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A hearing on energy and natural resources was held by the US Senate Committee on August 21 in Washington. Its main topics were blockchain and related technologies, as well as the possibilities of their use in the field of energy security. The Committee also considered the issue of a possible increase in electricity prices due to increased demand for it in the mining industry.
A proposed framework for cryptocurrency regulation in the United States was released on Monday. Its provisions may become principles for future interaction between the SEC and the ICO market.
The false bullish breakout of the BTC/USD pair did not provoke a response surge in altcoin rates, but helped the price complete its recovery to the level of average prices
Roger Ver, one of the most famous cryptocurrency proponents and often referred to as the Jesus of Bitcoin, is having difficulty leading the “second coming of the world’s largest cryptocurrency.”
In its latest funding round, Bitmain is quickly losing its star investors. Denials of participation follow one after another.
The US government will help fund a blockchain platform being developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, which will store scientific research data.
The breakout of the upper limit of the Bitcoin sideways range did not serve as an example for other altcoins to follow
After a very long testing period, Ripple's xRapid appears to be ready for full release. This means that the platform will be available to any company that wants to explore this technology. Ripple tested xRapid together with MoneyGram, Western Union, SBI Virtual Currencies.
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