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German Government to Introduce Blockchain Strategy in Mid-2019

The chief executive body of the German government, the Cabinet of Germany, has revealed that the country’s blockchain strategy will be introduced by mid-2019. The Cabinet commented on the development of fintech in the country on Feb. 26, following a request for information from parliamentarians in the Bundestag.The document notes that fintech sandboxes are currently…

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JP Morgan Is Quietly Testing Cutting-Edge Ethereum Privacy Tech

feature JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain team is increasing its firepower around a branch of mind-bending math called zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). These proofs, which allow someone to prove a statement is true about a set of data without revealing the data itself, are seen as a solution to the privacy issues that have made regulated companies wary…

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TRON and MixMarvel Bring Slither.io to the Blockchain

TRON Arcade, TRON’s 100 million USD game fund, announces a new game: HyperSnakes. Developed by MixMarvel, the acclaimed studio behind top ETH game HyperDragons, HyperSnakes introduces new abilities and battle royale mechanics to classic Slither.io gameplay. Players can compete with each other for free (and earn cryptocurrency for their participation), or raise the stakes by…

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Blockchain Advocacy Coalition Sponsors Bill to Allow Crypto for Legal Cannabis Tax

Activist group Blockchain Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has sponsored a bill in California’s 19th State Assembly District, set to allow legal cannabis businesses in the district to pay their state taxes using cryptocurrency. The bill was proposed by Assemblymember Phil Ting on February 20, 2019. If put into law, it would affect the district’s many cannabis…

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Platform Allows Users to Access Numerous Exchanges Via One Trading Terminal

A startup based in Kyiv, Ukraine says its trading terminal Superorder, which is powered by automation features, can aggregate crypto trades across multiple exchanges, allowing investors to centralise their trading activities.Superorder: Redefining trading terminalsAccording to the developers, Superorder is a “next generation trading terminal,” which provides users with centralized trading on any exchange from a…

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New York Times: Facebook Reportedly Shopping ‘Facebook Coin’ to Crypto Exchanges

Facebook is “hoping to succeed where Bitcoin failed” with its highly secretive cryptocurrency project, a New York Times (NYT) article published today, Feb. 28, argues.Citing multiple anonymous sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the Times pieces together the alleged contours of the project, which will reportedly aim to integrate cryptocurrency payments into its…

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Ethereum Is Trading Sideways Ahead of The Scheduled Hard Forks – ETH Price Analysis Feb.28:

Ethereum has continued to trade sideways over the past few days as the market anticipates the upcoming hard forks, which will take place in a few hours. The market is trading at $140, at the time of writing and is up by 30% over the past 30 days. The Ethereum network upgrade will occur at…

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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners

When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. But the company in question, specifically the ties it has to the unethical practices of one of its predecessors, suggests that the monolithic Coinbase may be joining the oligarchic ranks…

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Pundi X’s New Phone Can Switch Between Blockchain and Android

news Blockchain device manufacturer startup Pundi X unveiled new specifications for its blockchain phone, which it plans to release to the public later this year. Revealed at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona this week, the XPhone will let users switch between a traditional mode that supports Android apps and a “blockchain mode,” which…

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French President Says Blockchain Could Put Europe at ‘Vanguard’ of Innovation

news French President Emmanuel Macron has called for increased use of data technologies such as blockchain in the EU to boost the agriculture industry and address concerns over food traceability. Inaugurating the 56th International Agricultural Fair in Paris at the weekend, Agridigitale.net reports, Macron spoke of the need to authenticate and track agricultural products amid…