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Questions Remain Around The OCC Decision To Allow Banks To Custody Crypto

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 1:26 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The recent Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) ruling that national banks and savings associations can provide cryptocurrency custody services to clients is one of the biggest milestones in the short but spectacular lifetime of digital currencies. Now that U.S. banks have the green light to begin custodying crypto, everybody knows that the rules have changed — we just don’t yet know exactly how.  As the dust begins to settle, there are a number of important questions we need to ask. What is the thinking behind the OCC’s letter? Why now? And

Animoca Targets Non-Crypto Gamers by Developing Big Brand Games

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Time Stamp: August 12, 2020 12:59 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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While investment is heating up in the blockchain gaming sector, a common criticism of crypto-powered games has been how to secure users from outside of the cryptocurrency space.Blockchain gaming powerhouse, Animoca Brands, believes that acquiring mainstream games with loyal players and exposing them to the benefits of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) is the best way to attract new audiences into crypto.Cointelegraph spoke to Yat Siu, the chief executive of Animoca Brands, to learn about his firm’s strategy for bridging the gap between the mainstream gaming and crypto worlds.Animoca

10,000 New Blockchain Firms Established in China So Far in 2020

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Time Stamp: August 7, 2020 1:39 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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With over 10,000 new blockchain firms emerging in China in 2020, the number of companies developing solutions based on the novel tech appears set to cross the 90,000 mark. China remains a blockchain hub with Beijing’s anti-crypto stance not extending to companies looking to leverage decentralized ledger technology (DLT). The country’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) is also looking to foster greater public-private partnerships in the sector. New Chinese Blockchain Firms in 2020 Surpass 2017’s Total According to figures from crypto market data provider LongHash, China’s blockchain startup scene has grown

Will Video Game Crypto Be the Catalyst for Adoption?

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 6:59 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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-More than one-third of humanity will play video games by the end of 2021. -A number of platforms provide blockchain opportunities not found in traditional gaming. -After several years of failures, blockchain adoption may finally be here. The video game industry may be the natural catalyst to bring blockchain technology into the mainstream. Most experiments have failed so far, but is that about to change? After years of trial and error with Bitcoin, some video game platforms are finding a way to exploit distributed ledger technology. Is humanity witnessing the

Blockchain Gaming Firm Animoca Creates Private Trading Hub for Shareholders

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Time Stamp: April 9, 2020 5:47 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Following its delisting from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) last month, blockchain gaming startup Animoca Brands has engaged an online marketplace to continue private trades of shares in the company.Animoca Brands —  the parent company of TSB Gaming — has made its mark on the blockchain gaming space in recent years by collaborating with big-name firms such as Tetris creator Atari and signing a global licensing agreement with Formula 1.On April 9, Animoca released details of its engagement with PrimaryMarkets, an Australia-based online marketplace for the trading of unlisted securities

Blockchain Traceability Overtakes Payments Among Major Corporations

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Time Stamp: April 8, 2020 3:06 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Multi-billion dollar companies are more likely to use blockchain for traceability and provenance than for payments and settlement, according to a new analysis of the Forbes Blockchain 50.The now annual Blockchain 50 list was published in late February and includes fifty of the biggest brands in the world who are using blockchain, each with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion in annual revenue. Research from Dutch firm Blockdata, which incorporated its own data in the analysis, found that fifteen have solutions that tackle traceability and provenance, while 13 are using

Evolution of‘Payments’ Will Bolster Next-Generation Businesses

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Time Stamp: April 1, 2020 9:36 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Humans have always been on a developmental journey. When we are born into thousands of years of inventions and improvements, it’s easy to take for granted what’s around us— as if they always existed. We seldom think about the changes it took to get to where we are.Take for example, the creation of language and how that opened up a new course in human history. How it led to communication, collaboration, communities and organizations. From there, people organized a set of doctrines and came up with story-telling, a precursor to