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Motorcycle Maker Soriano Motori Partners with Coinbase to Accept Crypto Payments

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Time Stamp: December 14, 2020 12:41 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Italian motorcycle company Soriano Motori will accept crypto payments for its bikes, becoming the first motorbike firm to do so. From flight tickets to real estate deals, cryptos are becoming more readily acceptable as payment means with companies looking to expand their revenue streams. Italian Bike Maker to Accept Bitcoin and Other Crypto “Coins” Soriano announced the acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a payment means for its motorbikes in a press release issued on Dec. 14. According to the press statement, customers can utilize Bitcoin (BTC) as well as crypto coins like Ether

NFT Digital Art Collection Sells for Almost $800,000

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Time Stamp: December 14, 2020 5:45 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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We’ve just witnessed the biggest purchase of a blockchain-based digital artwork collection in history, smashing the previously held record by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The artist behind this historic sale is Mike Winkelmann who works under the moniker ‘Beeple.’ The auction for the BEEPLE: EVERYDAYS 2020 collection, which Winkelmann refers to as ‘THE COMPLETE MF COLLECTION,’ is a one-of-one curation of all the digital art creations Beeple made in 2020. When all was said and done, the collection sold for a massive $777,777.77. The auction took place on the

AirBit Club Ponzi Operators Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 5:07 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The operators of a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme have been charged with fraud and money laundering following a United States Homeland Security Investigations probe.According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, four of the five alleged operators of AirBit Club, which allegedly netted tens of millions of dollars from victims, were arrested and due to appear in court on Aug. 18, while the fifth was arrested in Panama and is awaiting extradition to the U.S.The scheme was launched in late 2015 and sold as a multi-level marketing club in

How to Restore Your Faith in Government

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 5:47 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Images courtesy of MIT Video Productions Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where this kind of partnership can go, when governments begin educating themselves on the power of bitcoin and blockchain. That vision can be summed up in two words: Kendall Square. Kendall Square, then. The Kendall Square neighborhood lies next to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, stretching along the Charles River that separates Cambridge from Boston. (Here’s a map.) Although you’d think

Thailand’s Central Bank Eyes DeFi Use Cases for Its Digital Baht

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 7:55 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Thailand’s central bank is looking at smart contracts and decentralized finance (DeFi) implementations for its national digital currency, the digital baht.Vijak Sethaput, senior developer for the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) central bank digital currency project Inthanon, discussed the country’s CBDC progress in an interview hosted by a global think tank for central banking, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, on Aug. 13.Sethaput was joined by Sky Guo, CEO of New York-based enterprise blockchain firm Cypherium, which is focused on global CBDC implementations and interoperability.In the interview, Guo said that

90% Crypto Investors Worry About Their Investment – What Will Happen After Their Death

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Time Stamp: August 13, 2020 6:52 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain have become the most trending topic worldwide, especially on the internet. Mostly, investors and traders are involved more in cryptocurrencies. Because the crypto market gives good returns, and it offers an excellent opportunity for the traders too.Recently, a study revealed that 90% of the crypto investors are worried about their investment in cryptocurrencies. They are wondering what will happen to their crypto assets after their Death. However, some people have some proper plans for it. But some investors, particularly younger ones, are only thinking about their own.How

All Aboard the Bitcoin Express Says Max Keiser on Asian Capital Flight

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 9:40 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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For investors, Hong Kong has long served as the global financial system’s friendly intermediary with China. But after a year of social upheaval, the Chinese Government has imposed a comprehensive new national security law that would reportedly grant it “semi-autonomy” until 2048. Passed on June 30, 2020, the new law features 66 articles that affect many aspects of life in Hong Kong, including the potential for financial censorship by Beijing. The conditions for capital flight are ripe in the wake of this legislation. Investors Move 10% of Their Gold From

Real Estate Blockchain Firm Ubitquity to Build Tokenized Title Platform

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 5:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Real estate blockchain platform developer Ubitquity will build a platform for creating tokenized property titles with Rainier Title, a news report said. The platform will also log records of conveyance for the Washington-based Rainier Title. It will integrate with the conveyance suite Qualia. Rainier Title is currently in the process of migrating to Qualia. Tokens created through the platform represent a client’s property so title owners have more opportunities to develop new value like a fractionalized ownership investment in the real estate. Ubitquity said in a statement that having tokens represent a

Title Token for Blockchain Estate Registry, Part 3

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 6:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The advantage of the cross-blockchain protocol for public registries is that it can unite any number of existing ledgers in one ecosystem and does not need to upgrade the protocols of such blockchains. In simple terms, the protocol works as an aggregator of tokens across blockchains. The protocol conceptually comprises two major elements:The format requirements for an entry by knowing the standard of a record, the user’s machine can automatically collect records from various ledgers in one bundle.The hook, which is the algorithm that scans blocks of ledgers and extracts

Analysts Fear an Ethereum Drop to $300 As Price Becomes “Heavy”

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 12:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Ethereum has begun to drop over the past 24 hours as the asset was once again rejected at $400. $400 is a psychological and technical resistance for the leading cryptocurrency, which is still up 50% in the past two weeks. Analysts believe that the recent price weakness could be a precursor to a stronger retracement in the days ahead. One commentator is predicting a drop to $300. This purportedly lines up with important technical levels on Ethereum’s medium-term chart. Investors in ETH should watch Bitcoin and other markets for some