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The blockchain launched by cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Chain, has completed an upgrade to its mainnet. The latest iteration is called Galileo — v.0.6.0 — as announced by Binance on July 15.According to the announcement, there are four major changes implemented in Galileo: the matching engine has been revised with “Taker” and “Maker” matching logic,…

In Malta, new rules will require that all property rental contracts be registered on a blockchain for security considerations, local news outlet Malta Today reported on June 23.Malta’s Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat said that the cabinet approved new regulations, which will be announced over the coming days, that require rent contracts be registered on a…

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed above $13,000 on Oct. 27, but one analyst is warning that the largest cryptocurrency is due for a major correction.In a tweet on Tuesday, on-chain analyst Cole Garner forecast that BTC/USD could soon end its bull run and suddenly move lower in a “Hell’s candle” event on the daily chart.Garner to traders:…

Cardano is soaring, though ADA price still has a long way to go to beat its record high vs. Bitcoin. 696 Total views 9 Total shares Cardano (ADA) received a fresh wave of optimism and buying volume on Feb. 26 that pushed the price of ADA to a new all-time high of $1.29, making Cardano…

Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay is introducing new identity verification measures for certain high-value payments, refunds and payouts.According to an Aug. 1 announcement from the United States-based firm, the new measures notably do not apply to person-to-person payments using the BitPay and Copay apps.Photo ID, Social Security NumberBitPay is rolling out its new ID verification flow…

South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, will let its citizens access government services using a blockchain-based identification app developed by Coinplug. 1148 Total views 50 Total shares Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea, has launched an identification app that uses a public blockchain to verify citizen information.The app was developed by Coinplug, a Korean startup…

Two Bitcoin miners have told Cointelegraph that if the bill banning Proof-of-Work mining for two years in New York becomes law, it would end up triggering an exodus of mining companies from the state and do little to address the intended goals of the moratorium.GEM Mining CEO John Warren told Cointelegraph on June 8 that he…

A Feb. 3 paper authored by Nikolai Durov, a Telegram co-founder, lays out the details of Telegram Open Network’s consensus mechanism, named Catchain. The proposed solution is a Byzantine Fault Tolerant (BFT) Proof of Stake (PoS) algorithm, similar to that used by NEO or Cosmos.BFT algorithms are attempted solutions to solve the Byzantine Generals problem,…

“We’re believers in [Bitcoin] and hopefully it continues to go up and maybe we can find some big free agents with some of the proceeds.” 2777 Total views 31 Total shares Dave Kaval, president of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics, says the ball club will be HODLing any Bitcoin that fans pay for luxury seats…