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Nov 29, 2019 at 17:30 UTCUpdated Nov 29, 2019 at 17:30 UTCCisco Patent Would Secure 5G Networks With a BlockchainNetwork tech giant Cisco has won a patent detailing how it could leverage blockchain to secure the data in 5G telecommunication networks.The San Jose, Calif.-based company submitted a patent application in June 2018 for a blockchain…

With companies like Square announcing environment-focused mining initiatives, the U.S. can take the lead in reducing bitcoin's carbon impact.(Krasyuk/iStock/Getty Images Plus)Jan 19, 2021 at 5:57 p.m. UTCThe US Can Make Bitcoin Mining GreenerThe incoming administration of Joe Biden has an opportunity to take the global lead in green mining for digital assets. It is no…

Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team.This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your…

Aug 10, 2020 at 10:37 UTCUpdated Aug 10, 2020 at 10:40 UTCAustralia's national rugby team (Andrew Tallon/Wikimedia Commons)A member of the Australian cabinet has said a new government-backed initiative, which uses blockchain, can help grow the national economy and create new jobs. This comes as Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) announced Monday it was piloting…

Crypto markets will be driven by macro factors in the short term, Coinbase said.Previous halvings were accompanied by other cryptocurrency ecosystem catalysts that acted as tailwinds.The growth of investors using bitcoin as a macro hedge has reduced volatility this cycle, the report said.The direction of digital asset markets following the bitcoin (BTC) halving is more

The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) was flat in May, beating economist forecasts for a 0.1% rise and down from 0.3% in April.On a year-over-year basis, CPI was up 3.3%, compared to analyst forecasts and the previous month's reading at 3.4%.The core CPI, which excludes food and energy costs, rose 0.2% in May, better than

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems operating on different types of networks can be used for cross-border and cross-currency payments, a new report published by researchers with the New York Federal Reserve and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Thursday.The report, part of the NY Fed's New York Innovation Center and MAS's ongoing joint…

Jan 8, 2021 at 4:38 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 8, 2021 at 4:46 p.m. UTCWeekly price action for shares of Hive Blockchain Cryptocurrency Miner Hive Blockchain Passes $1B Market ValuePublicly traded cryptocurrency mining company Hive Blockchain (HIVE) has passed a $1 billion market value as its shares continue to surge amid bitcoin’s parabolic rally. The Vancouver-based…

Who Was Crypto’s Most Influential in 2020? Vote NowIt’s fair to say that 2020 has not been a good year by most metrics. A pandemic raged worldwide, the global economy tanked and social divisions grew wider. There is no way to avoid this in a year-end retrospective.Still, crypto has been on the up-and-up. It was…