Russia’s Largest Banks to Offer Crypto Trading Platforms

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While most financial institutions have continued to be proponents of the ‘blockchain is good, cryptos are bad’ narrative, two of Russia’s largest banks are piloting a new cryptocurrency program for their clients. The two, Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, will offer their clients shares in a special new fund that will list six cryptocurrencies initially. The platforms … Read more

Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Finally Seeing Large Volumes, Led by IDEX

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Despite skepticism from cryptocurrency traders and Ethereum users, decentralized digital asset exchanges are experiencing a rapid growth rate in terms of volume, led by IDEX, the most widely utilized decentralized application (DApp) on the Ethereum protocol. IDEX Overtakes CryptoKitties Throughout the past eight months, CryptoKitties, the Ethereum-based digital collectibles platform that enables users to purchase, … Read more

France Warns of Several Unauthorized Cryptocurrency Platforms

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France’s financial markets regulator has issued a new warning against unauthorized platforms offering cryptocurrency investments. The regulator has added four websites to its list of blacklisted domains offering crypto investments without authorization. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space French Regulator’s Warning The French financial markets regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), … Read more

ASKfm’s ICO Publicity Stunt Costs a Man His Life

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Despite having announced an ICO and a potential transformation into a decentralized ledger, ASKfm felt there still wasn’t enough attention on it, which could potentially hurt its chances of hitting its fundraising targets. It therefore embarked on a particularly daring publicity stunt. The Q&A social media platform sponsored four Ukrainian climbers who would climb the … Read more

Norway Develops Electric Planes, Plans to Make All Domestic Flights Electric by 2040

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On June 19, Norwegian authorities, engineers, and scientists led by Transport Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen and Avinor CEO Dag Falk-Petersen successfully tested a one-man plane run 100 percent by electricity. Commercial Electric Aircraft in Seven Years Avinor is a state-financed organization that oversees the operations of most of Norway’s airports, including Oslo Airport, its main international … Read more

Control of Highly Demanded Crypto Classes May Spark Turf War at Universities

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Can only a law professor teach about smart contracts? Universities have faced several challenges with adding crypto classes to their curriculum such as a scarcity of knowledgeable lecturers and an ecosystem that develops much faster than they can reprint books. Now they also have to worry about different departments bickering over control of the multifaceted … Read more

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