Bank of England Seeks Economist Research Lead for Digital Currencies Team

The Bank of England's Digital Currencies Team is looking for someone to lead the Bank’s economic research on central bank issued digital currency (CBDC). CBDC would allow companies or individuals to have access to central bank money in a digital format, a project that is likely years away from being launched.

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Bitcoin Payments Reintegrated In Twitch



Twitch, the Amazon-owned gaming entertainment platform that allows gamers to share their content with fans and viewers has reintegrated Bitcoin payments into their ecosystem after being pressured by both the gaming and Bitcoin community. Not only does Twitch allow payments through Coinbase, but it also enables users to send Bitcoin directly from a private wallet with no third party involved. The acceptance of Bitcoin in the Twitch platform allows gamers to better monetize their content.



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Ethereum Classic Meetup

The first formal Ethereum Classic Meeetup was held this week in London in order to discuss the ETC project roadmap and goals. Subjects like future alternatives to the Proof of Stake model to be implemented by Ethereum and the launch of new network tools. The Meetup began with a statement from the lead organizer, Arvicco:



"Only those communities that clearly define their values and stick to them, come hell or high water, will be successful in the world of free and voluntary cooperation without coercion."

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SingularDTV Releases Light Wallet

SingularDTV has recently released its ETH/SNGLS Light Wallet, based on the Consensys ETH light wallet. Users will be able to send and receive both Ether and SNGLS tokens, within the SingularDTV website, as well as to buy SNGLS tokens directly from the S-DTV Light wallet or Mist Browser during the ICO period.

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Xaurum Added to C-CEX

Xaurum, the newly reborn gold backed cryptocurrency was successfully added to C-CEX as a trading pair (XAUR). Users are able to trade new Xaurum tokens, that are now based on an Ethereum smart contract and token system. Xaurum has successfully increased its gold reserves after the Rebirth Initial Coin Offering (RICO) period, as it left the old Proof of Stake blockchain behind and moved to the Ethereum Virtual Machine.

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