Russian Parliament Could Pass Digital Financial Assets Bill Next Month
5.2.2020
Source: iStock/Baris-Ozer
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, could pass its long-awaited crypto laws as early as March – and it appears that the impasse between pro-crypto businesses and the crypto-skeptic central bank may finally be over.
Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the Duma’s financial...
Blockchain Group Asks IRS to Exempt Small Crypto Payments + More News
5.2.2020
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A blockchain trade group, the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, asked the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to exempt...
Market Update: Bitcoin Cash Shines as Crypto Markets Show Bullish Signals
5.2.2020
Digital currency markets are in the green again today after seeing some moderate losses the day prior. The leading cryptocurrency in the top 10 is the fourth-largest blockchain by market cap, bitcoin cash, which is up 14% today. A variety of other digital asset markets are doing well as the overall...
ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar ‘Muni’ Bond Market
5.2.2020
ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption
Big-hitting Crypto Companies SBI and GMO Reveal Results and Plans
5.2.2020
Source: iStock/Sean_Kuma
Two of Japan’s biggest crypto operators - SBI and GMO Internet - have revealed details about their Q3 financial performance – and claim they will expand their cryptocurrency operations in 2020.
Financial giant SBI presented its latest financial report to shareholders....
App Used in Iowa Caucus Isn’t Mobile Voting, Blockchain Voting App Says
5.2.2020
The application that was recently used in the Iowa Democratic caucus was not truly mobile voting, blockchain voting firms argue
Lightning Labs Raises $10M Series A to Be the ‘Visa’ of Bitcoin
5.2.2020
Lightning Labs has raised $10 million in Series A financing as it gears up to launch its first paid service for merchants accepting bitcoin payments
Libra Vice Chair Not Worried About the Leavers
5.2.2020
Libra Vice Chair Dante A. Disparte said some departing Libra partners left the door wide open for an eventual return. They will be welcomed back when they're ready
ICE Snaps Up Loyalty Program Provider Bridge2 to Boost Bakkt’s Consumer Play
5.2.2020
Intercontinental Exchange, Bakkt's parent firm, has acquired loyalty services provider Bridge2 Solutions to boost Bakkt's efforts to build a consumer-focused crypto payments app
Bitcoin Price 4-Hour RSI Flips Bullish as Traders Brace for $9.5K
5.2.2020
Bitcoin bulls are firmly in charge, traders suggest, with short-term indicators looking increasingly promising
Celsius CEO Gives 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Might Reach USD 30K in 2020
5.2.2020
Alex Mashinsky. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Nasdaq
Bitcoin (BTC) may be standing between USD 20,000 and USD 30,000 by the end of this year, Alex Mashinsky, CEO of major crypto lender Celsius, predicted.
What would lead to BTC to more than doubling its current price and potentially...
Jill Carlson, Meltem Demirors Back $3.3M Round for Non-Custodial Settlement Protocol Arwen
5.2.2020
The funding will help the Boston-based startup expand its non-custodial settlement system, potentially to institutional players