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India’s Election Commission Developing Blockchain System for Voting
16.2.2020
The Election Commission of India is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology to develop a blockchain system for voting, the Chief Election Commissioner has reportedly revealed. The new system aims to allow Indians to vote even when they are away from their hometowns. Furthermore,...
Tradeblock Estimates Post-Halving Mining Cost of $12,500 per BTC
15.2.2020
On February 7, the blockchain analytics provider Tradeblock published a report about the upcoming BTC reward halving. BTC’s block reward is expected to halve on or around May 12, 2020, and Tradeblock’s report estimates that the cost to mine BTC will be over $12,500 after the halving....
Bahamas Digital Dollar to Roll out Across All Islands in H2 2020, Governor Says
14.2.2020
After launching the Bahaman digital dollar pilot in December, the Bahamas’ central bank will roll out the initiative across all islands in H2 2020
IOTA Network Still Down: How the Next Bitcoin Killer Screeched to a Halt
14.2.2020
On February 13, the IOTA network came to a screeching halt and the IOTA Foundation reports that $1.6 million worth of the native currency was stolen. The following day, the IOTA network status page still shows the mainnet is “not operational” and the development team has found...
The Top Narratives Driving Crypto Market Growth, feat. Travis Kling
14.2.2020
The halving? Coronavirus and volatility? Fed action? Listeners vote on what's driving crypto growth
US Department of Justice Is Criminalizing Onchain Privacy, Starting With Mixers
14.2.2020
The American government’s long-running war on privacy escalated this week following the arrest of Coin Ninja’s Larry Harmon on money laundering charges. A Department of Justice statement that “seeking to obscure virtual currency transactions in this way [using mixers] is...
Binance Adds 15 Fiat Currency Options for Purchasing Crypto
14.2.2020
Fifteen more currencies can be used to purchase crypto on Binance through its debit and credit card partner Simplex
Fed Nominee: Need for a Digital Dollar is an “Extremely Important Discussion”
14.2.2020
Fed Nominee Judy Shelton speaks about the need for a digital dollar at a confirmation hearing in the US Senate
Trump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital Dollar
14.2.2020
Judy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce
$10K Bitcoin Prompts Influencers to Call a Bull Market
13.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies have gained significant value over the last few weeks and it’s causing exuberance among digital currency proponents. Now a number of traders and influencers believe bitcoin and other coins are in bullish territory. Despite the surge to $13K last July and the deep pullback...
The US Government’s Mixed Signals on Digital Currency Privacy
13.2.2020
As the Treasury Department prepares for more stringent AML enforcement around cryptos, the Fed says a digital dollar should preserve privacy
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Gives Testimony on Cryptocurrency, New Regulations Rolling Out Soon
13.2.2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave his testimony on cryptocurrency before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Mnuchin said crypto is a “crucial area” that the Treasury has spent a lot of time on. He also talked about stablecoins and announced that new crypto regulations...
IRS Does Not Consider Fortnite Money as Virtual Currency After All
13.2.2020
The IRS seems to have struck certain video game currencies and Ether from its list of examples of convertible virtual currency
Coinbase Margin Trading Now Live for Coinbase Pro Users
13.2.2020
Coinbase has launched margin trading for users of its cryptocurrency trading platform, Coinbase Pro. Both individual and institutional investors in selected regions now have access to Coinbase margin trading. The company plans to expand access to more regions and provide more types of collateral...
China takes additional steps to digitise the renminbi
13.2.2020
The People’s Bank of China files for multiple patents related to digital currency
Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
13.2.2020
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar
Conservative U.S. Think Tank Denies Need for Federal Digital Currency
12.2.2020
The government should ensure consumers can use the preferred currency instead of launching a digital currency, according to U.S. think tank the Heritage Foundation
Fed Chair Powell Reveals US Response to China’s Digital Yuan, Libra, Public Payments Ledger
12.2.2020
In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is...
US Congressman Challenges Fed Chair on Threat of China’s Digital Currency
12.2.2020
Congressman tells Federal Reserve Chair that the U.S. is at the tipping point of issuing its central digital currency
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Good for Bitcoin, Barry Silbert Says
11.2.2020
Bitcoin would benefit from global central banks issuing their own digital currencies, founder of Grayscale Investments said