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    OCC Could Give Cryptocurrency Exchanges Special Bank Status

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    By Michael del Castillo, The office of the US Treasury in charge of currency policy has revealed plans to grant special-purpose bank charters to companies working in the fintech space. The proposal, revelealed on Friday but hinted at as recently as October, is...

    Fed Reserve Releases Distributed Ledger Research Paper

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     by Stan Higgins, The Federal Reserve has published new research on distributed ledger tech. The paper, which explores applications of the technology in payments and transaction settlement, was drafted by teams from the Federal Reserve Board as well as the Federal...

    Ethereum Price Sinks to 9-Month Low

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    By Charles Bovaird, Ether (ETH) prices fell to a nine-month low on 5th December, building on the losses suffered in recent weeks. Ether, the digital asset used to power platform ethereum, reached $7, the lowest since 1st March, according to CoinMarketCap. The digital...

    Intel is Winning Over Hyperledger

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    by Alyssa Hertig, With so much R&D ongoing in the blockchain sector, it’s hard for any new tech to separate from the pack. In addition to the sheer volume of designs for these new types of financial databases, separating the interesting ideas often requires...

    Local Chinese Government Helps Fund Blockchain Startup

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    By Jamie Redman, The Chinese government has had a keen eye on distributed ledger technology for quite some time. Now the government of Nanjing City has granted a blockchain startup Bankledger  1.5 million yuan, according to regional publication and forum8btc.com. The...
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