| Bakkt launches Bitcoin storage service; Ethereum partners with AMD and Nvidia to test ProgPoW
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Bakkt Officially Announces the Official Launch of Bitcoin Storage Service
Bakkt announced on its official Twitter that the company officially opened Bakkt Warehouse to customers and began to provide bitcoin storage and withdrawal services. This move aims to prepare for the upcoming physical delivery bitcoin futures service on September 23.
digital currency
The Ethereum development team is testing ProgPoW with AMD and Nvidia, and the protocol is expected to be implemented in early 2020
The latest report from cryptocurrency research company Inwara shows that in August 2019, blockchain and encryption startups raised a total of US$207 million, a 26% decrease from the previous month. Among them, nearly 52% of the financing came from traditional venture capital, while STO’s total financing accounted for only 0.28%. In the original words of the report, it is “actually withdrawn from the market.”
Blockchain application
Sberbank of Russia completes first transaction using blockchain technology
Sberbank of Russia completes transaction using blockchain technology
BTC Lightning Network Capacity Increased 738% Since September 2018
Messari.io data shows that the Bitcoin network capacity has recorded an astonishing 738% growth in the past year. According to 1ml.com, it can also be observed that in the past 30 days, the number of channels has increased by 16.8%, and the number of nodes with active channels has increased by 30%, with an estimated number of 5956. However, the Messari study also noted that a perfect comparison between the BCH and BTC Lightning Networks is “impossible,” and that general comparisons can only be drawn by looking at independent metrics measuring the activity of the respective protocols.
Telegram releases its TON blockchain code on testnet
Nasdaq to Add Ratings, Forecasts, and Other Crypto Asset-Related Data to Its Quandl Platform
Nasdaq to Add Ratings, Forecasts, and Other Crypto Asset-Related Data to Its Quandl Platform
Nasdaq has reached a cooperation with Blockchain Investments & Co, an encryption investment management fund and data provider, to add descriptions, ratings, correlations, forecasts, market sentiment, etc. about encrypted assets to Quandl, Nasdaq's financial data platform type data. The new data products are designed to provide institutional investors with deeper insights to help them make more informed decisions and enhance their understanding and investment confidence in the cryptocurrency asset class.
global policy
Fed Chairman Powell: We don't expect the central bank to launch a digital currency anytime soon
European Banking Authority Chairman: Digital Currencies Like Libra Need To Be 'Closely Watched'
European Banking Authority Chairman: Digital Currencies Like Libra Need To Be 'Closely Watched'
The Malta Financial Services Authority Publishes a Three-Year Strategic Plan that Mentions the Regulation of Crypto-Related Businesses
Tokyo, Japan to Conduct Practical Trial of Region-Specific Digital Currency
The regular regular meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Council was held on September 3. At the meeting, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that before March next year, two places in Tokyo will conduct a practical test of "issuing a Tokyo-specific digital currency that can be used for private settlement services". It is planned to be released in the entire Tokyo area in a few years.
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Charles Schwab CEO: Encrypted assets are "purely speculative" and currently have no intention of conducting encrypted business
Abra CEO: Bitcoin was Facebook's "first choice"
