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Aries and ION: Two Different Perspectives of Decentralized Identity in Blockchain Appli... - 0 views

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Blockchain Fintech Identity

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IBM and Microsoft have released new technologies focus on tackling the challenge of identity on permissioned and public blockchains respectively. The approaches are different but they give us a glimpse of how innovation is evolving in this space.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IBM and Microsoft have released new technologies focus on tackling the challenge of identity on permissioned and public blockchains respectively. The approaches are different but they give us a glimpse of how innovation is evolving in this space.</div>

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Another Gold Backed Token Launches - 0 views

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Tokenization Stablecoins CryptoAssets AltCoins Fintech

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A new digital token backed by $300 million worth of gold guaranteed by the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange has just been released in Hong Kong.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new digital token backed by $300 million worth of gold guaranteed by the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange has just been released in Hong Kong.</div>

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Six hackers charged over SIM swapping attacks - 0 views

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Six individuals from 'The Community' hacking group have been charged with stealing over $2.4 million in cryptocurrency using the SIM swapping method.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Six individuals from 'The Community' hacking group have been charged with stealing over $2.4 million in cryptocurrency using the SIM swapping method.</div>

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MakerDAO Votes to Decrease Stablecoin Fees for First Time in 5 Months - 0 views

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For the first time in five months, MakerDAO token holders have voted to decrease fees on all DAI loans. DAI is a dollar-pegged stablecoin operating on the ethereum blockchain backed by nearly 2 million ether tokens.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For the first time in five months, MakerDAO token holders have voted to decrease fees on all DAI loans. DAI is a dollar-pegged stablecoin operating on the ethereum blockchain backed by nearly 2 million ether tokens.</div>

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Stablecoins, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and Cross-Border Payments - 0 views

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E-money adoption may be extremely rapid, but that it may raise significant risks. Policies to counter these risks yield a synthetic version of central bank digital currency with various advantages relative to the full-service version.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">E-money adoption may be extremely rapid, but that it may raise significant risks. Policies to counter these risks yield a synthetic version of central bank digital currency with various advantages relative to the full-service version. </div>

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Stellar Node Outage Causes Two-Hour Complete Transaction Freeze - 0 views

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Fintech CryptoAssets AltCoins Stellar

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Stellar, whose lumens token is currently the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, went down entirely for around 110 minutes on May 15.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Stellar, whose lumens token is currently the eighth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, went down entirely for around 110 minutes on May 15.</div>

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Neutral Dollar is Now Live - 0 views

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Neutral Dollar is a metastable basket of stablecoins. The result is a digital dollar designed to have lower volatility than individual stablecoins by combining fragmented pools of liquidity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Neutral Dollar is a metastable basket of stablecoins. The result is a digital dollar designed to have lower volatility than individual stablecoins by combining fragmented pools of liquidity.</div>

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Currency Fears Drive Chinese Into Bitcoin - 0 views

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Fintech CryptoAssets Bitcoin

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Crypto industry veterans say Chinese investors are behind the recent bitcoin spike, as they try to exchange out of the falling weak yuan, as Trump has raises tariffs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Crypto industry veterans say Chinese investors are behind the recent bitcoin spike, as they try to exchange out of the falling weak yuan, as Trump has raises tariffs.</div>

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Coinbase Custody Now Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management, CEO Says - 0 views

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CryptoAssets Custody Fintech

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Coinbase launched its custody service 12 months ago, and the AUM has now crossed $1 billion with 70 institutions signed up.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Coinbase launched its custody service 12 months ago, and the AUM has now crossed $1 billion with 70 institutions signed up.</div>

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