CryptoCurrency News: Trade Organization ICC Eyes Blockchain Adoption for Its 45 Million Members

The world's biggest business organization is making blockchain available to its many members including Amazon, Coca Cola, McDonald's and PayPal.

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CryptoCurrency News: Zooko Wilcox Envisions ‘Ambitious’ Changes for Zach Cryptocurrency

Founder and CEO of the Electric Coin Company Zooko Wilcox envisions zcash to change radically over the next five years, starting with "an ambitious scalability improvement."

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CryptoCurrency News: Polychain’s Assets Drop $376 Million Since August, SEC Filings Show

Polychain, one of the most elite funds serving startups in the crypto industry, is no longer a billion-dollar operation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Exchange Bithumb Posts $180 Million Loss for 2018

Bithumb, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has posted a net loss of 205.5 billion won ($180 million) for 2018.

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CryptoCurrency News: MakerDAO to Increase Fees Above 10% Threshold in Bid to Stabilize DAI Stablecoin

Investors who hold tokens in the programmatic lending protocol MakerDAO appear likely to approve a fifth fee increase that would further raise the cost of platform’s US dollar-backed stablecoin DAI. Since Monday, five different options have been presented to MakerDAO token holders, all of which suggested different possible increases to the platform’s “stability fee,” the most extreme […]

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CryptoCurrency News: 21 US Lawmakers Urge IRS (Again) to Clarify Crypto Tax Rules

With the U.S. deadline to file taxes days away, 21 lawmakers have again urged the IRS to provide clarity on crypto.

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CryptoCurrency News: ‘Crypto Stripe’ Flexa Raises $14 Million So You Can Buy Coffee With Bitcoin

Payments startup Flexa is using funds from a private token sale to make shopping with bitcoin at brick-and-mortar stores a reality.

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CryptoCurrency News: Binance Partners With CipherTrace in Latest Compliance Push

Binance is partnering with the blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to beef up its anti-money laundering procedures.

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CryptoCurrency News: Digital Asset Scores Partnership With Cloud Computing Giant VMware

Software virtualization giant VMware is integrating Digital Asset's smart contract language into its blockchain platform.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Futures Exchange Bakkt Hires PayPal, Google Vet as Product Chief

Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has brought Google Wallet and PayPal vet Mike Blandina as its chief product officer.

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CryptoCurrency News: World’s Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain

Albertsons Companies, the world's second-largest supermarket chain by sales, has joined IBM's food tracking blockchain.

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CryptoCurrency News: Pennsylvania’s State-Backed VC Firm Is Tokenizing an Investment Fund

Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a Pennsylvania-funded VC provider, is tokenizing shares in one of its funds.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockstack to Raise $50 Million in First Reg-A+ Crypto Token Sale

Blockstack has filed with the U.S. SEC to to conduct a $50 million token offering under the Regulation A+ framework

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Drops Back to $5K Support After Failed Breakout

Bitcoin has fallen back close to psychological support at $5,000 after a failed breakout Wednesday.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tata Settles Securities Between 2 National Depositories on a Blockchain

India's second largest firm has completed a blockchain trial of cross-border securities settlement between two central securities depositories.

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CryptoCurrency News: US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks

A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.

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