Ethereum ‘Verge’ upgrade to enable nodes on phones and smartwatches
Ethereum’s next upgrade, “The Verge,” will drastically reduce hardware requirements, making node operations accessible on everyday devices like phones and smartwatches.
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Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) calls for a conservative prudential treatment framework for crypto assets.The Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States, Europe and Japan — published its report on the prudential treatment of crypto assets. The study was first announced in November, as Cointelegraph reported at…

Portuguese national football team launches fan token with Socios
The platform reported the sales of all its fan tokens have generated more $150 million this year. 425 Total views 3 Total shares Blockchain-based sports platform Chiliz has partnered with the Portuguese Football Federation to release fan tokens on Socios.In a Thursday announcement from Socios, the platform said it will be dropping tokens for the…

Eastern Europe’s sixth-largest crypto service is a darknet market
A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region. Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has found that darknet markets exert a disproportionate presence in Eastern Europe’s crypto sector.In an excerpt from Chainalysis’ 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, the firm asserts that Eastern…

US: Crypto Is Among SEC’s Top Examination Priorities for 2019
Cryptocurrencies are one of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) top examination priorities this year, according to an official statement announced by the commission Dec. 20.In the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) recent report, digital assets — specified as cryptocurrencies, coins and tokens — are included among the six “themes…

Japanese E-Commerce Major Rakuten to Acquire Local Crypto Exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, which has a market capitalization of over $12.5 billion, has revealed a 265 million yen ($2.4 million) deal to acquire domestic crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin, in an announcement published August 31.The deal, which will reportedly be settled by October 1, has been made via Rakuten’s subsidiary, Rakuten Card Co. Ltd. It…

Texas and New Jersey regulators go after Celsius Network
"Companies dealing in cryptocurrencies are not immune from oversight,” said New Jersey’s acting attorney general Andrew Bruck. 226 Total views 1 Total shares The Texas State Securities Board has filed for a hearing with the potential to impose a cease and desist order against crypto lending firm Celsius Network for not offering a security licensed…

The Agenda explores the future of biometrics, privacy and Big Tech with Privado
Biometric verification is an everyday part of life, but Privado chief product officer Sebastian Rodriguez says users should be curious about how service providers use their data.

Avalanche (AVAX) price drops 45% in a month and data points to further downside
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