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- Civic Is Turning Identity.com Into a Crypto-Powered Personal Data Market July 17, 2018Civic secures a high-quality URL from a longstanding internet company, raising the profile of the whole blockchain industry.
- What to Expect When Congress Talks Crypto (Twice) Tomorrow July 17, 2018Two Congressional committee hearings will examine whether crypto is the future of money, as well as what sort of regulation the space may need.
- Litecoin's Lee: Bank Deal Might Lead to New Crypto Services July 17, 2018Charlie Lee took to reddit Tuesday to clarify his and the Litecoin Foundation's roles in the new acquisition of nearly 10 percent of a German bank.
- Above $7K: Bitcoin's Price Shoots Up $600 in 30 Minutes July 17, 2018Bitcoin's price shot well above $7,000 Tuesday in a dramatic move.
- Mastercard Wins Patent for Speeding Up Crypto Payments July 17, 2018Mastercard is looking to improve crypto by designing a payments system that will link accounts holding both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies.
- Russian Firm Will Reward Staff With Crypto Tokens Tied to Profits July 17, 2018The blockchain subsidiary of the Russian e-payments firm Qiwi plans to incentivize staff by giving them tokens tied to the firm's net profits.
- GMO's New Internet Bank Will Settle Payments With Blockchain July 17, 2018Japanese digital services firm GMO Internet has just launched a new web bank that it says will soon use blockchain to facilitate payments.
- IBM Teams With Columbia to Launch Blockchain Research Center July 17, 2018Tech giant IBM is seeking to its widen blockchain research, development and education efforts through a partnership with Columbia University.
- IBM Is Helping Launch a Price-Stable Crypto With FDIC-Insured Funds July 17, 2018The latest attempt to create a crypto pegged to the U.S. dollar, or stablecoin, combines 21st-century technology with an invention from the 1930s.
- Banks Take Sides as Blockchain Trade Finance Race Heats Up July 17, 2018NatWest, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Marco Polo, a blockchain consortium started by R3 and trade finance specialist TradeIX.
- Coinbase Says It Now Has Regulatory Approval to List Security Tokens July 17, 2018The exchange says it has got the go-ahead to acquire three regulated firms, the first step in a plan to offer tokens deemed as securities in the U.S.
- Bitcoin Price Retakes 50-Day Moving Average in First Since May July 17, 2018BTC found acceptance above the 50-day moving average support on Monday, however, a bull reversal is still not confirmed.
- World's First Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange Finally Opens to the Public July 17, 2018VCTRADE, the new crypto exchange built by financial giant SBI Holdings, is finally open to all Japanese residents after months of delays.
- US Government Backs Decentralized Energy Grid With $1 Million Grant July 17, 2018A blockchain-focused solar power startup based in Colorado has received a grant of nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.
- Is Pied Piper Serious? How HBO Inspired Crypto's Most Confounding Coin July 17, 2018What began as a parody quickly became a coin. Soon it might – might – become its own blockchain. What is happening?
- The CFA Exam Is Getting a Crypto Section Next Year July 17, 2018The Chartered Financial Analyst Program Exams are about to add topics on cryptocurrencies as examinable material for candidates in August 2019.
- Augur Betting Volumes Just Topped $1 Million (And They're Accelerating) July 17, 2018Data shared with CoinDesk shows a rapid spike in betting on Augur, a decentralized platform that's been live for just a few days.
- CFTC Says Buyer Beware in New ICO Advisory July 16, 2018The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs) and crypto-assets.
- Congress Is Now Holding Two Crypto Hearings This Wednesday July 16, 2018Congress is set to hold not one but two separate hearings related to cryptocurrencies on Wednesday.
- The Kodak KashMiner's Flashy Debut Ends In Failure July 16, 2018The much-publicized partnership that would have resulted in digital media brand Kodak's name appearing on a series of bitcoin miners is no more.