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South Korean Bankers 'Fear' Starbucks Crypto Threat
21.1.2020
A report from South Korea claims that bankers in the country are concerned about the rise of an unexpected crypto threat – American coffee shop chain Starbucks.
Per the Korea Times, banking professionals have theories about the company’s digitization plans, and worry that they will fall behind when...
WEF’s Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’: Is Crypto Regulation Imperative?
21.1.2020
The Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology team at the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that it is creating a ‘Blockchain Bill of Rights: Design Principles for a Decentralized Future,’ to be presented at the international organization’s Annual Meeting in Switzerland from January 21–24....
Crypto Enthusiast’s Day-by-Day Guide to Davos (Part 2)
21.1.2020
Yesterday we shared a blockchain/technology-centered events guide of Davos, with a myriad of crypto and blockchain-related discussions, even an award ceremony. Now, we'll look into the main program at Word Economic Forum (WEF) that started today.
The program listed on WEF’s main site is grouped...
Indian Minister Inaugurates Blockchain Center of Excellence in Bengaluru
21.1.2020
A Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology has been inaugurated by Indian Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Bengaluru. It will facilitate various government departments in their blockchain work, leading to large scale deployment of blockchain applications. Also read: Regulatory Roundup:...
Do Custodians Wield Undue Influence on Crypto Market Prices?
21.1.2020
Noelle Acheson warns of the consolidating power of crypto custodians, and the influence this could have on asset prices
Britain’s Tax Agency Cracking Down on Crypto Tax Evasion
21.1.2020
Britain’s highest tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), has issued a request for blockchain analysis tools. The main goal, per the request, is to find and implement technology that allows the government to track and tax cryptocurrency users.
The problem facing the British...
Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services
21.1.2020
The city of Konya, Turkey is developing its own coin with the aim of providing blockchain-based payments for public services
Establishing Crypto Trading Rules is the Idea Behind the conference.exchanges
21.1.2020
Social media, forums, and other internet media are full of discussions on the challenges cryptocurrencies have to face these days. Therefore, it is quite natural that the time has come for the event, where representatives of leading crypto exchanges will be able to meet and discuss pressing issues...
Britain’s Tax Agency Offering Contract for Tech to Combat Crypto Tax Evasion
21.1.2020
As cyber crimes evolve, Britain’s tax agency pursues new tech to combat growing tax evasion using crypto
How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
20.1.2020
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by the already initiated. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that there are several different cryptos which bear the name “Bitcoin.” Convoluted as this...
Maduro Announces Crypto Casino in Support of Petro and Public
20.1.2020
Venezuela’s Maduro announces crypto casino to run on country’s Petro
Developer Proposes Decentralized Bitcoin Hashrate Derivatives
20.1.2020
There’s a new concept called Powswap that lets people speculate on hashrate in order to hedge against price volatility. Powswap was developed by the software engineer Jeremy Rubin who believes hashrate derivatives products allow people to leverage new trading strategies. Also read: Regulatory...
Crypto Enthusiast’s A Day-by-Day Guide to Davos
20.1.2020
Once again the Swiss mountain resort welcomes one of the most diverse gatherings of people from across the world and across industries – both the elite and the fringe – coming together for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF).
Scheduled for January 21st through 24th, the forum’s celebrating...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 3
20.1.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Maduro Opens Crypto Casino in Venezuela
20.1.2020
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has authorized the opening of a casino at a luxury hotel in Caracas where bets must be placed in petros, the country’s national oil-backed digital currency. Several cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies can be exchanged into petros to wager in...
How the Crypto World Is Preparing for Quantum Computing, Explained
20.1.2020
Blockchain is regarded as the most secure technology, but can it face the quantum computing threat? Learn how the crypto world is preparing for the quantum leap #Sponsored
South Korea Considers 20% Crypto Tax
20.1.2020
Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance's income tax office have reportedly been reviewing the proposal
Crypto Market Sentiment Climbs Higher; Bitcoin Gets Company
20.1.2020
The cryptocurrency market sentiment made another long step upwards for the third week in a row, and now we see the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins standing at 5.83, compared to last week's 5.47/10, according to Omenics, a cryptocurrency market...
CoinDesk at WEF 2020: Crypto Themes to Watch as Davos Gets Underway
20.1.2020
Get your Fourth Industrial Revolution hardhats on. CoinDesk is at Davos to guide you through all things blockchain and crypto at the yearly confab of global leaders and their hangers-on
Venezuela to Launch a ‘Crypto Casino’ in Caracas + More News
20.1.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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The Venezuelan government will create a “crypto casino” in the Hotel Humbolt de Caracas in the country’s capital....