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Blythe Masters Looks Beyond Finance for Next Wave of Blockchain Growth

The enterprise DLT startup now sees a vast range of opportunities, both within the industry where its founder spent most of her career and outside it.

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NYSE Parent ICE's New Futures Contract Will Deliver Real Bitcoin

Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, says it plans to launch a digital assets platform and bitcoin futures product.

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Coinbase Launches Crypto Plugin for Popular E-Commerce Platform

Coinbase has announced a new service aimed at improving access to cryptocurrency payments for e-commerce businesses.

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Bithumb Sees 40% Trading Volume Drop After User Registration Suspension

Trading volume on South Korea's Bithumb exchange has plummeted since it temporarily stopped offering new account registrations.

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G20 Crypto Regulations Could Unleash Real Blockchain Change

Increased regulation, as long as it is done with industry cooperation and the aim of de-risking the broader market, will hasten blockchain adoption.

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Germany's No.2 Stock Exchange Is Developing an ICO Platform

Boerse Stuttgart Group is developing a suite of crypto services including an ICO platform.

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Handshake Revealed: VCs Back Plan to Give Away $100 Million in Crypto

Handshake plans to replace the digital entities that authenticate web payments, in the process rewarding those who built the web's infrastructure.

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Coinbase Adds British Pound for UK Crypto Users

Crypto exchange Coinbase will now support British pounds (GBP) for its UK customers, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Zambia, Overstock's Medici Ink Deal on Blockchain Land Registry Pilot

American retail giant Overstock.com's blockchain subsidiary is partnering with the Zambian government to build a blockchain land title registry.

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Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart to Advise Blockchain Startup

Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.

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