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Fast Crypto Loans at Low Rates Now Available With Bankera
21.1.2020
The blockchain technology, which underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, remains a force to be reckoned with as it continues to propel major advancements in the financial sector. Get this; the crypto-lending industry has grown to a lucrative $5 billion market in just a couple of years....
Indian Minister Inaugurates Blockchain Center of Excellence in Bengaluru
21.1.2020
A Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology has been inaugurated by Indian Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Bengaluru. It will facilitate various government departments in their blockchain work, leading to large scale deployment of blockchain applications. Also read: Regulatory Roundup:...
How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
20.1.2020
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by the already initiated. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that there are several different cryptos which bear the name “Bitcoin.” Convoluted as this...
Maduro Opens Crypto Casino in Venezuela
20.1.2020
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has authorized the opening of a casino at a luxury hotel in Caracas where bets must be placed in petros, the country’s national oil-backed digital currency. Several cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies can be exchanged into petros to wager in...
Canadian Teen Charged for $50 Million Cryptocurrency Theft
20.1.2020
Canadian teenager is charged for a $50 million SIM-swapping ring that targeted Consensus attendees
Lawsuit Against Ripple May Decide the Fate of XRP but Regulators Have the Final Say
20.1.2020
A prolonged legal battle, which may hold the key to XRP’s future, has been extended again. The class action lawsuit alleges that Ripple issued and sold the coin, one of the largest by market cap, as an unregistered security. The decision on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit...
Binance P2P Crypto Trading Platform Supports Vietnam’s Fiat Currency
20.1.2020
Binance has launched peer-to-peer trading for the Vietnamese dong, making it the second supported fiat currency after Chinese yuan
Kudos to Crypterium for Pushing the Boundaries & Setting Inspirational Benchmarks
20.1.2020
Remember the long-standing tussle between the traditional banks and the crypto industry? Well, in this brand new decade, the old situations will shed off and new possibilities are here to arise. Let’s welcome Crypterium! Crypterium, the bridge between the crypto industry and the traditional fiat...
Gamble With Crypto at Bestecasinobonussen.nl
20.1.2020
The advancements in the IT industry allowed for banking methods like Bitcoin to thrive in the online casino market, offering online casino goers the possibility to make their deposits in the most convenient way without the risk of exposing any of their financial information to unwanted third...
Cypherpunk Bitstream Hosts Share Importance of Payments, Dropgangs, and ‘Meatspace’ Allies
20.1.2020
The Cypherpunk Bitstream podcast is a relatively new program that’s just released its fourth episode. The hosts, known as Frank Braun and The Real Smuggler, are so-called ‘privacy extremists’ and dyed-in-the-wool crypto-anarchists concerned with exposing cypherpunk ethos to...
An In-Depth Look at the Multi-Currency Cold Storage Card Ballet
20.1.2020
Last September, Bobby Lee, the former CEO of China’s first cryptocurrency exchange BTCC revealed his new business venture Ballet, a non-electronic crypto wallet solution that offers multi-currency support. During the North American Bitcoin Conference Miami, all the attendees got a single...
Why Centralized Exchanges Are Decentralizing
19.1.2020
Autonomy, taken from the people many centuries ago, is now coming back into their hands as decentralization empowers the individual
Peter Schiff Forgets Bitcoin Wallet Password, Blames Bitcoin
19.1.2020
Peter Schiff hates Bitcoin almost as much as bitcoiners hate Schiff. The gold bug makes a point of dissing the cryptocurrency whenever he can, despite the hypocrisy of accepting BCT on his own website. Today, the eccentric entrepreneur found a new reason to rip on bitcoin after forgetting...
How Real World Use Cases Will Drive Crypto Growth in 2020
19.1.2020
Trusted reputation or global regulation? Usage simplification, or coherence with traditional finances? What will become the most important key to the global widespread adoption of crypto?
New Bill in Oklahoma Proposes Depository for Cryptocurrencies Used by Government
19.1.2020
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of Oklahoma to establish a new type of state-chartered financial institution that will be “the central depository for virtual currency used by governmental agencies in this state.” The new establishment aims to provide financial and technical...
Malaysia Announces Digital Asset Guidelines
19.1.2020
The Securities Commission Malaysia has published the country’s guidelines on digital assets which set out the regulatory framework for token sales. All token offerings must now be carried out only through platforms approved by the commission. The guidelines also detail the obligations...
Crypto Experts Join OECD ‘High Level’ Advisory Board
19.1.2020
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an intergovernmental body with 36 member countries, has formed “a high-level expert group” which includes executives from the crypto industry. They will provide advice in helping develop international blockchain policy...
Will Cryptocurrencies Disrupt the Use of Fiat Currencies?
19.1.2020
Many strategists from the cryptocurrency community have spent years of researches and have come up with a prediction that cryptocurrencies will disrupt the use of fiat currencies in the coming future. However, this prediction is combated by other strategists who have nulled this prediction...
New Guidelines Subject Canadian Crypto Exchanges to Securities Laws
18.1.2020
Canadian regulators have issued new guidance determining when current securities legislation applies to operations conducted by cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the clarifications in the document, many domestic and foreign entities serving Canadian users, for example those that provide...
FATF Holds Global Forum to Discuss Crypto Supervision
18.1.2020
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and over 50 delegations involved in crypto supervision recently gathered to discuss how to regulate crypto assets and related service providers. While examining three key areas, they stressed the importance of international cooperation, citing that...