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Dutch global banking and financial services corporation ING introduced its new cryptographic blockchain development called Bulletproofs, according to an announcement on Feb. 7Bulletproofs represents an extended technology for ING’s previous blockchain privacy-focused developments such as zero-knowledge range proof (ZKRP) and zero-knowledge set membership (ZKSM).ING bank first launched ZKRP in November 2017, enabling market participants to…

Data from Arcane Research shows Bakkt Bitcoin exchange saw another record-high month from Sept. 20 to Oct. 20. This follows a noticeable rise in institutional demand for Bitcoin (BTC) from public companies in recent months.Bitcoin delivery on Bakkt. Source: ICE, Arcane ResearchBakkt, the digital asset payment platform and derivatives exchange, is tailored for institutional investors…

Maritime shipping firms Ocean Network Express and Hapag-Lloyd have joined blockchain tracking platform TradeLens, financial news outlet The Wall Street Journal reports on July 2.The Japan-based Ocean Network Express and Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd will join the TradeLens platform launched by Danish logistics conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk and tech behemoth IBM.As Cointelegraph reported at the time, the world's…

“NFTs present a real opportunity for artists to create and derive more value than ever before, and we saw an opportunity to solve the existing challenges and barriers to entry that many are currently facing with Metaplex,” said Raj Gokal, COO of Solana Labs. 2288 Total views 2 Total shares A nonfungible token marketplace by…

Billionaire Peter Thiel shared concerns that investing in Bitcoin is already a “known secret.” 592 Total views 4 Total shares As Bitcoin (BTC) marked a new all-time high above $67,000, PayPal co-founder and billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel said he should have bought more Bitcoin.Thiel spoke of cryptocurrencies, central banks and artificial intelligence (AI) during…

Over the weekend, thousands of Bitcoiners and crypto enthusiasts descended on the small, sleepy Swiss town of Lugano. More specifically, they piled onto a McDonald’s restaurant.Perched on Lake Lugano, McDonald’s Lugano received countless visits from Bitcoiners keen to trade satoshis (the smallest denomination of Bitcoin) for Big Macs, McFlurrys and coffee.But why were European crypto…

The National Development Council (NDC) of Taiwan announced today that it will launch a blockchain alliance in three months, English-language local media Taiwan News reported on March 26.The NDC is the policy-related agency of Taiwan’s executive branch of government, known as the Executive Yuan.Per the report, Minister Chen Mei-ling told the Smart City Summit &…

A deluge of potential BTC price volatility triggers is due this week, and Bitcoin market participants are eyeing the most crucial support zone to hold.