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Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....
Major DeFi Milestone: Total Value Locked Hit USD 1 Billion
7.2.2020
We have been reporting for a while now about the massive growth the DeFi (decentralized finance) ecosystem is experiencing, and today, the Cryptoverse saw another major milestone reached - total value locked in DeFi surpassed USD 1 billion, before dropping below this threshold again.
The total...
SLP Token Trading Platform Cryptophyl Adds BTC Pair With Bitcoin Cash at Flat 0.15% Fee
6.2.2020
Digital asset exchange Cryptophyl has announced it’s launching bitcoin core (BTC) trading. The first available pair is with bitcoin cash (BCH), the platform revealed on social media this week. Trading the two major cryptocurrencies will also allow users to earn the exchange’s native...
Major Central Banks to Discuss Digital Currencies Amid IMF Conference
6.2.2020
Six major central banks will reportedly discuss digital currencies in April during an International Monetary Fund conference
Unknown Number of Major League Baseball Players Lured into Crypto Ponzi Scheme
6.2.2020
Former pro baseball players and senior citizens are among the victims of a crypto ponzi scheme that defrauded people of at least $7.5 million
Bitcoin Achieves Major Milestone With Half a Billion Transactions Confirmed
5.2.2020
500 million transactions have been confirmed on the Bitcoin blockchain
Major Investment Force Awakens As Financial Advisors Warm Up To Bitcoin
4.2.2020
It appears that traditional financial advisors - ”who manage roughly half of all wealth in America” - are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about digital assets, such as Bitcoin (BTC).
In a piece published on accounting firm EisnerAmper LLP’s website by New York-based financial advisor Dara...
Industry Postpones Major Events to Prevent Coronavirus Epidemic
4.2.2020
The world is shocked by the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus bursting out of China, as the epidemic has seen about a dozen of cities fall into quarantine and more than 10,000 positive cases for the disease registered. Over 150 people, mostly from China and Asia, have lost their lives, and...
14 Major Japanese Finance Firms to Begin Blockchain Inheritance Pilot
4.2.2020
Fourteen of Japan’s biggest banks and securities companies will begin running a pilot for a blockchain-powered inheritance platform. The pilot, which is being spearheaded by the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, will begin in mid-February. If successful, financial institutions in the country could aim...
Freezing User-Agent Strings
3.2.2020
There's been news about Chrome freezing their User-Agent string (and all other major browsers are on board). That means they'll still have a User-Agent (UA) string (that comes across in headers and is available in JavaScript as navigator.userAgent. By freezing it, it will be less useful over time...
Woodworking SVG (and Other Real Life Encounters)
27.1.2020
Eric Meyer does his woodworking math in SVG.
I’ve been hand-coding SVG schematics to figure out how thing should go together, and as a by-product, guide me in both material buying and wood cutting.
This might sound hugely bespoke and artisanally overdone, but they’re not that complicated, and...
Major Swiss Banking Firm Julius Baer Launches Services for Cryptocurrencies
27.1.2020
Major Swiss private banking and wealth management group Julius Baer has launched crypto trading and custodial services following a partnership with licensed crypto bank Seba
BCH Community Leaders Bitcoin.com and Jonald Fyookball Clarify Positions on Funding Proposal
26.1.2020
Since Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer revealed an infrastructure funding proposal from five major mining pools last week, which would fund BCH devs via redirection of 12.5% of BCH coinbase rewards, the Bitcoin Cash community has been understandably bustling with debate, discussion, and suggestions....
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Major Australian Exchange Expands to Singapore for Crypto-Friendly Regs
24.1.2020
Independent Reserve will expand to Singapore to take advantage of its "overwhelmingly positive" regulatory response
Major Bitcoin Cash Pools Force 12.5% Mining Tax on Community
24.1.2020
Four Bitcoin Cash pool operators are forcing through a developer tax proposal on mining rewards
Industry Leaders at WEF See Major Role for Blockchain in Traceability
23.1.2020
Experts at the WEF agree that using blockchain for traceability is key. #CTdoesDavos
The Web in 2020: Extensibility and Interoperability
22.1.2020
In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of change and diversion in regard to web technologies. In 2020, I foresee us as a web community heading toward two major trends/goals: extensibility and interoperability. Let’s break those down.
Extensibility
Extensibility describes...
Six Major Central Banks to Collaborate on Digital Currency Research
21.1.2020
The central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, European Union, Sweden and Switzerland and the Bank for International Settlements created a CBDC research group