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Coinshares Urges Customers to Fight UK Regulator’s Ban on Crypto ETNs
24.9.2019
Coinshares is urging its customers to fight a proposed ban on cryptocurrency ETNs by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority
Oil Rises and Shares Drop in Asia Owing to Geopolitical Tensions
23.9.2019
For most of the year so far, the capital markets in different parts of the world have been disrupted by uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions. The biggest geopolitical issue that has spooked the markets for the entire year so far has been the trade war between the United States and China. When...
UN Wants the Private Sector to Lead Shift to Renewables from Fossil Fuels
21.9.2019
As everyone knows, experts and scientists believe that climate change is one of the biggest environmental threats that are facing the world at this point. Hence, there is a genuine thrust towards using more cleaner and renewable sources of energy as opposed to fossil fuels among policymakers across...
FCA Warns Public About Clone Firm Offering Crypto Investment
20.9.2019
British financial regulators have warned the public about another cryptocurrency investment clone firm
Ethereum Supporter Steven Nerayoff Gets Arrested For Extortion
20.9.2019
Steven Nerayoff, an early supporter of Ethereum blockchain project and Overstock’s tZero’s former advisor, has been arrested by the U.S law enforcement for extortion. The charges against the official have been announced jointly by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and the FBI’s...
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health Launches Blockchain System
19.9.2019
UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention launched a blockchain system for recording and sharing information of healthcare workers in health facilities
Looming Economic Slowdown Likely to Force FED to Cut Interest Rates
18.9.2019
Over the course of the year, the global economy has given even indications that a slowdown might be looming and naturally, central banks have been urged to cut interests in order to stimulate growth. Many central banks across the world have cut interest rates. Last time around, the United States...
European Space Agency Awards €60K for Blockchain Satellite Wallet
18.9.2019
SpaceChain seals €60,000 from the European Space Agency to commercially develop its satellite-powered, multi-sig blockchain wallet
Edward Snowden: US Gov’t Lawsuit to Block Book Is ‘Good for Bitcoin’
18.9.2019
Bitcoin can protect my money from gov’t theft, says Snowden
GM to Include Electric Pickup and Batteries in $7 Billion U.S. Investment Pledge
17.9.2019
Over the past few years, the automobile industry in the United States has come under a lot of pressure due to the fact that most of those companies had a large number of overseas production facilities. The United States President, Donald Trump has been quite vocal about the whole affair and even...
Short-Term Finance for Trading Purposes in Turmoil in US
17.9.2019
When it comes to short-term trading, some of the biggest institutions in the world also need access to cheap financing to make the whole thing worthwhile. At the end of the day, if the rate of interest on short-term borrowing for trading purposes goes up even by a small percentage, it can eat into...
20% of Affluent UK Millennials Have Invested in Bitcoin: New Survey
17.9.2019
20% of affluent U.K. millennials have invested in crypto with the figure rising to as high as 29% among those with more disposable assets
US Sanctions Three North Korea-based Crypto Hacking Groups
16.9.2019
The United States of America has given its nod for the sanction of three North Korean state-sponsored hacker entities responsible for “North Korea’s malicious cyber activity on critical infrastructure,” announced the U.S Department of Treasury on September 13, 2019. According to the announcement...
US President Donald Trump Bans Petro Cryptocurrency
16.9.2019
The United States President, Donald Trump has announced the ban of Venezuelan cryptocurrency, Petro, in the country. The U.S Senate Bill 1025, which will essentially enforce an executive order, signed by Donald Trump in 2018, came into law. The executive order banned the U.S citizens, permanent...
As Global Economy Weakens, Federal Reserve All Set for Stimulus Pump
16.9.2019
It has been clear for quite a while that the global economy has been weakening for the past few months, and there has been a lot of speculation regarding the possible solutions to the impending trouble. The trade war between the United States and China is definitely one of the reasons behind...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Hacking Groups for Supporting illicit Weapon and Missile Programs
15.9.2019
Recently, the U.S. has sanctioned three elements it blamed for executing cyber attacks in the interest of the North Korean government to help Pyongyang’s “illicit weapon and missile programs.” Further, the operation might focus on the Bluenoroff, Lazarus Group, and Andariel,...
UK Police Arrest Teen for Hacking Unreleased Music to Sell for Crypto
13.9.2019
U.K. police have arrested a suspect accused of hacking major music acts to steal unreleased songs and sell them for digital currency
Cubans Fall Back on Bitcoin and other Cryptos For Bypassing US Sanctions
13.9.2019
It is a widely known fact that Cuba has been stuck in an analogue phase to date. Thus, the likeliness for the country to become a crypto hub is extremely low. However, things seem to be changing now, thanks to the mobile internet connectivity that was rolled out almost around one year ago....
Bittrex to List Hedera Hashgraph for U.S. & International Customers
13.9.2019
The United States-based, globally reputed cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex has announced the listing of its highly anticipated project, Hedera Hashgraph, on its platform. Carved out as the brainwork of Dr. Leemon Baird, Hedera Hashgraph ($HBAR) will be made available for the trading purpose...
Walmart’s ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Service All Set to Be Expanded Across the United States
12.9.2019
Retail behemoth Walmart has possibly been the most innovative company when it comes to traditional retail, and over the years, it has tried a wide a range of tactics to enhance its already impressive market dominance. Over the past decade or so, the company has also devised ways to tackle...