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YouTube’s Crypto-purge Opens Discussions for a Decentralized Alternative
27.12.2019
Google has been known as an open admirer of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Its former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has recently praised Bitcoin and termed it as amazing advancement while the current CEO of Alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai said in a recent interview that he regularly mined Ethereum....
It’s my job, and yours.
21.11.2019
The role of ethics in our modern web space has been on my mind for the past few years and I suspect it will occupy my thoughts increasingly as I move forward. With each encounter of a questionable feature or setting on a website, I can't help but think of all of the people involved and...
Bakkt in Discussions to Offer Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures in Singapore
12.11.2019
Bakkt aims to offer cash-settled bitcoin futures before 2020 to complement its physically settled contracts
Iraq in Discussions with Chinese State-Owned Investment Company for Project Financing
24.9.2019
Over the course of the past decade and a half, Iraq has been ravaged by war and terrorism. The unrest in the country has led to a rapidly declining economy and in turn, a total collapse of the infrastructure in the country. The country has pretty much collapsed amidst the turmoil, and it needs...
Devs Remove BIP70 Payment Protocol From Bitcoin Core’s Default Settings
23.9.2019
Cryptocurrency advocates have recently discovered that Bitcoin Core (BTC) developers are planning to disable the payment protocol BIP70 supported by default in the Bitcoin Core version 0.19.0 client. According to developer discussions, full BIP70 support might be removed by version 0.20.0. Also...
Craig Wright ‘in Discussions’ to Settle Multi-Billion Dollar Court Case
18.9.2019
Craig Wright, the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, is moving to settle the $10 billion Kleiman court case
caniemail.com
15.9.2019
As long as I can remember the main source for feature support in HTML email clients is Campaign Monitor's guide. Now there is a new player on the block: caniemail.com.
HTML email is often joked about in how you have to code for it in such an antiquated way (<table>s! really!) but that's...
Paytm owner One97 in Discussions to Acquire Stake in Yes Bank
10.9.2019
There was a time when Yes Bank was one of the shining lights of the dynamic private banking sector, but over the past year or so the bank has lurched from one crisis to another. During this period, its stock price has plunged significantly as well and hence; it has gone for a range of …
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Amazon in Discussions to Invest in Indonesian Ride-Hailing Company, Gojek
29.8.2019
Ever since Uber first burst into the scene with its ride-hailing service and expanded into different countries, many other ride-hailing services have come up in different parts of the world. Over the years, the Indonesian ride-hailing service Gojek has managed to grow into one of the nation’s most...
Facebook’s Libra Token Back in Action, As Delegation from US to Visit Switzerland for Discussions
19.8.2019
Ever since it was unveiled on June 18, Libra has been in the headlines, mostly for controversial reasons. From the US Congress to the Senate, from the US to the UK, lawmakers everywhere had polarizing views about the token. While a few of them felt that this Libra could help curtail illegal...
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
Bitcoin Cash Multi-Party Escrow, Retail Adoption, and Upgrade Discussions
15.7.2019
Another week has passed for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community and as usual, there’s been a bunch of announcements and developments. BCH supporters this week saw the release of a multi-party onchain escrow system, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin discussed using the BCH chain as a data layer...
110 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Want to Launch in Japan – A Look at Recent Changes
9.7.2019
Following G20 meetings, where Japan led several discussions regarding crypto assets, the country’s top financial regulator told news.Bitcoin.com that 110 crypto exchanges are now interested in launching in Japan. The country recently passed a new cryptocurrency bill, and some approved crypto...
Modi Discussed Crypto Standards at G20 Summit – A Look at How They Apply to India
3.7.2019
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in discussions on crypto assets at the G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka, Japan. At the conclusion of the summit, the leaders of the G20 countries jointly declared their commitment to applying the crypto standards set by the Financial Action...
Indian Government Shed Light on Proposed Crypto Regulation
21.6.2019
Since leaked information regarding India’s cryptocurrency bill emerged, there have been constant discussions about what it entails. Four different government bodies have been asked about their involvement in the drafting of the bill. South Korea went through a similar situation, causing...
Policymakers Meet to Finalize Global Crypto Guidance – A Look at Standards G20 Supports
18.6.2019
The Financial Action Task Force has kicked off its meeting to discuss global cryptocurrency regulations which the G20 countries have committed to follow. Meanwhile, the crypto industry has raised concerns regarding some recommendations, and a meeting has been set up to coincide with the G20 summit...
Local.Bitcoin.com Shows Lots of Active BCH Listings From Traders Worldwide
11.6.2019
Six days ago news.Bitcoin.com announced the launch of Local.Bitcoin.com, a peer-to-peer marketplace that allows people to trade bitcoin cash (BCH) in a private manner. Since then there have been roughly 14,000 accounts created so far, and many people are actively trading throughout various...
G20 Starts Crypto Discussions – A Look at Global Standards
9.6.2019
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 countries have gathered this weekend for a two-day meeting ahead of the G20 summit, and cryptocurrency is among the topics of discussion. Global standard-setting bodies have submitted their policies and provided tools to help the member...