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The latest blockchain news from around the world. Verdict covers key cryptocurrency developments, including Bitcoin, Etherium and beyond, as well as blockchain applications beyond the world of finance. Blockchain has the potential to change the way our world is structured, so we keep you informed of all the latest advances in the field.
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26 Mar
Techxit: British blockchain urged to reject “harsh” EU crypto law for tech-friendly Brexit
The British blockchain industry is being encouraged to reject the UK’s adoption of EU law regulating cryptoassets as part of a bid to strengthen the country’s tech industry post-Brexit, dubbed Techxit.
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26 Mar
Bitmain gives up on IPO as industry struggles with Bitcoin price
An IPO application for Bitmain Technologies, the world leader in bitcoin mining rigs, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) has lapsed, essentially shelving the company’s plans to go public.
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19 Mar
Introducing the Internet of Blockchains: How the Cosmos Network makes blockchain truly scalable
Blockchain technology has potential benefits for swathes of industries, but there is an issue: scalability.
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15 Mar
Canada proposes cryptocurrency regulation amid QuadrigCX scandal
Canada is proposing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchanges, which is being seen as a direct response to the loss of $137m in crypto assets in the ongoing QuadrigaCX scandal.
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14 Mar
Farming technology brings blockchain and machine vision to fresh pastures
A UK startup called Breedr is changing the farming market, using smart contracts, blockchain and machine vision to improve breeding and slaughter decision-making.
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13 Mar
What can the crypto world learn from the QuadrigaCX cold wallet lockout?
Cold wallets, an offline piece of hardware designed to protect large amounts of cryptocurrency from being hacked, are considered best-practice among exchanges.
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11 Mar
Global cryptocurrency market to hit $6.7bn by 2025
Increased mainstream support of the global cryptocurrency market is set to skyrocket its value to $6.7bn by 2025, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.
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8 Mar
Blockchain game development ahead as key partnership signed
Two key players in the blockchain industry have agreed a partnership designed to make blockchain game development a reality.
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7 Mar
The crypto market is being fuelled by unprepared investors, FCA study finds
Despite Bitcoin’s dramatic fall, which saw prices drop from $20,000 to $3,000 throughout 2018, UK consumers continue to invest in cryptocurrencies as a way to “get rich quick”, according to regulatory body the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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6 Mar
Cryptocurrency volatility is putting Europeans off from investing
Europeans are warier of cryptocurrency than those in emerging markets, with cryptocurrency volatility playing a major role in their scepticism.
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1 Mar
Off-chain technologies like Lightning Network won’t save Bitcoin, experts claim
Bitcoin processes seven transactions per second on average.
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28 Feb
Paper certificates are on the way out, as PwC pilots blockchain certification scheme
PwC has developed a ‘Smart Credentials’ platform that uses blockchain-powered digital certification, cutting out paper qualifications.
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19 Feb
Young people have more faith in Bitcoin more than the stock market
Despite Bitcoin losing more than 80% of its value in a little over a year, the cryptocurrency’s decline hasn’t put millennials off of investing in the blockchain-powered currency.
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15 Feb
JPM Coin: JP Morgan cryptocurrency blasted as against the “freedom and spirit” of crypto
The JPM coin, the newly announced JP Morgan cryptocurrency, is being seen as a key step in the adoption of the technology in the mainstream banking industry, however for some in the industry it is a cause for deep concern.
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14 Feb
Blockchain will provide transparency to the world of meta-analysis
Video games are a real source of controversy among social scientists, whose meta-analyses says both that they can cause violent behaviour and that they can prevent it, but blockchain could be the answer.
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12 Feb
Blockchain vital to keeping smart manufacturing safe from cyberattacks
An exhaustive report by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified blockchain technology as vital to the security of smart manufacturing.
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11 Feb
What caused the latest Bitcoin price rise?
Cryptocurrency investors were given some relief last week.
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8 Feb
Drones meet blockchain to immortalise urban street art
A project in Mexico City is combining drones and blockchain to create and preserve urban street art long after it is removed from buildings.
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7 Feb
Cryptocurrency-free blockchain launched in ‘world first’
An open source public blockchain has been launched that is operated without a cryptocurrency – a move its creators say is a world first.
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6 Feb
QuadrigaCX timeline: Every twist and turn in the bizarre crypto scandal
Once Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX is now at the centre one of the biggest – and perhaps most bizarre – scandals to hit the blockchain industry.
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4 Feb
Blockchain film studio Breaker to bring transparency to film-making
The blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV has rebranded as Breaker, promising a new approach to film production and distribution.
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1 Feb
Seven blockchain startups going beyond cryptocurrency
A startup accelerator that describes itself at “the world’s first solution-led blockchain lab for startups” has announced its first cohort of blockchain startups – and there isn’t a single cryptocurrency in sight.
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30 Jan
$100bn in sunken treasure going on the blockchain as marine archaeology gets tokenised
The $100bn worth of sunken treasure and other underwater artifacts in the waters surrounding The Bahamas are being excavated and put on the blockchain.
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28 Jan
Blockchain banknotes introduced for world’s first decentralised digital national currency
The sovereign, a cryptocurrency that is set to be official legal tender of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is getting its own blockchain banknotes to allow paper transactions with the currency.
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25 Jan
5% of the world’s Ethereum supply was sold on the same day – and no one knows why
An investigation into the biggest Ethereum transactions of the last quarter has discovered that 5% of the total Ethereum supply, worth over $500m, was sold in one day at the end of last year.
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22 Jan
Don’t invest in Bitcoin… invest in blockchain
Bitcoin proved to be an incredibly lucrative investment for those that bought in early, with prices rising throughout the second half of 2017 to a December peak of more than $19,000.
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18 Jan
Top ten influencers in blockchain
GlobalData researchers have found the top influencers in blockchain, based on their performance and engagement online in the past 90 days.
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16 Jan
What happens to the Bitcoin price following crypto exchange hacks?
New Zealand-based Cryptopia has become the latest cryptocurrency exchange to suffer a breach resulting in the loss of assets valued at $1.2m.
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16 Jan
From miner to buyer: IBM & MineHub blockchain platform to track minerals in supply chain
IT giant IBM and tech firm MineHub Technologies have partnered to use blockchain technology to track high-value minerals across the supply chain.
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15 Jan
Ethereum hard fork will help its price “soar”, expert says
The Ethereum hard fork will be a major driver of the cryptocurrency’s continuing rally, according to one blockchain expert.