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Expectations for Paris Blockchain Week were relatively low considering the downbeat market conditions. However, Paris can always surprise you. Indeed, conference halls at the event were not nearly as empty or depressing as Consensus after the big crypto meltdown of 2018. People were present, and conversations were fruitful. (And yes, the croissants were, as always,…

U.S. financial services company Square revealed it generated $43 million in Bitcoin (BTC) revenue for Q3 2018 in its most recent shareholder letter Nov. 8.Presenting a digest of its total earnings and financial activities, Square, which introduced Bitcoin support in its Square Cash payment app earlier this year, saw cryptocurrency revenue grow by a total…

Despite considerable testing and research, the prospect of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) still raises significant concerns for bankers in Ukraine. At a Feb. 21 conference in Kyiv, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) presented the results of testing its CBDC project, the e-hryvnia, noting that the bank is continuing to look into issuing its…

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The securitized tokens are governed by Hong Kong and Swiss law. 343 Total views 3 Total shares On June 12, Bank of China’s investment bank subsidiary BOCI announced the issuance of 200 million Chinese yuan ($28 million) worth of digital structured notes minted on the Ethereum blockchain. The move makes BOCI the first Chinese financial…

Starting in 2013 with a supply limit of 100 billion coins, Dogecoin eventually switched to an uncapped supply. 1487 Total views 9 Total shares The CEO of Ripple, the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, is not a fan of the meme-based digital currency Dogecoin (DOGE).Brad Garlinghouse believes that DOGE is not good for the cryptocurrency…

Torres is a crypto supporter who has questioned the performance of the SEC before; he has written new legislation on crypto companies’ proof of reserves and comingling of funds. 924 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTAn American legislator has asked the United States Government Accountability…

The South Korean central bank will be able to access crypto transaction data from exchanges operating in the country. 80 Total views 3 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe central bank of South Korea has been given the green light to ramp up its scrutiny of cryptocurrency service…

The frozen assets include an apartment complex, an officetel, several imported cars and various financial assets. 280 Total views 2 Total shares On May 10, local news outlet Hankyung reported that Do Kwon, co-founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs, had over 233.3 billion Korean won ($176 million) in personal assets frozen as part of…