CryptoCurrency News: India’s Supreme Court Lifts Banking Ban on Crypto Exchanges

The Supreme Court of India has ruled against a decision imposed by the country’s central bank nearly two years ago that curbed crypto trading in Asia’s third-largest economy. According to a report from Bloomberg, a three-judge bench of the court ruled on Wednesday in favor of petitions by crypto exchanges and startups that opposed the […]

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin’s Computing Power Is Growing Again After Coronavirus-Related Disruption

The bitcoin network’s processing power is growing again as major Chinese miner manufacturers resume shipments following coronavirus-related delays.

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CryptoCurrency News: NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Taps Broker-Dealer in Push to Tokenize Sports Contracts

The move follows a three-month tussle with the NBA, which initially claimed it represented a league violation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Stellar-Based IoT App Joins Tokenized Connectivity Race

An app that allows users to earn a Stellar-based token by providing last-mile access for internet-of-things (IoT) devices is now live on Apple’s App Store.

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CryptoCurrency News: Algorand Blockchain Chosen as Underlying Tech for Marshall Islands’ Digital Currency

Algorand was selected following "extensive market research among the leading protocol options."

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CryptoCurrency News: Uphold Teams Up With TaxBit to More Accurately Report Users’ Crypto Trades

Uphold is launching a real-time tax liability dashboard with the help of TaxBit, allowing users to more easily understand and file their taxes.

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CryptoCurrency News: IBM’s Public Cloud Is Secure Enough for Crypto Custodians

Announced Tuesday, the latest offering from Onchain Custodian is hosted entirely on Big Blue’s banking-grade public cloud.

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CryptoCurrency News: Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate

What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?

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CryptoCurrency News: Pete Buttigieg Was Silicon Valley’s Favorite

Before dropping out the presidential race, Pete Buttigieg plowed a centrist lane on tech issues, criticizing Silicon Valley without making the radical proposals of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Aren’t the Candidates Talking About Digital Currency?

Given the threat to US interests posed by a digital yuan and similar projects, you might think candidates would have positions on the future of money. Not so much.

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CryptoCurrency News: Letter From New Hampshire: The Dangers of Disinformation

From the digital divide to social media misinformation, the internet is a major and multi-headed issue in 2020. Just don’t expect to hear much about it on the campaign trail.

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CryptoCurrency News: How Democracy Breaks: Everything That Could Go Wrong With the Election

From supply chain attacks to disinformation campaigns, the risks to US election machinery are numerous. Here's a scary rundown, according to security experts.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Post-Trust Election: CoinDesk Hits the 2020 Campaign Trail

CoinDesk's Post-Trust Election package explores a world in which voters have lost faith in democracy and how tech might fix the problems it's created.

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CryptoCurrency News: Biden May Not Be Savvy About Big Tech, But He Understands Cybersecurity

Nobody is chanting “Hey, Ho, Uncle Joe for Crypto!” at a Biden election rally. But the venerable ex-vice president does have things to say about big tech, chiefly in the realm of cybersecurity.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bernie Sanders: Our Campaign Is About People not Tech

Bernie Sanders has never been closer to delivering a “revolution” in American life. How will he address personal privacy, cryptocurrencies and big tech?

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CryptoCurrency News: How Elizabeth Warren’s Beef With Facebook Could Benefit Bitcoin

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is crusading against big banks as one of her core platforms for the 2020 presidential election, but it’s her social media policies that may have the most direct impact on bitcoiners.

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CryptoCurrency News: Klobuchar Wanted a Return to Normalcy, but Do Voters?

While Trump self-inflated and Bernie talked of revolution, Klobuchar took a middle lane on tech. From election security to privacy to transparency in online ads, Klobuchar was a practical legislator in a chaotic political environment.

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CryptoCurrency News: India’s Appetite for Crypto Derivatives Is Growing, Exchanges Say

India is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country's Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bottom In? Bitcoin Makes 4.5% Gain as Sellers Lose Steam

Bitcoin looks to have found a price bottom over the last two days and may soon witness a stronger recovery rally.

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CryptoCurrency News: Even With CBDCs, the State Won’t Forfeit Its Power Over Money

Nothing is more centralizing than a state’s control over decentralized technologies like blockchain and cryptocurrency, says law professor and blockchain adviser James Cooper.

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CryptoCurrency News: How to Stop the Next Quadriga: Make Exchanges Prove Their Reserves

Exchanges sometimes treat depositors' assets like fractional reserves, with disastrous results. Time for regular audits, writes Nic Carter.

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