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Less than a month after a critical court decision in their ongoing legal fight, software firm Kik and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have agreed to a proposed settlement that would involve a $5 million penalty. The two sides had until Tuesday to submit their proposal, as previously…

Sadyr Japarov, Acting President of the central Asian nation Kyrgyzstan, offered the nation’s election commission to use blockchain technology to streamline elections in the country. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Japarov believed that only blockchain tech would make way for “fair” presidential…

By this point in 2020, Bitcoin’s investment thesis needs no retelling. But for the uninitiated, here’s a quick summary. With central banks printing money like there’s no tomorrow, and riling up liquidity, any asset which has value, is limited and can be used as currency, benefits. Case in point,…

The Bitcoin chart is red-hot at the moment as the token continues on its pursuit to re-test $12,000 over the next 24-hours. While the market is still bullish for Bitcoin, other altcoins were indicative of a bearish pull, hence the same sentiment might creep into Bitcoin’s chart. At the moment…

Untraceable’s Futurist Conference, Canada’s largest blockchain and emerging technologies conference return November 11-12, 2020 for its third consecutive year. Building on the success of previous years, Futurist Conference Digital will bring together an international community of leading experts,…

The world’s largest altcoin Ethereum was once again moving up and was priced around the $375 mark. Ethereum could soon move towards a more neutral to bullish phase soon. Stellar Lumens also maintained bullishness while Dogecoin although on an uptrend for the day, was more likely to continue with…

During a speech on Tuesday, a member of the German central bank's executive board described the potential introduction of a Europe-centered digital currency as a "political decision" rather than a wholly technical one. The remarks by Burkhard Balz come as the Eurosystem's central bankers inch…

Cordite Society, a co-operative society registered in the U.K., has launched "XDC" — the first token built on R3's public Corda Network. XDC is designed to meet requirements of decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, as well as stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), Cordite…

In recent times more than 80,000 businesses are using Bitcoin. The Bitcoins are distributed systems, where there are no intermediaries like banks or central banks or any other controlling authorities. A transaction with a Bitcoin is both fast and secure at the same time. There are many possible…

The mid-term trend for XRP ended on a disappointing note as the valuation was unable to consolidate above the resistance at $0.254. With the price facing a little depreciation over the past week, the asset is currently sustaining a position above the support at $0.244. At press time, XRP had a…

Japanese messaging giant LINE is in discussions with Asian central banks regarding possibly working on digital currency projects, a spokesperson of the company told The Block. "Our aim is to provide a blockchain platform that is fit for CBDC based on LINE Blockchain," said the spokesperson. LINE…

Bitcoin broke convincingly past $11,500 to touch $11,800 as it continued to set higher lows. Unfortunately for the altcoin markets, Bitcoin Dominance was on the rise as well. It stood at 60.73 at press time, and indicated that capital in the crypto sphere was flowing into BTC to follow any further…