World rival Humanity inches closer to mainnet with foundation launch
In contrast to World’s iris scanning, Humanity’s palm scans are more user-friendly and maintain a high level of security, according to Humanity’s founder.
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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Rejects Brock Pierce’s Plans to Reboot Exchange
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Elixxir Announces Its New Privacy-Minded Token, the XX Coin
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Draft bill suggests separating legislation on payment stablecoins and digital asset markets
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