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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Eyes Blockchain For African Agriculture; CFTC Goes Back To School On Ethereum

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BitPay has announced that OneGold, a marketplace that combines the benefits of gold and silver with blockchain-based digital assets, is now accepting bitcoin and bitcoin cash. In a Request for Information (RFI), the CFTC wants details about the technology, opportunities, risks, mechanics, uses, and markets, related ethereum.

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 As Supply Chains Enter Digital Age, Onboarding Plays Catch Up

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“You start with collecting data about the company, about its financials, but also information about the capability of the vendor to provide the services you expect,” through the request for information. Blockchain can help foster collaboration and trust between companies as they negotiate and agree on contracts.

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ICOs, SEC And Wait And See?

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Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores of subpoenas and Requests for Information (RFIs) focused on initial coin offerings (ICOs). The funds are slated to help develop the Telegram Open Network blockchain network and bolster efforts with the company’s messaging and platform. Might this be a last hurrah?

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CFPB Proposes to Regulate Large Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers

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Under the Proposal, however, they would be subject to heightened scrutiny via routine monitoring, requests for information, and on-site or off-site compliance examinations. Further, “accepting and transmitting payment instructions” could be viewed to include transmitting payment instructions to a blockchain.

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For SEC, Subpoenas No Mere “Token Interest” In ICOs

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Securities and Exchange Commission issued scores – the tallies varied depending on where you got the news, but The Wall Street Journal estimated “dozens” – of requests for information and subpoenas from companies who have dipped, or are dipping, corporate toes in the initial coin offerings pool. Last week, of course, the U.S.