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Bitcoin Is a Weapon for Free Speech in the Face of Government and Corporate Censorship
15.10.2019
The latest skirmishes in the bruising trade war between the U.S. and China have led to the unlikely politicization of the NBA. But how did the views of a basketball executive become such a political football? And what does China’s ideological commitment to censorship say about the value...
Coinbase Receives E-Money License From the Central Bank of Ireland
13.10.2019
Coinbase has secured a new legal foothold in Europe. The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has received an e-money license from the Bank of Ireland, which it can potentially use to continuing serving its customers across the continent, in case Brexit causes any disruptions. Also Read:...
Gartner: Corporate Blockchain Won’t Take Off for Another Decade
11.10.2019
For years, all sorts of companies have flooded the media with reports of using blockchain technology for everything from tracking vegetables to fake luxury handbags. These claims mostly involved tests that were done only for the sake of publicity, riding the coattails of cryptocurrency, and almost...
New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control
9.10.2019
Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative
Canada Revenue Agency Audits QuadrigaCX’s Corporate Tax Returns
17.9.2019
The now-defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX is being audited by the Canada Revenue Agency
Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
17.9.2019
Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t...
Stablecoins and Exchange Coins – What’s the Difference From the Ol’ Corporate Bond?
9.9.2019
A new weekly record was set last week in global corporate bond sales, with investors grabbing hold of around $140 billion in new bonds according to data from Dealogic. This occurs against a backdrop of negative yielding debt, and the meteoric rise in popularity of stablecoins and exchange-native...
From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful
6.8.2019
Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region. On July 31, Russia’s...
WATCH: The Facebook Libra Hearings: Everything You Missed in 5 Minutes
28.7.2019
From Silicon Valley to Washington, DC, Facebook's Libra is causing concern everywhere it turns up. This CoinDesk video explores what happened in the halls of power when the first major corporation joined the crypto party
WATCH: Lukka CEO Believes in a Future Full of Corporate Tokens
18.7.2019
Lukka CEO and investor Jake Benson sees Libra's real value as a guinea pig that will allow regulators to test the limits of crypto
This Ethereum Lottery Perfectly Explains How Facebook’s Big Corporate Backers Will Profit from Crypto
24.6.2019
This is a post about a lossless DAI lottery called PoolTogether. But it's really about how Facebook's Libra project will make money for its big backers
Russia: Raiffeisen Bank Introduces Blockchain Platform for Corporate Settlements
31.5.2019
A Russian subsidiary of Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International has introduced a blockchain platform for settlements by holding firms
Top Investment Funds, Exchanges, Corporate Giants to Join ProSeed
14.5.2019
While there continue to be debates about the blockchain use cases, the rampant market volatility, and the hype around crypto prices; all this hasn’t stopped innovators from focusing on their products. To celebrate such spirit and to pave the way for a decentralized reordering, ProSeed is hosting...
Samsung Joins Corporate Giants Reportedly Eyeing Bespoke Crypto
27.4.2019
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Samsung might be preparing to roll out its own blockchain mainnet as well as a “Samsung Coin” cryptocurrency token
SEC’s Assessment Concludes that Ethereum is not a Security, IBM Joins Crypto Custody Business
13.3.2019
U.S. Securities and Commission Exchange (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has written a letter to U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in which he agrees with Division of Corporate Finance Director Bill Hinman evaluation that Ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market […]
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