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LINE’s Crypto Exchange Could Win Japan License This Month, Report Says – CoinDesk
Japanese messaging giant LINE may soon be able to open a cryptocurrency exchange for users based in the country, according to a report from Bloomberg. LINE is close to…
Visa and App Provider LINE Pay to Use Blockchain in New Fintech Offerings – CoinDesk
Japanese app provider LINE Pay Corporation has inked a deal with Visa to create new fintech services for their retail and merchant customers. In a joint statement emailed to CoinDesk…
Vroom! F1 Racing Game Offers First Crypto Collectable – CoinDesk
F1 Delta Time, a blockchain-based racing game, has just launched a new line of crypto collectables including “Cars, Drivers, and Components.” The collectables are based on the ERC-271 non-fungible…
US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks – CoinDesk
The U.S. Department of Energy is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants. The department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) unit announced Wednesday that…
You Can Pre-Order This $15,000 Crypto-Powered Beer Vending Machine – CoinDesk
Where there’s a long line for beer today, there could one day be a Civic vending machine. At its booth at SXSW Wednesday, the decentralized identity startup Civic was…
Bitcoin Buying Up After One Look at ‘Wet Noodle’ JPM Coin, Says Max Keiser – Bitcoinist.com
Max Keiser became the latest in a long line of crypto pundits to criticize Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan’s JPM Coin. He also suggested that the announcement of Dimon’s new…
Sapphire Tech Targets Grin Cryptocurrency With New GPU Miner – CoinDesk
Hong Kong graphics card producer Sapphire Technology is launching a new line of miners targeting the privacy-focused “grin” cryptocurrency. Sapphire announced the launch of its RX 570 16GB HDMI…
Bitcoin Eyes Test of Key Price Hurdle in First Since November – CoinDesk
Bitcoin (BTC) could test a key resistance line for the first time in nearly two months. The widely followed 50-day simple moving average (SMA) line is currently located at…
US Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Against Iran’s Cryptocurrency Efforts – CoinDesk
A bill introduced this week in Congress takes a hard line on Iran’s efforts to develop its own cryptocurrency. U.S. regulators have warned in recent months that Iran’s government…