Category: United States
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Chinese Investors Lead Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Funding in the US
Chinese investors are leading the pack for early-stage crypto funding in the U.S. and other regions, according to TechCrunch. The Chinese Crypto Foray In Silicon Valley, Chinese investment houses are often overlooked and substantially lack publicity, primarily due to small assets-under-management sizes and lower investment frequencies. In late-stage investment rounds, these funds are often lost…
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Rialto Trading and Bittrex Team Up on Digital Securities Trading Platform
Seattle’s Bittrex and registered broker-dealer Rialto Trading are saddling up to build a new digital exchange for securities, joining an industry-wide effort to push the multi-trillion-dollar market onto the blockchain. New York-based Rialto currently runs an institutional-grade Alternative Trading System (ATS) for the fixed income market but, pending regulatory approval, will be teaming up with…
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US Government Grants $800K for Blockchain R&D
With growing adoption, blockchain integration continues to proliferate across nations worldwide. The U.S. government, meanwhile, has invested $800,000 in developing a research-oriented distributed ledger, called Open Science Chain. US Researchers Develop Distributed Ledger The U.S. government has granted $818,433 to researchers at the University of California-San Diego for the development of Open Science Chain (OSC),…
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US Congressman to Submit ICO Bill, Invites Crypto Leaders to Capitol Hill
In advance of his plans to present an ICO-related bill to Congress this year, Republican representative Warren Davidson invited a select group of crypto heavyweights to Capitol Hill to discuss future legislation. Davidson, who represents Ohio’s 8th congressional district, gave the nod to 32 delegates of U.S. venture capital firms, cryptocurrency exchanges and non-profits—including Union…
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PR: Vaultbank Partners with Kingdom Trust for Qualified Custodial Services for Crypto Assets
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PR: Bibox Gains Swiss VQF License – Accelerating Global Expansion
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. On 16th August 2018, Bibox, a leading AI-enhanced digital asset…
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Bitcoin is a Permissionless, Decentralized Firearm: Cody Wilson is Satoshi Nakamoto
The path to a cryptocurrency revolution might just run through a sleepy Austin, Texas industrial park, home to offices of Cody Wilson and his company, Defense Distributed in the United States. Parallels exist between downloadable files from a website, allowing users access to 3D printable firearms, and a permissionless, decentralized, censorship-resistant medium of exchange. If…
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Bitcoin ATMs Now In The Thousands Around the World
Coinatmradar.com reports a milestone of the 3,500 threshold being crossed for bitcoin ATMs (BATM) installed across the globe. One of the goals behind bitcoin automated teller machines is ease of onboarding to the world of crypto. A bear market – a protracted Crypto Winter – appeared to slow BATMs’ placement. And for sure it just…