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South Korea Will Maintain ICO Ban After Finding Token Projects Broke Rules
South Korea has decided not to lift its ban on domestic initial coin offerings after a watchdog’s survey found projects have been violating rules.
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South Korea has decided not to lift its ban on domestic initial coin offerings after a watchdog’s survey found projects have been violating rules.
Almost all of roughly $11 million-worth of iota tokens alleged to have been stolen by a British man have been found.
Wrapped BTC (WBTC), an ERC-20 ethereum token collateralized 1-to-1 with bitcoin, is officially live, with about $250,000 worth in circulation.
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Ripple has hired banking veteran Stuart Alderoty as its new general counsel, filling a position that had been vacant for several months.
Everything from applications to attend ETHDenver to the processes for submitting, judging and voting on projects will be supported in some way through blockchain platforms.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini says it has passed a SOC 2 security compliance review conducted by Deloitte.
Global banking payments network SWIFT intends to integrate technology from R3, its CEO said at an event today.