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⁠The number of lobbies for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology reportedly grew almost three times in the course of the past year

⁠Retail giant Overstock.com will not sell its retail arm by early 2019, as previously expected

⁠CoinMarketCap has added a new rating system providing insight into the fundamentals of a cryptocurrency project

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​​Denver is slated to become the second United States jurisdiction to pilot a blockchain-powered mobile voting platform in its upcoming municipal election

​​Ireland is blockchain strong, but the looming threat of Brexit could undermine business growth in a nation defined by the boom-and-bust cycle

⁠The U.S. National Pork Board and Ripe.io will jointly develop a blockchain-based system to improve the pork industry supply chain

​​A blockchain initiative has reportedly been launched by Qatar-based telecommunications giant Ooredoo Group

​​Global payment services giant Visa has published a crypto- and blockchain-related job opening for its Visa Fintech division

​​South Korea’s Kakao will reportedly integrate its crypto wallet in its messaging app KakaoTalk, according to unconfirmed local media reports

​​In Colorado, legislators have introduced a bill proposing a study of blockchain use in agriculture

​​Six international banks have reportedly signed letters of intent to issue their own stablecoins backed by their national fiat currencies on IBM’s now-live blockchain-powered payments network, “World Wire”

​​Hacked New Zealand exchange Cryptopia has posted details on their rebate process and expects to resume trading by the end of March

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​​Bitcoin Cash sees gains as most of the top cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin are reporting slight to noteworthy losses on the day

​​Q4 earnings need improvement, Overstock CEO says while championing blockchain offering

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⁠Bitcoin deposits and banks remain a gray area in Israel after a court rules banks can refuse to accept deposits from crypto trades

⁠The Winklevoss twins say that while Facebook’s crypto project is “really positive” for the industry, ultimately crypto will usher in something greater than the social networking era

⁠Australia has unveiled a national blockchain strategy and roadmap, with a boost of AU$100,000 in further funding from the federal government