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China To Launch Blockchain-Based Service Network In April

An alliance consisting of Chinese government groups, banks, and technology companies will launch the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) in April. The innovative platform will be among the first maintained by a central government. It will allow participants to operate on top of it, without having to design a new network from scratch.Blockchain-Based Service Network Comes In AprilAnnounced in the middle of October 2019, only a week before President Xi Jinping said China should invest more...

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Bitcoin Steady Above $6,000 As The US Surpasses China In COVID-19 Cases: The Crypto Weekly Update

In the past seven days, bitcoin managed to add another 10% to its dollar-value as the price spiked from about $6,000 to its current point at $6,600. Yet, most of the time, it traded within a narrow range between $6,400 and $6,700. The overall volume has also declined, and, as such, the volatility decreased. If one thing is sure, though, is that Bitcoin doesn’t like to stay calm for long periods, and major action is likely underway.Most of the altcoins are following in Bitcoin’s lead and...

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Could a Digital Dollar Help to Battle the Coronavirus?

As Congress nears a deal on the economic stimulus package, the latest proposal has taken a crypto turn and is offering the notion of a potential digital dollar.Is a Digital Dollar Coming to the U.S.?Many countries, as of late, have brought up the idea of introducing a national digital currency for its citizens. China, for example, is arguably the biggest example, having divulged the secrets of its latest project in the digital yuan. The currency has stirred controversy among those who believe...

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China’s Cryptocurrency Is Closer Than Expected, Already Working On Legislation

Despite the delay, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) is closer to launching its official digital currency. By working together with several large private companies, the nation’s central bank has finished the development process and is working on the proper legislation before the CBDC is released.China’s CBDC Is On Its WayAfter the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) was delayed indefinitely. However, as the country is portraying initial stages of recovering...

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Transferwise: Besser als Bitcoin?

Klar, die Frage ist auf einem derartigen Blog etwas provokant. Aber berechtigt: TransferWise ist nämlich das nächste europäische Fintech, das mit Alipay kooperiert. Und da Bitcoin in einigen chinesischen Apps wie WeChat usw. zensiert wird, ist Transferwise eines der ganz wenigen grossen Unternehmen, dessen Netzwerk nun ab sofort bis nach China hinein reicht! Und zudem ist eine Transaktion mit Transferwise inetwa gleich günstig wie eine Bitcoin-Transaktion zu „Stosszeiten“. Wer...

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Japan will digitalen Yen einführen

In Japan bekommt man immer öfter zu hören, dass sie eine digitale Währung mit dem „digitalen Yen“ einführen wollen. Dieses Vorhaben wird vor allem durch die LDP-Partei vorangetrieben, wie Heise.de berichtet. Aufgrund der schon länger geplanten digitalen Version des Yuan in China, wird nun auch in Japan das Projekt für eine digitale Landeswährung unter Hochdruck umgesetzt. Der Start des digitalen Yuan,...

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Mining Enterprise Canaan Hit with Investor Lawsuit

Bitcoin mining giant and competitor to Bitmain Canaan Inc. (aka Canaan Creative) is being sued by investors who claim that the company has violated several industry laws.Canaan Is Taking a Hard HitThe suit was filed in Oregon last Wednesday by investor Phillippe Lemieux, who believes the enterprise lied to shareholders following its recent initial public offering (IPO). Lemieux claims that the company presented false information about its financial well-being and about its status with the...

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Greenidge Generation Extracts Lots of BTC in Upstate New York

A power plant in upstate New York known as Greenidge Generation says it’s mining up to $50,000 in new bitcoins each day.Greenidge Has the PowerThe average number of new coins extracted through the plant – which has been using its own energy reserves to get the job done – has been 5.5. Greenidge Generation says it’s looking to potentially put the U.S. on the map as a serious crypto competitor to China, which at the time of writing, controls much of the world’s bitcoin mining power.The company...

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$130 Million FCoin’s Insolvency: Angry Users Attacked CEO’s Family Seeking Refunds

A group of angry victims of insolvent Chinese cryptocurrency exchange, FCoin, has reportedly gone after the family members of CEO Zhang Jian to get refunds for their missing funds, according to local reports. FCoin Users Not ImpressedSome of the affected users had formed several Rights activist groups since the CEO first announced that they are unable to repay users approximately 13,000 BTC, which are equivalent to $118 million at the time of writing and $130 million when the exchange became...

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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits New All-Time-High As Miners Remain Bullish

Bitcoin’s hash rate just hit another new all-time high of 136 EH/s, an indication that miners are not backing out despite the recent selling pressure which led to a slump in the price of BTC last week.Miners Are Bullish On BitcoinData on Blockchain.com suggests that Bitcoin’s hash rate has been increasing steadily since the start of 2019. And now the network is processing as much as 136 quintillion hashes per second, which is about 25 quintillion increase since the last ATH in December last...

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