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Spanish Multinational Bank BBVA to Explore Zero-Knowledge Proofs
4.5.2020
BBVA and a state-backed research center in Spain have launched a partnership to explore advanced cryptography for financial services
Blockchain Fantasy Soccer Game Sorare Signs Licensing Deal With Real Betis
23.4.2020
Players of blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare can now buy digital collectible player cards for star Real Betis player Nabil Fekir and others
Spanish Researchers Working to Curb Coronavirus Spread With Blockchain App
17.4.2020
As well as helping predict the spread of COVID-19, the app could act as a digital version of government certificates permitting citizens to go to work or the store
Spanish Researchers Try to ‘Flatten the Curve’ with Blockchain App
17.4.2020
A new blockchain and AI app could help flatten Spain’s COVID-19 curve
Crypto Exchanges See Bitcoin Reserves Drop by 70% Since Black Thursday’s Market Rout
12.4.2020
Since the market carnage on March 12 otherwise known as Black Thursday, the exchange Bitmex has seen 36% of the trading platform’s bitcoin reserves withdrawn. A few other well-known crypto exchanges have seen cold wallets drained, while other trading platforms have witnessed reserve...
Spain’s Lawmakers Plan to Provide Basic Income to Low-Income Residents
12.4.2020
Spain is preparing to provide universal basic income (UBI) to low-income individuals due to the wrath of the coronavirus, the country’s minister for economic affairs Nadia Calviño recently explained. There’s no set date yet for the UBI program, but Spain’s officials said they...
10 Countries Actively Regulating Cryptocurrency Despite Global Crisis
6.4.2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting financial crisis, at least 10 countries have made announcements regarding cryptocurrency regulation since our last regulatory roundup. They include Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Spain, Germany, India, the Philippines, the U.S., and South...
Spanish Tax Watchdog Puts 66,000 Crypto Traders on Notice
3.4.2020
Spain’s tax authority will fired off tens of thousands of warning notes to crypto traders
Spain’s Tax Authority Sending Notices to 66,000 Cryptocurrency Owners
2.4.2020
The Spanish tax authority has reportedly started sending notices to about 66,000 cryptocurrency owners in the country. This number represents a massive increase from the 14,700 tax letters the agency sent to crypto owners last year. The letters will continue to be sent until the end of June despite...
Canceled by Corona: A Developing List of Finance Practices Halted due to Pandemic
19.3.2020
A collection of government freezes and suspensions of usual crypto-relevant finance practices in response to Coronavirus
How I’m Coping With Spain’s Coronavirus Lockdown
17.3.2020
Noelle Acheson shares details and perspective on the first few days in Spanish lockdown
Spanish Securities Watchdog Halts Short Selling Amid Coronavirus Caused Recession
17.3.2020
Spain has banned short selling for a month, although extension for additional periods is still possible
Finboot's CEO: Blockchain Adoption Will Improve Industrial Processes
6.3.2020
Finboot’s CEO says that blockchain can maximize the potential of environmental initiatives
Presumed Guilty: Financial Watchdogs See Crypto as Illicit by Default
26.2.2020
Why do regulators assume that crypto transactions carry increased risks?
FC Barcelona Dives Into Crypto, Partnering With Chiliz to Create Token
13.2.2020
Chiliz builds BAR fan token for FC Barcelona on its Ethereum-based blockchain
Interview With Daniel Marco On the State of Blockchain in Catalonia
15.1.2020
Catalonia is emerging as a strong hopeful to set up a blockchain-based identity system. Cointelegraph talked to the government official behind the push
Major Spanish Bank Latest to Bring Blockchain Into European Finance
7.1.2020
Spain-based CaixaBank integrates We.trade, giving customers access to blockchain technology
EIB Sanctions €66 Mn Funds Aid for Construction of 9 Solar Projects in Spain
13.12.2019
Working as the lending arm of the European Union and the world’s biggest provider of climate finance, the European Investment Bank has signed two crucial agreements focused on the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Russian territory. As part of the agreement, the bank will provide...
Spanish Financial Watchdog Warns Against Unregulated ICO Scheme
18.11.2019
A Spanish financial watchdog has issued a warning against Ethereum-based token dubbed AlyCoin
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Nov. 10–16 in Review
17.11.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from the Spanish-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español