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Blockpass heralds Consensus 2023 with the most affordable, built-for-crypto ZK KYC

HONG KONG, Apr 25, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Blockpass is excited to reveal that it is sponsoring and attending the Consensus event in Austin, Texas this week, from the 26th to the 28th of April. One of Blockpass' founders, Hans Lombardo, will be available to meet prospective customers and investors as well as press representatives at the event. In addition, Blockpass is offering a temporary discount on its services, with its subscription plans at 50% off their monthly minimum and accompanied by a free 7-day trial. To claim this discount, customers need to

Kazakhstan Is Stabilizing, Government Claims as Crypto Miners Look to Future in Country

The situation across Kazakhstan, hit by anti-government protests in the first week of the year, is normalizing, central authorities claim. The country’s massive crypto mining industry, which faced an internet blackout during civil unrest on top of power shortages, now hopes that the country will nevertheless remain an attractive location for miners. President Tokayev Has Nation Under Control After days of turmoil, the embattled administration of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says it now has the country stabilized. Law enforcement agencies have retaken all administrative buildings that were attacked by protesters

Crypto Investor News for 11/17

Staples Center to be Renamed Crypto.com Arena (BBC): The tipping point has arrived. Investor takeaway: Expect everyone you know to suddenly become interested in crypto investing. We’ve gone mainstream. How India is Regulating Crypto (Economic Times): India will ban crypto for payments, ban crypto advertising, and allow crypto as investments. Investor takeaway: Overall positive news for us, as it gives a government stamp of approval on crypto investing. Thank you to India for taking the lead on thoughtful regulation. ConsenSys is Now Worth $3.2 Billion (ConsenSys): Celebrating its latest funding

VeChain prepares for much-awaited hard fork after exchanges announce support

It might be a slow day for the crypto-market, but one blockchain community is gearing up for a major upgrade. One that has been in the works for some time now. Not chained to the past Several exchanges have announced that they will be supporting the VeChain [VET] network upgrade and hard fork. This is due to take place today, on 16 November, at around 8:00 UTC or a block height of 10,653,500. The upgrade is part of VeChainThor v1.6.0, which activated POA2.0 Phase 1 on the blockchain’s testnet on

Kawaii Islands Taps Polkastarter for its KWT IDO on October 12

[PRESS RELEASE – Tortola, British Virgin Islands, 27th September 2021] Kawaii Islands, the Anime Metaverse gamifying DeFi mechanism, is pleased to announce its Initial Decentralised Offering (IDO) on Polkastarter. The token sale goes live on October 12, and users can start registering for the whitelisting process shortly. Blockchain gaming with a play-to-earn model keeps gaining global momentum. Kawaii Islands is the first Anime Metaverse on a large scale to create a simulation world for players to immerse themselves into. Players can explore customization options, including crafting, decorating homes, styling their

UK Crypto Exchange Receives Approval From FCA

UK-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinpass received approval from the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a crypto assets company.Sponsored Sponsored This makes Coinpass among the first UK-based crypto exchanges to have fully registered with the FCA, according to Coinpass Chief Executive Jeff Hancock. FCA registration The FCA became the anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing supervisor of crypto asset firms in January. Since then, crypto firms have had to register with the FCA before doing business. Until now, the FCA had only registered six firms with dozens more still

Institutional investors — the future of crypto is in their hands. Or is it not?

Institutional investors are believed to drive the cryptocurrency market’s adoption and growth. Their involvement promises to make crypto widely recognized and accepted as a truly global currency. Bitcoin is supposed to gradually become an alternative to gold and skyrocket to unprecedented crypto prices.  But is this really how institutional investors work? In which direction are they actually driving the crypto market — and, after all, who are they? In this article, we will bring you the latest examples of huge whales’ interest in crypto, discover the reasons for that, and

Ethereum 2.0: Complete Overview of ETH’s New Form

On December 1st, 2020, Ethereum 2.0 went live. Great! But what does it mean? What even is Ethereum 2.0? Where can you get your hands on some 2.0 ETH tokens? Is it even worth it? And how come “Ethereum 1.0” is still live? How will Ethereum 2.0 impact the price of Ethereum? Image via StatusThese are just a few of the many questions people have been asking since Ethereum 2.0 launched. Here at the Coin Bureau, we have been keeping an eye on these questions. While you will find some

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

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

What Are Analysts Saying After Ethereum Crashed 26% in Under Ten Minutes?

After a nearly unstoppable rally, Bitcoin and Ethereum faced an extreme correction just an hour ago. After moving above $12,000 for the first time in a year, BTC slipped by about $1,500 in five minutes while Ethereum crashed upwards of 26%, per some reports. Chart of ETH's recent price action from TradingView.com This extreme move — which was arguably one of the fastest drops in the history of this market — sent ripples throughout the market. According to one trader, $1 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum futures positions were