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  • Oct 18, 2024

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Bank of Korea Looking to Replace Coins with Cryptocurrency

Bank of Korea, the Central Bank of South Korea is looking at cryptocurrencies as a way to eliminate the use of coins from the economy.

Bitcoin Smart Banknotes Launched in Singapore by Tangem

The notes are available for immediate sale in denominations of 0.01 and 0.05 BTC (equalling 94 and 469 USD respectively).

Berkeley City Council Votes in Favour of Blockchain-Based Sale of Municipal Bonds

Berkeley City Council has unanimously approved the plan to get the sale of their municipal bonds on a blockchain system to raise public finance.

Shipping Industry Keen on Applications of Blockchain

A survey shows that 53% of senior shipping executives are exploring the various blockchain applications

Morgan Stanley Plans to Set Up a Cryptocurrency Trading Desk

Morgan Stanley is all set to get into the crypto-game, as plans to set up a cryptocurrency trading desk were revealed today.

Japan’s Monex Group CEO Feels Cryptocurrencies Are Similar To Derivatives

Monex CEO feels cryptocurrencies are in the same category as derivatives and just like derivatives took their time, cryptocurrencies will also be adapted

Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Believes Ethereum Price Will Reach $15,000 in 2018

Ohanian has shown optimism in the Ethereum’s price growth, stating that he expects the price of the cryptocurrency to reach $15,000 before the end of the year. 

Goldman Sachs Confirms The Launch of a Bitcoin Trading Desk

Finance and investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is planning to launch a Bitcoin trading desk - this news was confirmed by Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.

The Korean Peace Treaty Is Now Permanently Stored Over an Ethereum Blockchain 

The Panmunjom Declaration, signed by leaders of North and South Korea marking the end of the Korean war is stored on block 5517596 of the Ethereum blockchain.

Crypto Mining has enormously increased computing potential- Google Co-founder

Brin mentioned that Google witnessed a surge of their own processors by 200,000x (times) in just 20 years!