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SEC Expected to Decide Bitcoin ETF’s Fate By Friday

The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision on the much-anticipated bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is expected by Friday, according to a source with knowledge of the agency’s deliberations. The SEC has an 11th March deadline to make a decision...

Russian PM Orders Research on Public Sector Blockchain Use

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has asked two government ministries and a state-owned development bank to investigate public sector blockchain applications. According to a transcript of a 6th March speech, Medvedev discussed blockchain and other topics before...

Local Government in South Korea Taps Blockchain for Community Vote

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A South Korean provincial government recently tapped technology developed by blockchain startup Blocko for a vote on community funding. The province of Gyeonggi-do – South Korea’s most populous – utilized Blocko’s Coinstack platform to vote on community...

Save the Nodes: MIT Bitcoin Expo Spotlights Tech Challenges

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“We don’t have a set foundation to build on yet.” That’s how Neha Narula, director of research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI), characterized his institution’s outlook on progress (or lack thereof) in the blockchain...

PBoC Official: China’s Bitcoin Exchanges Need Strict Supervision

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) should continue keeping a close eye on domestic bitcoin exchanges, a central bank official said this week. According to local news sources, Zhou Xuedong, director of the PBoC’s Business Administration unit, advocated for...