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January 11, 2021 Blockchain
The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, or FSBC, is working towards improving the standard of digital ledger technology (DLT). Amid the expanding blockchain scene, several stakeholders are enacting modalities to ensure a continuous supply of skilled workforce in the novel sector.
FSBC Establishes DLT Education Consortium e.V.
According to a Medium blog post published on Monday (Jan. 11, 2021), the FSBC has co-founded the Swiss-based DLT Education Consortium (DEC) as well as the DEC Institute AG. Situated in Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley,’ the DEC will create a standardized blockchain learning curriculum for greater transparency in education and certification targeted at blockchain-based professionals.
Indian black marketeers have started offering unapproved COVID-19 vaccines to desperate high-profile patients in the region in exchange for bitcoin (BTC). So far, over 151k Indians have been killed by the virus and the government is yet to officially approve any vaccine, according to reports on January 12, 2021. Bitcoin…
A coronavirus test center at a Frankfurt airport uses IOTA technology to immutably store and protect travelers' information proven to be virus-free, a tweet that first broke the news and later confirmed to be true by a developer of the IOTA Foundation reveals on Jan 7. Using IOTA for Coronavirus…
Nexon Group, a multi-billion dollar gaming conglomerate based in South Korea, is reportedly preparing to acquire Bithumb, the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for a price tag of close to $500 million. Nexon to Get 65% of Bithumb's Stake The news of the planned acquisition was reported by local media outlet…
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January 8, 2021 Bitcoin
Tulli, Finland’s customs service is the latest government agency looking to profit off the recent Bitcoin price spike by auctioning off its stash of seized BTC. Several enforcement agencies have in the past sold off cryptocurrencies recovered as part of investigations into criminal syndicates.
Tulli to Sell Almost 2,000 BTC Seized from Criminals
According to Finnish broadcast house Yle, the country’s customs authority is set to auction off about 1,981 Bitcoin seized during several criminal raids in the last five years. Indeed, 1,666 BTC of the auction sum comes from its 2016 investigation into the notorious Finnish drug kingpin Douppikauppa.