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Public transport becomes bitcoin friendly in Argentina

Public transport becomes bitcoin friendly in Argentina

In 37 Argentine cities now you can pay public transport tickets (metro and bus tickets) in bitcoin. Emilio Janus (Bitcoinist) notes that this is an important step towards the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies. This is a decisive step for their application in...

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Toward an increasingly decentralized bitcoin

Toward an increasingly decentralized bitcoin

Yogita Khatri (Coindesk) cites a Canadian financial services company Canaccord Genuity Group's report. The document indicates - among the reasons for decentralization - “increased competition” among mining chip manufacturers. This news, underlines the report, is...

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United Arab Emirates will become a blockchain hub by 2021

United Arab Emirates will become a blockchain hub by 2021

Dubai royal Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum is backing cryptocurrency fund management company Invao, a Liechtenstein-based firm that is interested in the UAE market. Matthew Martin (Bloomberg) underlines that UAE plan to become a blockchain investment hub by...

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Google invests in the blockchain, here’s the news

Google invests in the blockchain, here’s the news

Google has decided to invest in the blockchain and has launched a suite of tools for open source developers: among them there is datasets for all the transactions and metadata in eight cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ethereum. Michael del Castillo shows the...

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Cryptocurrency, Kraken confirms itself as world leader

Cryptocurrency, Kraken confirms itself as world leader

Kraken, rated the most secure digital asset exchange, announced the acquisition of Crypto Facilities, a world-leading, regulated cryptocurrency trading platform and index provider. As reported by the Associated Press, it is Kraken's largest acquisition and one of the...

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Facebook enters the blockchain industry

Facebook enters the blockchain industry

Facebook has concluded its first acquisition in the blockchain space: it is Chainspace, a small blockchain startup founded by researchers from University College London, specializing in decentralized “smart contracts” system that could facilitate payments and other...

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An ETF backed by tech giants

An ETF backed by tech giants

ARK Investment Management has just launched its first fintech exchange traded fund (ETF). It spans across three areas of technology: mobile payments, artificial intelligence and blockchain.Kate Rooney (CNBC) explains that the "ARK Fintech Innovation ETF" includes...

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