as well as a globally distributed collection…

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