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Dubai Gov’t to Launch KYC Blockchain Consortium in Q1 2020
19.2.2020
Dubai government to launch a KYC blockchain consortium in collaboration with six banks in Q1 2020
Indian IT Giant Tech Mahindra and Local Gov’t Launch Blockchain Accelerator
19.2.2020
India’s southern state of Telangana pushes forward with its pro-blockchain program, with the launch of a new incubator with IT giant Tech Mahindra
IRS Invites Cryptocurrency Advocates to March Summit
19.2.2020
Cryptocurrency companies and advocates will meet in DC to discuss how the IRS can “balance taxpayer service with regulatory enforcement”
Trump’s Proposed Budget Snubs Blockchain, Crypto in Crosshairs of Security Service
18.2.2020
What can we make of President Trump’s move to deploy the Secret Service in the fight against financial crimes?
Coinbase Pitches Crypto As a Solution for Racial Inequality in Finance
18.2.2020
Coinbase’s new campaign reaches out to ethnic minorities with the claim that crypto can help tackle systemic discrimination in the financial sector
Cannabis Buzz Harshed by Regulations, Cash Shortage While Cryptocurrency Is Ready to Light Up
18.2.2020
Recent reports show that major marijuana companies are running out of money, and businesses in Canada are especially in danger of becoming illiquid. Major producers in the weed-friendly nation have just over 6 months of cash on hand, according to the information, and comparable companies in...
Central Bank of China Pumps 300 Billion Yuan Into Financial System, Cuts Loan Rates
18.2.2020
The Chinese government has taken multiple steps so far to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, including interest rate cuts and financial injections worth billions of yuan. It did it again this week, extending the monetary easing provided by the central bank. With the budget...
Max Keiser Predicts $400,000 BTC on Alex Jones Show, Jones Compares Bitcoin to ‘Power of Fire’ From the Gods
18.2.2020
The moment many conspiracy-minded bitcoin enthusiasts have been waiting for arrived yesterday when Info Wars muckraker Alex Jones compared bitcoin to a “power of fire” gifted from the gods to humankind. The bold commentary took place in the context of a Max Keiser interview, in which...
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Hit Hard by Tax Regulations
17.2.2020
Crypto exchanges based in Brazil face huge fines or being shut down
Crypto-Friendly Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Considering a Mayoral Run?
17.2.2020
Don’t count Andrew Yang out just yet - the 2020 presidential candidate may be bringing his ideas to local elections in New York City
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,...
China Is Scrubbing Cash Notes to Stop Virus Spreading so Its Government Paper Money Wont Kill You
16.2.2020
Research has shown that government paper money is a hotbed for bacteria and that, at least in the U.S., most bank notes in circulation are tainted by cocaine. Now you can also worry about a new threat possibly sticking to your fingers when you handle a bill – a deadly virus coming out...
Not All Central Banks Have an Interest in CBDCs
16.2.2020
A central bank survey reveals cryptocurrency is set to gain 1.6 billion users within 3 years
Governor: Colorado Startups Have Raised $50 Million in Venture Capital
15.2.2020
Governor Jared Polis joined CoinDesk at ETHDenver where he talked about the future of crypto regulation
After MIT Find Vulnerabilities, Medici Ventures Defends Blockchain Voting App Voatz
14.2.2020
Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, backs Voatz app amid circulating claims of the app’s security vulnerabilities
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...
Report: Middle East and Africa’s Blockchain Spending to Surge 400% by 2023
14.2.2020
Governments across the Middle East and Africa to increase blockchain spending by 400% in four years, a new IDC report says
Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers — Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?
14.2.2020
As so-called “doomsday prepping” grows in popularity thanks to news of coronavirus lockdown in Chinese cities, red flag gun laws and rampant Fed stimulus in the U.S., preparedness enthusiasts are asking about the viability of bitcoin in a SHTF situation. From cautious, light investor...
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
New Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy to the SEC Chairman
14.2.2020
Nancy Sumption joins SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as his Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy