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@blockcitynews Oct 9, 2017, 6:01 PM UTC

Mexico to Let Central Bank Supervise Crypto

Mexico will give its central bank the ability to supervise cryptocurrencies. A translation of some of the bill: “[Financial technology firms] can only operate with virtual assets that are determined…

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@blockcitynews Oct 9, 2017, 5:48 PM UTC

Bart Chilton Wants Crypto Regulation

Former US CTFC markets regulator Bart Chilton said that regulation could even-out crypto prices. Recently bitcoim slipped from $5,00 to around $3,600. He wrote in an editorial, “There’s no questions…

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@blockcitynews Sep 14, 2017, 6:05 PM UTC

Jamie Dimon Latest to Call Bitcoin a Bubble

Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has said that bitcoin is a fraud and a financial bubble. He said bitcoin was as bad or worse than Tulipomania. As a result, cryptocurrencies…

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@blockcitynews Jul 23, 2017, 2:53 PM UTC

Internxt May Change the Internet

Internxt is making the Internet more usable for everyday people. Using cloud technology, they are making it more decentralized. Today websites are often hosted in one piece on servers. As a result, l…

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@blockcitynews Jul 23, 2017, 9:07 AM UTC

Darknet Hit Hard by Authorities

The darknet’s AlphaBay has gone black after alleged admin Alexander Cazes, a Canadian national, supposedly hung himself with a towel in Thailand. Cazes was recently taken into custody and the US want…

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@blockcitynews Jul 23, 2017, 9:02 AM UTC

Ardor Is Coming Soon – Better Than Ethereum?

A new kind of cryptocurrency is coming on line that the company claims is easier to use than ethereum. It is brought out by Jelurida, the developers behind Nxt and will use technologies already onlin…

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@blockcitynews Jul 22, 2017, 6:51 PM UTC

Texas Congressman Wants Regs

A Texas Congressman wants anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regs to be part of new cryptocurrency efforts. Texas congressman Roger Williams offered his ideas on July 8 in a hea…

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@blockcitynews Jul 22, 2017, 5:56 PM UTC

South Korea Readies Regulations

South Korea is getting ready to regulate cryptocurrencies. They just held a public hearing dealing with it. Korean lawmaker Park Yong-jin wants consumer protections to be included in an upcoming bill…

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@blockcitynews Jul 22, 2017, 5:45 PM UTC

Blockchain Is the Beginning Not the End

Many donations don’t do what charities say they will. A lot of it is because of corruption, and even former UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, estimates perhaps 30% of giving aid does not reach its de…

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@blockcitynews Jul 22, 2017, 5:23 PM UTC

BTCC CEO Bobby Lee Wants Bank Regs

Head of the BTCC exchange Bobby Lee, said on CNBC’s Squawk Box that cryptocurrencies ought to be regulated. They need regulation to ameliorate the kind of price swings we’ve just witnessed. Cryptocur…

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