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Genesis Clocks Quarterly Surge in Cash and Stablecoin Lending

For the first time this year, BTC-denominated loans now represent less than 60 percent of Genesis' portfolio.

Genesis CEO Michael Moro

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How Lebanon's Economic Crisis Highlights Bitcoin's Limitations

Bitcoin users in Lebanon have numerous hurdles to overcome to develop a local market during the nation's economic crisis.

Lebanese protestors, October 2019 (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Inter-American Development Bank to Pilot Land Registries on Blockchain

The global organization is aiming to ease the burden of trying to reset land titles in Latin American countries.

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Chinese Central Bank Official Calls for Commercial Bank Blockchain Adoption

A Chinese central bank official has called on commercial banks to adopt blockchain technology in digital finance.

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Hyperledger Challenges Quorum for Enterprise Ethereum Crown

Besu, the new ethereum client from Hyperledger, has the potential to eclipse all other enterprise versions of ethereum, including JPMorgan’s Quorum.

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President Xi Says China Should 'Seize Opportunity' to Adopt Blockchain

In his first major comments on blockchain, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country should implement the technology across the economy.

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Colorado Could Be Next in the Race to Bank Crypto (and Cannabis)

State policymakers want Colorado to be the new Wyoming, creating friendly legislation to draw crypto companies.

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ING Bank Devises Privacy Fix for R3's Corda Blockchain

ING, the Dutch megabank, has come up with a privacy fix for R3's Corda blockchain.

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Bitcoin IRA Is Letting Customers Lend Out Their Crypto Retirement Funds

The digital asset IRA company will offer interest on cryptocurrency and cash holdings that customers want to lend out.

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Cambodia's Central Bank Testing Digital Wallet to Ease Cross-Border Payments

Cambodia’s Central Bank wants to slash the cost of cross-border payments and is studying how its Bakong digital wallet might help.

National Bank of Cambodia