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IKEA in 'World First' Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money
IKEA Iceland has taken part in a commercial transaction using ethereum smart contracts and EU-licensed blockchain e-cash to settle an order.
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Crypto Token HBAR Is Tanking and Hedera Hashgraph Is Looking for a Fix
The price of Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token has crashed in recent weeks.
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Ethereum Name Service Auction Exploited to Grab Apple Domain – And It Can't Be Undone
A bug in an ENS auction was exploited, allowing domains like "apple.eth" to be nabbed by an attacker. The only recourse is to ask for them back.
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What Google's 'Quantum Supremacy' Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency
Quantum computing could break bitcoin. Here's how researchers from government and academia are trying to future-proof blockchain technology.
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Ripple's Xpring Looks to Build XRP DeFi Products With New Acquisition
Nine Logos engineers are joining Xpring to develop DeFi products based on XRP.
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Crypto Startup Sues Exchange Group for $500 Million Over Soured Deal
Paycase is suing TMX Group for $500 million after the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange canceled their deal to create crypto-related products.
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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Assets Exchange Prototype
SIX has launched a pilot version of SDX, its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets.
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Specs Pass First 'Formal' Security Test
A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."
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Verizon Just Won a Patent to Create Virtual SIMs on a Blockchain
Telecoms conglomerate Verizon is eyeing the use of blockchain technology to underpin the dynamic creation of virtual SIM cards.
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North Korea Plans Bitcoin-Like Cryptocurrency to Sidestep Sanctions
The regime linked with major hacks of crypto exchanges is reportedly building its own token to get around the tough international sanctions.
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