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Bitcoin-Awarding Puzzle Game Taken Off Google Play Store for “Deceptive Practices”

Max Moeller

The mobile game “Bitcoin Blast” has been removed from the Google Play app store for “deceptive practices,” though the developers do not know why, and Google has not elaborated as of this writing. Developed by Bling, Bitcoin Blast is a match-three puzzle title that rewards players in Loyalty Points, which can then be converted into…

Electroneum Founder: We Are Signing Tens of Thousands of New Users Every Month

Electroneum (ETN) founder and chief executive Richard Ells talked to LearnBonds.com about the UK start-up’s plan to remain on top cryptocurrency price fluctuations. The founder of the ETN digital currency also discussed how he plans to cope with coming Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Ells explained why it might take many years for digital currencies to replace…

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World Economic Forum Establishes Consortium to Build Framework for Digital Currencies

Max Moeller

The World Economic Forum has put together what they call a Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance as a way to help design some sort of “framework for the governance of digital currencies, including stablecoins,” a release reports. It notes that this framework is important for cryptocurrencies to be properly utilized, as governance is the…

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Davos 2020: Facebook’s Marcus confident Libra ‘will see light of day’

Roger Baird

A senior Facebook executive who sits on the Libra board is “optimistic” the digital currency will launch “sooner rather than later”, despite sustained criticism from global regulators. The social media group said Libra will dramatically cut cross border payments costs, and spur other innovations it hopes will upend global financial services, when it unveiled plans…

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Hawaiian Bill Proposal Would Allow Banks to Manage Digital Assets

Max Moeller

A new bill has been proposed in Hawaii which would allow banks to hold blockchain and other digital assets. According to the bill, a new chapter would be added to title 22, despite the assets not necessarily being viewed as “legal tender” by the United States government. Most of the bill, discovered by CoinDesk, defines virtual…

Tether Ecosystem Expands With Physically-Backed ‘Tether-Gold’ Crypto Asset

Max Moeller

Tether (USDT), the stablecoin of choice for many out there, has just released a digital token that is backed by physical gold, according to a new post on the group’s website. Called Tether Gold (Gold), this new currency is being offered by TG Commodities Limited. According to the website, what they consider a whole XAUt…

Security token expert Marvin Steinberg: “2020 will mark the year of security tokens!”

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Many expected the security token industry to take off last 2019. However, it failed to live up to the hype. Over the past 12 months, investor scrutiny increased, mainstream adoption of security tokens didn’t happen and a number of publicized security token deals weren’t able to come to fruition. Security token expert Marvin Steinberg, who…

Bakkt to Release Consumer-Focused Mobile Application This Year

Max Moeller

Bakkt, the cryptocurrency platform that recently introduced the world to Bitcoin Options and Futures, is getting ready to launch a consumer-focused app later this year. According to The Block, Bakkt’s President, Adam White, spoke about the matter at the recent Davos convention during a panel. What’s interesting about this is that Bakkt’s previous focus was…