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VeChain Thor Mainnet Goes Live
Business-focused blockchain project VeChain succeeded in launching its Thor mainnet, with the VeChain blockchain going live at midnight UTC June 30, 2018. The launch…
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Japanese Chat App Juggernaut Line Set to Launch Crypto Exchange
Line, the second-largest chat messaging app in Southeast Asia and the most popular chat service in Japan, announced the impending launch of a new…
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Bithumb Recovers Half of Stolen Funds From $31 Million Hack
Last week, Bithumb–one of South Korea's largest digital currency exchanges–was hacked for $31 million in various cryptocurrencies. Announced on June 28, 2018, Bithumb confirmed…
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Korea Financial Regulator: Kimchi Premium is Gone, Cryptocurrency Market is Now Stable
Kim Yong-bum, the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission and one of the main financial regulators in South Korea, expressed optimism towards the…
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Mt Gox Ordered to Repay Victims of 850,000 Bitcoin Hack
The Tokyo District Court has ordered Mt Gox to begin compensating victims of its infamous 2014 hack, effectively stalling the exchange’s pending bankruptcy. Posted…
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BTCC Looks to Sell 49% of Bitcoin Mining Pool
In a non-binding agreement, BTCC Pool Limited — the mining operation of former Chinese exchange BTCChina — agreed to sell a 49% stake of…
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Cryptocurrency in Thailand: From Bond to Bitcoin
Thailand shot to silver screen stardom in the 1974 blockbuster movie “The Man with the Golden Gun”, filmed in the Khao Phing Kan area.…
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