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Top Spanish Soccer Club Will Offer Crypto Fan Tokens

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Atlético de Madrid, a Spanish football (soccer) team, has partnered with Chiliz, a sports blockchain, to create Fan Tokens, a platform that will give fans special access to team merchandise, information, and experiences.

The team “finished 4th in UEFA’s Club Coefficients rankings for 2019” according to a release and will join other…

LiteLink Technologies Signs Definitive Agreement to Provide 1SHIFT Logistics Software to its First US Customer, Bay Water Transportation

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiteLink Technologies Inc. (“LiteLink”) (CSE:LLT) (OTC:LLNKF) (FRA:C0B), a key player in logistics platforms and payment solutions, is pleased to announce that it has signed its first U.S. 1SHIFT Logistics customer, Bay Water Transportation (“Bay Water”), a fully licensed and insured international logistics service provider…

Mystery Behind Sudden Spike in ‘BTC’ Searches Tied to Hurricane Dorian

Internet searches for what appears to be the Bitcoin price ticker “BTC” have spiked to unprecedented highs, fresh Google Trends data reveals.  

Between Aug. 29 and Aug. 31, BTC searches worldwide catapulted from a value of 2, through to 64 (on Aug. 30) and up to the maximal level of search interest, denoted by a value of 100. 

As of Sept. 3, the value has dropped back to 74 — yet the sudden…

Nissan not currently considering asking CEO Saikawa to resign: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (T:) is not currently considering asking embattled CEO Hiroto Saikawa to resign, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday, a day after he admitted to being overpaid in violation of internal procedures.

An internal investigation found that Saikawa and other executives had received improper compensation, Reuters reported on…

Asia Markets: Asian markets gain on trade-deal hopes, positive U.S. economic data

Asian shares rose Friday as investors cheered plans for more trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing and drew encouragement from positive data about the U.S. economy.

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225

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  gained 0.6% in morning trading, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200

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Hasbro Will Benefit From Entertainment One

Hasbro (HAS) shareholders recently read some exciting news. The toy company decided to become a little more serious about entering the Hollywood industry by purchasing Entertainment One (OTCPK:ENTMF). The production company/independent studio has access to a library/content portfolio that contains significant brand equity, something that will help Hasbro move beyond its reliance on the…

Elliptic, A Crypto Forensic Startup, Raises $23 Million USD

Elliptic, a British startup firm aimed at tracing suspicious crypto activity, has raised $23 million USD in a funding round led by SBI Holdings.

Elliptic to Expand into Asian Markets

The Series B funding round was led by Japanese financial institution SBI Holdings and will enable Elliptic to continue expansion into Asian markets where it has recently opened an office in Singapore and will…

LiteLink Technologies Provides Corporate Update

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiteLink Technologies Inc. (“LiteLink”) (CSE:LLT)(FRA:C0B)(OTC:LLNKF), a key player in logistics platforms and payment solutions, is pleased to provide the following corporate update to inform shareholders about its current software developments and operations.

1SHIFT Marketing Update

The 1SHIFT Logistics platform has reached…

China’s Crypto Competitor Is Being Built in a Secret Office with Restricted Access

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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is charging full speed ahead with its digital currency plans, hoping to beat Facebook’s Libra to market.

A dedicated team from the central bank’s Digital Currency Research Lab is now developing the system in a closed-door environment, away from the PBoC’s downtown Beijing headquarters, a person close…

ECB Questions Stablecoin Stability Amidst Regulatory Uncertainties

Stablecoins are not immune to uncertainties. Those are the sentiments shared by the European Central Bank (ECB). According to the regulator, stablecoin stability could be hampered by the uncertainties stemming from the lack of regulations.

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The fact that regulatory pressures do affect fiat currencies is one of the tailwinds that could take a toll on the stability of stablecoins.…

‘Big 4’ Auditor PwC’s Luxembourg Office to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments

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“Big Four” auditing firm PwC’s Luxembourg branch will accept cryptocurrency payments from clients starting next month.

The move, announced Monday, is a response to client demand and demonstrates PwC Luxembourg’s belief in blockchain technology’s “medium to long-term” role in the economy, the firm said.

PwC Luxembourg said it partnered…

World Bank tribunal lowers ConocoPhillips award for Venezuela expropriation: document

CARACAS (Reuters) – A World Bank arbitration panel lowered an initial $8.7 billion award to U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips (N:) as compensation for Venezuela’s 2007 expropriation of its assets to $8.5 billion, according to a decision dated August 29 posted online.

The new award will represent savings of $200 million from the first award in April, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan…

Insurance Dividend Champion – Q2 2019: Aflac Incorporated

Aflac Incorporated (AFL) is one of the members of the exclusive club “Dividend Insurance Champions”, i.e. listed insurers who have raised their dividend for 25+ consecutive years. It also has one of the most recognizable mascots in the industry.

Aflac provides supplemental insurance coverage in Japan and the United States. This insurance is sold to consumers to provide financial protection in…

Boris Johnson urges rebel Tories not to ‘chop the legs’ with Brexit delay

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said a vote to delay Brexit would “chop the legs” of his negotiating position and that he didn’t want to hold a general election.

With protester chants audibly heard as he spoke outside of 10 Downing Street, Johnson said voting for a bill to delay Brexit until January would make further negotiations impossible. He said such a delay would be…

Chinese Cryptocurrency is Not Coming Anytime Soon, Says Reports

Ever since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies became far more mainstream following the remarkable rally in 2017, there has been a lot of talk about large institutions getting into this space. For instance, banking giant JP Morgan came up with its own digital coin last year. However, in 2019, a bigger piece of news came to the fore.

It emerged that the Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank…

Craig Wright Aims to Challenge Court Decision That Cost Half His Bitcoins

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Craig Wright says bad weather means he needs more time to challenge a court order that he must hand over half of his bitcoin holdings.

The case was brought by Ira Kleiman on behalf of his deceased brother David’s estate in 2018. He sought to sue Wright – the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is the inventor of bitcoin – for $10…

Japan’s Crypto Exchange Coincheck Cuts Margin Trade Limit

The crypto space has evolved at a breakneck pace over the past few years, and much of it is due to the fact that cryptocurrencies became a much more popular investment as well as a trading vehicle all over the world. While trading was always a big thing, the introduction of margin trading changed the game altogether, and many exchanges all over the world started providing the service.

Key…