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Facebook advertising cryptocurrency again, Bitcoin education center opens in Atlanta, Andreessen Horowitz launching $300 million fund, top gainers, low losers and more! Advertisements Facebook Loosens its Ban on Cryptocurrency Ads As reported by CoinTelegraph, Facebook is allowing some cryptocurrency ads to be promoted as long as they go through an application to be approved. The ads […]

Amid a tightening regulatory environment, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro has announced it will no longer serve customers in Japan. But the company’s American counterpart, HBUS, is gearing up for a launch next week. Advertisements Japanese outlet CoinPost reported on June 27 that Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro announced it will cease operating in Japan on […]

On June 12, US legislators introduced the FIND bill, which proposes a study on how virtual currencies are being used to buy, sell, and facilitate sex and drug trafficking. If it passes, let’s hope the study is carried out with more nuance than previous legislation aimed at sex trafficking. Advertisements UPDATED | June 27, 2018: […]

Robinhood continues its plans for crypto-world-domination, R3 drops a huge announcement and top 5s — Enjoy! Advertisements R3 Announces Royal Bank of Scotland is the main player in their new Cordite Community Robinhood *May* Be Developing *At Least* A Wallet Application For Users As read on ccn.com, Business Insider first spotted the stock trading giant’s plans for a […]

Katie Haun is the first woman to become a general partner at the venture capital firm. Advertisements Indicating its belief in blockchain/cryptocurrency developers and entrepreneurs, venture capital (VC) firm Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z) announced on Monday the launch of a $300 million investment fund, a16z crypto. The dedicated fund will allow a16z to bypass […]

A new token standard intended to fix some major problems for gamers and developers has been announced by Enjin. Advertisements On June 24, Witek Radomski, the co-founder and chief technical officer of Enjin, announced the development of a new Ethereum token standard dubbed ERC1155, which is intended to help game developers save money, facilitate atomic […]

China’s popular blockchain-based messenger app recently launched a Korean version. Advertisements The Korean Herald reported Tuesday that BeeChat has launched a Korean version of its blockchain-based messenger app. Currently available in 30 languages, the Dapp allows users to “join active private chats, private and public groups, and discussions that serve not only the cryptocurrency community […]

Alibaba subsidiary begins sending payments with blockchain, E&Y partners with Microsoft on content rights platform, Tron aims to build out its voting system and more! Advertisements Microsoft partners with E&Y on content rights platform Ant Financial (Alibaba Subsidiary) Begins Trials For Blockchain Payment Remittance in Philippines As reported by CoinTelegraph, a subsidiary of Alibaba (Ant Financial) […]

A research group linked to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has released its latest evaluation of blockchain networks – with perhaps surprising results. Advertisements The China Electronic Information Industry Development (CCID) Blockchain Research Institute – which aims to provide an independent rating system for the blockchain space – has placed the just-launched EOS network in […]

“Traditional financial institutions serve 20 percent of people and make 80 percent of profits. New financial institutions should [serve] 80 percent of people and make 20 percent of profit,” declared Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba. Advertisements For years, blockchain proponents have proclaimed that the technology could reduce costs in the multibillion-dollar international remittance industry. […]