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Bitcoin Daily: Public Blockchain Cardano Developing Chip That Creates Cash-Like Crypto; Brazil Probes Banks Turning Away Crypto Firms; Albania Proposal To Regulate All Crypto

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Charles Hoskinson, founder of IOHK , which makes Cardano, said in a recent Cointelgraph interview that the crypto-native chip is being created at the IOHK lab at the University of Wyoming. Albania’s Parliament has signed a comprehensive law to regulate the conditions for licensing all activity of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Cryptocurrency risks, rewards and red flags for financial institutions

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A new and unpredictable market. The order seems well-timed given the recent crash of some platforms which helped trigger a flight from the cryptocurrency market, driving its value from $2.9 Characteristics of crypto fraud and money-laundering. Crypto turbulence. trillion last fall to less than $900 billion today. .

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Boosting Access To Financial Services In Brazil

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As fraudsters get more brazen and inventive in the digital information ecosystem, many companies are realizing they can’t thwart these bad actors on their own, and must instead turn to new partnerships in their fight against fraud. The goal of the partnership is to make it easier for device makers to incorporate biometric experiences.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

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The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8 States like Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Wyoming and even the District of Columbia are currently testing or have already piloted the use of digital drivers’ licenses. There’s no question the world is moving in a digital direction.

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Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp

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“I think it’s safe to say it’s pretty important for us to launch payments in India,” said one person close to the company of the current stalemate of WhatsApp’s delayed entry into the market. Analysts believe WhatsApp’s entrance could be a major disruptor in the up-and-coming market and a major problem for India-based Paytm.

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

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EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Today, between 12:05 p.m. EST/9:05 a.m. PST in Oregon and 2:48 p.m.

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