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UCL’s Paolo Tasca Shares Views on Blockchain and Academia Interlinks
28.12.2019
Paolo Tasca, the renowned digital economist and the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at University College London, recently graced Ripple’s most celebrated crypto community gathering Swell 2019. The event was organized in Singapore and witnessed the presence...
Blockchain Projects Are Just Entering the Netscape Phase
28.12.2019
People who claim “nothing has happened yet,” or that digital assets and blockchains only have limited use cases, only see patches of the quilt
The Largest Blockchain Educational Event Will Be Held in Hong Kong on January 15
28.12.2019
10,000 participants are expected to join CHAIN2020 in Hong Kong, on January 15, which aims to become one of the largest blockchain educational conferences. CHAIN2020 launches a series of educational conferences supporting Blockchain & FinTech initiatives in Asia and provides an opportunity...
Asia’s Love Affair With Blockchain Is Blossoming
28.12.2019
Far away from western eyes, Asian blockchain projects are thriving. A vibrant ecosystem of public and permissioned chains has sprung to life in Asia, aided by government and big business endorsement of distributed ledger technology (DLT). Many of these chains are virtually unknown outside of...
Huobi Indonesia Launches Trading Between Indonesian Rupiah and Tether
27.12.2019
Huobi is launching a fiat gateway in Indonesia to enable fiat-to-crypto trading between the Indonesian Rupiah and Tether
What’s Next For YouTubers Impacted By Crypto-Related Content Ban?
27.12.2019
YouTubers turn to decentralized video platforms to share content while lawyers chime in on the matter
Treadway Commission to Issue Blockchain Security Guidance in 2020
27.12.2019
The influential Treadway Commission plans to issue security guidance for companies using blockchain
As FATF Regulations Galvanize, Crypto Mixing Applications Are Targeted
27.12.2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, governments have tried to keep track of all the transactions taking place on the public blockchain. As the years progressed, authorities have shown a distaste for cryptocurrency mixing applications like Coinjoin. On Dec. 19, a Binance customer couldn’t withdraw...
10 Japanese Blockchain Startups to Watch in 2020
27.12.2019
If you were following blockchain and cryptocurrency news from Japan this year, you’d be forgiven for thinking only massive companies were in on the action.
Companies with long-running blockchain and cryptocurrency interests, such as SBI, Monex, Rakuten and GMO Internet have continued to dominate...
4 Beijing Regulators Issue New Crypto Activity Warning
27.12.2019
Four financial regulators in China have jointly issued a fresh warning regarding crypto trading activities in Beijing. The notice explains the reason for the warning and lists prohibited crypto activities, which have reportedly been surging as companies ramp up their blockchain promotion. Also...
Ripple Executive Team Reflects on the Impact of Blockchain & Digital Assets
27.12.2019
Global leaders in crypto-blockchain solutions, Ripple posted a video, which shows members of their executive team, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse, predicting the impact of blockchain technology and digital assets in the last decade. The video sheds light on various aspects like the future...
Binance Users Can Now Buy Four Cryptos with Visa Credit and Debit Cards
27.12.2019
Binance users can now buy cryptocurrencies in pounds and euros via Visa credit and debit cards linked to their exchange accounts
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....
Rwanda Blockchain School to Launch in 2020 for Devs, Professionals
27.12.2019
The Africa Blockchain Institute will launch in Rwanda in 2020, offering five core courses for developers, professionals and policymakers
South Korea Forms Task Force for Central Bank Digital Currency Research
27.12.2019
The Bank of Korea will organize a task force dedicated to central bank digital currency research in 2020
Tesla Secures $1.6 Billion Chinese Credit for Its Shanghai Factory
27.12.2019
As the whole world has become wary of the developments in the US-China trade war front, finally, there is a positive light on that issue. After choosing China as its first manufacturing unit outside the United States, Tesla has inked a loan agreement worth 9B Yuan (1.29B USD) recently. As...
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches Index of Top 50 Blockchain Public Companies
27.12.2019
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has launched a blockchain index comprising 50 of the largest publicly listed companies with blockchain ventures by market capitalization. Blockchain-related stocks in China have been gaining value since President Xi Jinping openly advocated for the technology. Also read:...
India's Payments Platform Varja Gets the Blockchain Ball Rolling
27.12.2019
NPCI of India is going with blockchain to minimize processing time, secure digital payment process and faster dispute resolution
Bitcoin Gained 8.9 Million Percent Over the Last Decade
27.12.2019
2020 is fast approaching and the last decade will be behind us. Throughout the last ten years, the biggest unicorn firms were born like Uber and Airbnb. However, even though Bitcoin isn’t a company, the best investment of the decade belongs to the decentralized cryptocurrency Satoshi created....
YouTube Reinstates More Crypto-Related Content, Admits To Mistake Via Twitter
27.12.2019
YouTube starts to remove bans from crypto-related content, YouTubers look for decentralized platforms as alternatives