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Bitcoin Daily: Hdac, CertiK Partner For Blockchain-Powered IoT; Tezos Expected To Settle Securities Lawsuit With $25M Settlement

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Connie Ngo , CertiK’s marketing manager, told CoinDesk in an email that the companies agreed “it would make sense to formally partner with one another as a public promise of Hdac’s focus on security and a symbol of CertiK’s ability to support larger enterprise-level solutions such as Hdac’s.”

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Acquires CoinMarketCap; SEC Seeks Comment On BSTX Rule Change Proposal

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is lengthening its timeframe to approve or reject operations by a tZERO-affiliated security token exchange, per a release. The agency is seeking analysis and comment on the proposed rule changes of BOX Exchange to start Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) operations.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet

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As biometrics have begun to represent the next generation in securing payments, Mastercard has unveiled a technological advancement for its own biometric cards. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin. Amazon Expands Boston Tech Hub; Adds 2,000 New Tech Roles. Ether In The Crosshairs Of Regulators.

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The Lures – And Challenges – Of Central Bank Digital Currencies

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Beyond bitcoin – that marquee name of crypto and its brethren, which have yet to escape wild price swings and speculative fervor – lies the prospect of CBDCs. of course, is not standing still. The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring a digital currency.

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Amid The Losses, Taking Stock Of The Crypto Crash

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In this space just last month, we noted findings from Boston College that showed that 4,000 ICOs had raised $12 billion. One of the duo responsible for the Boston College paper, PhD candidate Hugo Benedetti, took note of the gold rush that comes when the timing is spot on. Past is prologue, as the saying goes.

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Most Platforms Can’t Scale, Will Fail

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It’s secure, it’s cheap, it’s faster than a speeding bullet. Back in 1870, it took days to get cash from Boston to San Francisco through a combination of railroads and horseback. Bitcoin achieved critical mass and global use within a few years. It’s not about bitcoin, it’s about the BLOCKCHAIN !

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