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⁠Internet crowdsourcing company Share Internet Data has launched a banking app in an effort to provide free service to the unbanked

⁠Bitcoin drops below $10,000 in an abrupt pullback, what are the factors behind the drop? Analysts discuss where the market isheadling and the factors of the drop

⁠Polkadot presents an early experimental version of the protocol called Kusama, designed for real economic conditions

⁠Praise towards Bitcoin and heavy criticism towards Facebook’s Libra stablecoin from United States House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

⁠Bitpoint CEO told Cointelegraph that users will be compensated — learn more in our report on the recent hack

⁠Consulting services firm Acumen Research and Consulting has forecast that the global blockchain in healthcare market will reach over $1.7 billion by 2026

⁠Seven Venezuelans claim to have been lured into a $30 million Ponzi scheme with a cryptocurrency pegged to diamonds

⁠Senate Banking Committee members discussed regulation of big tech companies in a press conference following today’s Libra hearings

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⁠David Marcus reiterated Facebook’s commitment to FinCEN in a hearing on Facebook’s Libra today

⁠Bitcoin dipped below the $10,000 threshold for the second time in July following a hearing on Facebook’s Libra crypto project

⁠R3 has partnered with Brazil-based fintech firm Banco Maré to launch a stock exchange that lists shares of tech startups

⁠U.S. senators expressed their concerns over data privacy and trust issues in a hearing on Facebook’s Libra today

⁠This week is key for Libra, as the U.S. congressional hearings are upon us. Here’s everything you should know about the regulatory pushback Facebook’s been getting

⁠BitMEX’s Arthur Hayes thinks Bitcoin could achieve financial privacy only by a hard fork

⁠Waves founder and CEO has sold his stake in the firm’s blockchain project Vostok, with GHP Group becoming the sole owner

⁠The World Economic Forum shared with Cointelegraph a newly released guide for the evaluation of the benefits of blockchain applications

⁠An alliance of German logistics firms is working to jointly create a blockchain tracking platform with the guidance of big four auditing firm Ernst & Young

⁠From Berkeley to Catalonia to Dubai, cities are exploring how to incorporate cryptocurrencies into their governance

⁠Binance is in talks with local partners in South Korea for potential launch of a new subsidiary, according to a local report

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⁠The International Monetary Fund has argued that network effects could spark the blaze for the mass adoption of new digital monies

⁠Bitcoin Suisse aims to carry out banking operations

⁠Canadian trading platform operator Coinberry has struck its second municipal partnership to provide crypto payments processing for property taxes

⁠Bitcoin industry unimpressed by Steven Mnuchin’s press conference

⁠Japanese exchange Bitpoint has published the breakdown of crypto assets stolen in the $27.8 million hack of its platform earlier this month

⁠Altcoins still bear the brunt of losses as Bitcoin slowly recovers

⁠Over two-thirds of enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region lack a solid understanding of blockchain tech and how to apply it, a new EY poll reveals

⁠Former congressman Ron Paul says he is favor of fraud-free cryptocurrencies as competition with fiat, though he has concerns about their underlying unit of account

⁠Global corporate giant Siemens said it is looking at use cases for blockchain solutions, including carsharing and other transportation sector initiatives