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Survey: Chinese Students Want Crypto Jobs, 8% Own Cryptocurrencies
17.10.2019
A poll conducted among university students in China indicates that many of them see a bright future for cryptocurrencies in their country. A quarter of the respondents said they would seek employment in the industry that deals with digital assets and related technologies. Approximately one in...
Telegram Looks to Cut Deal With TON Blockchain Investors After SEC Order
17.10.2019
Investors can choose to approve the extension or get 77 percent of their money back
Rare Joint Statement From U.S. Regulators Proves Crypto Centralization Is Here
17.10.2019
The U.S. SEC, Fincen and CFTC issued a rare joint statement Friday addressing regulation of “activities involving digital assets.” Citing crypto’s perceived role in money laundering and terrorism, the regulatory power trio prescribed stricter adherence to anti-money laundering...
CFTC File Lawsuit Against $11M Ponzi-Like Cryptocurrency Scam
16.10.2019
The U.S. CFTC charged a Nevada company with violations relating to an $11 million Ponzi-like scam
Central Banks Have Three Options for Crypto Regulations, Says Official
16.10.2019
French central banker Denis Beau discussed the options available to central banks vis-a-vis cryptocurrency regulations
Swiss Federal Council Continues to Monitor Stablecoins and Blockchain
16.10.2019
The Swiss Federal Council is keeping close tabs on global stablecoin projects and their possible opportunities and challenges
Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
16.10.2019
Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar
80% of Crypto Trade Volume Tracked by Blockchain Surveillance
16.10.2019
Ever since governments worldwide started showing adversity toward cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, a few startups have dedicated their business model to blockchain surveillance. Two weeks ago, Chainalysis revealed the company is monitoring 21 different tokens that stem from Ethereum. On Tuesday,...
Luxury Car Manufacturer Begins Accepting Bitcoin for Vehicle Sales
16.10.2019
Luxury electric car manufacturer Karma Automotive has begun accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment
Bermuda Starts Development of a Blockchain-Based National ID System
16.10.2019
The Atlantic island is rolling out the first phase of a national digital identification system built on blockchain tech
EY Launches Blockchain Tool to Help Bring Accountability to Public Finances
16.10.2019
The accounting giant is using blockchain tech to assist governments in improving transparency and accountability in the management of public funds
Highcastle Broadcasts Collaboration News With Archax for Added Liquidity to Digital Securities
16.10.2019
The crypto world has always been a supporter of strategic partnerships where established industries from the crypto space lend their support to the potentially-strong new ventures. One such collaboration has been announced by the London-based share registrar and investment platform, HighCastle...
Ripple Partners With World’s Third-Largest Fintech Firm Finastra
16.10.2019
Financial software global behemoth Finastra partners with Ripple to give its clients access to the RippleNet payments network
HSBC Issues First Letter of Credit on a Live Blockchain in Malaysia, Involves Firm Importing Resins
16.10.2019
The list of use cases of blockchain just got bigger as banking giant HSBC has issued a Letter of Credit on a live blockchain. The transaction involves a company called Simply Packaging for importing resin from a Singaporean company. The European bank’s Malaysian arm was the issuing party, while...
EY Unveils Public Finance Blockchain to Track Gov’t Spending
16.10.2019
Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young has launched a blockchain platform to increase the transparency of public funds spending
EY Has Blockchain-based Solution to Governments + 11 More Crypto News
16.10.2019
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Major professional services firm, EY, launched EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager (PFM), a blockchain-enabled...
G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk
16.10.2019
The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to financial stability. Unlike crypto assets which do not pose financial stability risk at this time, stablecoins could pose a host of challenges. Also read: Unicef...
Ex-CFTC Chairman: US Must Create an Independent Blockchain Dollar
16.10.2019
Digitize the dollar to keep reserve currency status, says Giancarlo
CoinEx Chain Elects New Node Partners
16.10.2019
Hosted by CoinEx Chain Foundation, “CoinEx Chain Global Nodes Election Launch Conference” was successfully held in Shenzhen on Oct 16. The conference marked the official launch of CoinEx Chain’s nodes election. More than 500 blockchain practitioners, including investors, KOLs, technical...
New DLT Protocol Scalable, Secure Without Consensus, Researchers Claim
16.10.2019
A new distributed ledger protocol is being pitched as a secure and less power-hungry alternative to Bitcoin mining