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Disney sees blockchain replacing watermarks to fight film piracy
Disney won a blockchain patent that audits film playbacks at theatres — a move to combat piracy at the hands of cinema insiders.
Microsoft cans Azure Blockchain, pushes users to Ethereum’s ConsenSys
Microsoft says its Azure blockchain-as-a-service product will go kaput in September, giving customers four months to find a replacement.
Bank of Korea wants to monitor Korea’s crypto transactions
Last month exchanges were told they had six months to implement strict anti-money laundering rules.
Palantir accepts Bitcoin as co-founder Thiel backs $10B crypto exchange
Billionaire Peter Thiel's CIA-backed Palantir said it accepts Bitcoin just as Block.one revealed its new crypto exchange, Bullish.
NFT collector shares sad videos of Christie’s $17M CryptoPunk auction
NFT collector Gmoney left unimpressed. "Hiding them in the corners with no markings doesn't really convince me you're taking them seriously."
Early Bitcoin buyer ‘vindicated’ by ruling on crypto lost to exchange owner
Early Bitcoin buyer Scott Nelson sold 50 BTC for $400,000 in 2019 but never received any cash. Today, that crypto is worth $2.8 million.
ARK founder joins $2B Swiss crypto fund, wading deeper into Bitcoin
ARK founder Cathie Wood just joined the board of Swiss crypto fund Amun Holdings, which manages 21Shares ETPs in Europe.
China’s crypto king pleads guilty to laundering $480M for online casinos, report
Police alleged RenrenBit founder Zhao Dong helped an organized money laundering syndicate wash nearly half a billion dollars.
Major cryptocurrency exchanges rocked by $250B market dump
Crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken, Gemini, Crypto.com, and Voyager all confirmed service interruptions as Bitcoin and Ethereum dropped.