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Bitcoin Daily: Robinhood Secures NY Money Transmission License; Harvard, Levi Strauss Team On Blockchain
January 25, 2019

Chainalysis unveiled an anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for stablecoins called Know Your Transaction (KYT), the company said in an announcement. The product seeks to track stablecoins through every transaction, with the inclusion of redemption and issuance. Chainalysis COO Jonathan Levin said in the announcement,...

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Do Grocery Stores Need Bitcoin ATMs?
January 25, 2019

There are few familiar places in the regular life of a consumer other than the grocery store, and that familiarity can breed a type of trust, a sense that nothing too weird or threatening will happen there. That doesn’t mean they can’t be about innovation....

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple, Chinese University Debut Blockchain Scholarship; UK Reg Drafts Crypto Assets Guidance
January 24, 2019

The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple’s help, Cointelegraph reported.  Through the program, graduate students are said to focus on the study of blockchain development and regulations. They will also, reportedly, be able to participate...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Eyes Asia Expansion; R3, ING Pair On Blockchain Tech
January 23, 2019

Bitcoin fell to a five-week low during this past holiday weekend, reaching $3,442.50, its lowest level since Dec. 17. By Tuesday (Jan. 22), the crypto was up 0.7 percent to hit $3,622.41 on the Kraken exchange, according to MarketWatch. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bitcoin Daily: BoE Advisor Says Cryptos Fail ‘Basic’ Tests; Wyoming Lawmakers Float Crypto Custody Bill
January 22, 2019

Swiss crypto wallet maker Tangem has notched a $15 million investment, Coindesk reported. The company makes a product for digital currency storage that it says is a “smart banknote for digital assets” and received the investment from SBI Crypto Investment, an SBI subsidiary. With the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Payments At The Grocery Store; tZERO To Launch Next Week
January 20, 2019

Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek is acquiring a “substantial” number of shares in Philippine-based blockchain services platform Coins.ph. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Scoops Up Blockspring; BitPay Claims $1B+ In 2018 Transactions
January 17, 2019

Bitpay, a processor of digital currency payments, claims that it has handled more than $1 billion in transactions in 2018, Coindesk reported. In addition, the firm noted that last year marked the second time that it reached the milestone. BitPay Co-Founder and CEO Stephen Pair...

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Unveils Blockchain Projects; ICOs Notch $12.8B In ‘Team Profits’
January 17, 2019

IBM is planning to use blockchain to help monitor supply chains in the metals industry, CoinDesk reported. In one case, the technology company plans to record the journey of 1.5 tons of cobalt through its trip from the Democratic Republic of Congo to China and...

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Bitcoin Daily: TaxToken Takes On Crypto Taxes, ‘Bitcoin Baby’ Parents Ask For College Donations
January 16, 2019

Cryptopia, a digital currency exchange based out of New Zealand, has experienced what has been described by the company as a “security breach,” Coindesk reported. On Twitter, the company said that it had “suffered a security breach which resulted in significant losses” and called the...