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Dec 7, 2020 at 9:02 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 7, 2020 at 9:21 p.m. UTCBlockchain-Based Immunity Passports Don’t Resolve Core Privacy Issues: ReportExisting decentralized digital identity standards are vulnerable to compromise and do not have privacy at their core: This is the central argument posed by a new paper presented by Harry Halpin, a visiting professor…

Trading platform Robinhood (HOOD) has shed 7% of its full-time staff, about 150 employees, in a third round of layoffs since April 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported citing an internal company message.The company, whose customers use the platform to trade stocks, options and crypto, made cuts as it adjusts to a slowdown in customer…

Apr 8, 2020 at 19:45 UTCUpdated Apr 8, 2020 at 19:58 UTCBoaz Manor never told investors of his criminal background, real identity, or his ties to a failed Canadian hedge fund, complaints against him allege. (Newark Federal Courthouse image by Ron Coleman / flickr)The U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey is seeking…

Dec 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 14, 2020 at 8:04 p.m. UTC(Krzysztof Hepner/Unsplash)Square Crypto’s 20th Grant Will Support Bitcoin Design, User ExperienceSquare Crypto is bankrolling its 8th designer grant to focus on Bitcoin’s user experience. This marks the Square offshoot’s 20th grant in support of Bitcoin development since it launched in the summer…

news The average fees required to send a bitcoin transaction are up again. After hovering steadily around the $0.50 mark over the last six months, data shows average fees hit their highest level in nearly a year in early April, according to data from Bitinfocharts. Since then, averages fees have swelled to around $1 to $2,…

Ethereum is eating all the blockchains. That’s fine.If history is a prologue, then Ethereum is going to eat the entire blockchain sector and everything that is not Ethereum will eventually become an Ethereum Layer 2. I believe the recent decision by CELO stakeholders to shift into operating as an Ethereum Layer 2 is just the

news The Dutch Central Bank is taking a tougher stance on the cryptocurrency industry, citing new European Union anti-money laundering (AML) laws. Beginning Jan. 10, 2020, companies or persons involved in the conversion of crypto to fiat currencies or offering crypto deposit services will be required to self-register with the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the…

Komainu, a crypto custody joint venture of Nomura, Ledger and CoinShares, is joining Copper’s ClearLoop network, the company said Thursday.The tie-up will allow institutional clients of Komainu to trade over ClearLoop, the firm said. The clients will be able to benefit from regulated, on-chain custody provided by Komainu, while at the same time gaining access

On the issue of instant payments networks, the U.S. is already behind many of its G-20 counterparts, and is hoping to catch up with FedNow this year. FedNow, however, does not connect individuals with CBDCs. Its audience is financial institutions, which will be able to finalize transactions faster with each other, if the program is…