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Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart supported the local police, who called the cryptocurrency exchange terminals “the perfect money laundering tool,” suggesting that their installation and operation in this third largest city in Canada be completely banned. However, such a step, as emphasized by a well-known lawyer and supporter of Bitcoin, Christine Duime, will require appropriate legislative solutions at the national level, including […]

This summer, the Atlantis update can be activated on the Ethereum Classic network, but its exact date remains unknown. In the meantime, cryptocurrency developers have agreed that the code will be tested in a test network, CoinDesk reports. This update should activate the changes that were formally proposed for the original Ethereum network in 2017. Their goal is to improve […]

Citizens of India, convicted of conducting cryptocurrency operations, will face up to 10 years in prison. Such a preventive measure is spelled out in the bill "On the prohibition of cryptocurrency and the regulation of official digital currencies" from 2019, reports BloombergQuint. It is proposed to apply the punishment against persons “directly or not directly connected with mining, generation, storage, sale, transfer, sale, issue and conclusion of transactions […]

Within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the conference “Blockchain Technologies and Cryptocurrencies: Past, Present, Future” was held, where representatives of major industry players discussed the current state and development prospects of the cryptocurrency market. Reports about it DeCenter. In particular, the participants of the meeting were Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, Chris Lee, Chief Financial Officer of the Huobi Exchange, Ted Lin, Development Director of Binance, President […]

Sberbank of Russia signed an agreement with a French IT-company on the development of "smart cities" in the Russian Federation. The parties agreed on cooperation within the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), reports TASS. In particular, the companies will work together on solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics and software development. Responsibility for strategy and operational and financial support will take on […]

The largest social network in the world Facebook will introduce white paper to its Global Coin cryptocurrency on June 18th. It is reported by TechCrunch, referring to the statement by the manager of the European branch of Facebook, made at the conference Money2020. In addition to a company spokesperson, TechCrunch also received an application to publish certain news material from a member of the blockchain division of Facebook. Nevertheless, the company refused […]

The famous Portuguese football club Benfica will start accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum and UTRUST (UTK) token for payment of cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reports. Holders of digital assets will be able to buy Benfica merchandise, as well as match tickets. According to representatives of the football club, this decision was made as part of the modernization of the Internet strategy and with the aim of scaling it to a global level. So, currently the number of […]