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Real Estate Magnate Sells New York Condo for $15.3M in Bitcoin

11.11.2019
A $15.3 million retail condo in Manhattan’s Upper East Side has been sold using Bitcoin

QE Infinity: 37 Central Banks Participate in Stimulus and Easing Practices

9.11.2019
Since the last week of October, a great number of central banks have been slashing interest rates, joining the massive synchronization of monetary easing worldwide. This year more than two dozen banks have used easing tactics and in the last two weeks alone central banks from Costa Rica, Hong Kong...

Tassat Gets CFTC Approval to Issue Bitcoin Derivatives In US

8.11.2019
New York-based fintech Tassat has acquired a swap execution facility registration with the CFTC from trueEx

UN Claims Hong Kong Blockchain Firm Is North Korean Laundering Sham

6.11.2019
United Nations committee accuses North Korea of using a Hong Kong blockchain firm as a front to launder funds

New Hire to Head Digital Currency Research at the US Fed

5.11.2019
The United States Federal Reserve is looking to employ a Manager, Retail Payments, part of whose responsibilities will be to oversee the research of digital currencies and distributed ledgers. The job ad has been published amid pressure from Capitol Hill to explore the possibilities of issuing...

Britain’s Tax Authority Updates Crypto Guidelines

4.11.2019
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its guidelines on the taxation of transactions involving crypto assets. The United Kingdom’s tax authority clarifies its stance on cryptocurrencies and explains which taxes apply to specific activities carried out by business entities...

United States National Debt Hits 23 Trillion — Over $1M Per Bitcoin

2.11.2019
The United States’ national debt per citizen is now nearly $70,000 for a total of over $23 trillion

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer Announces Plan to Launch a New Bill For Cryptocurrencies and Other Evolving Technologies

31.10.2019
Tom Emmer, the U.S Congressman’s recent announcements concerning the introduction of new legislation during the hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, has created a lot of buzz in the digital currency domain. The dignitary stated that the legislation would provide the necessary aid...

TZERO to Tokenize $25M of Luxury Residential Development in UK

30.10.2019
tZERO will tokenize at $25 million of the River Plaza luxury residential property in Manchester, U.K

UK Bitcoin Miner Eyes 240% Capacity Boost With New $10M Hardware Order

30.10.2019
U.K.-based Bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain has doubled its order of new cryptocurrency miners to secure a 240% hash power increase

The Future of Cryptocurrencies in the UK Hangs on FCA’s Decision

29.10.2019
The U.K. is starting to lose its position as a fintech leader, and the proposed crypto ban will make it worse. Will the FCA save this from happening?

Data Protection Firm ZIVVER Brings Its Services to the United Kingdom

24.10.2019
Data protection is one of the most important considerations for the finance industry, and in that regard, Dutch firm ZIVVER has emerged as one of the better-known service providers over the past few years. In a new development, ZIVVER has announced that its services are now going to be available...

Coinbase UK CEO: We Need Centralized Entities to Support Crypto

24.10.2019
Coinbase UK’s CEO says centralized entities like central banks and Facebook remain necessary for the support and adoption of crypto

The Federal Reserve Makes a Big Move Into the US Treasury Bill Market

23.10.2019
The United States Federal Reserve is all set to wade into the US Treasury Bill market in a big way and could end up owning as much as 12% of the existing market. The estimates have been provided by forecasting firm Oxford Economics. Considering the current threats to the economy and dangers of...

Is It Possible for Bitcoin to Replace Government-backed Fiat Currencies?

22.10.2019
We are currently witnessing an age of unusual things and revolutions, where people talk to computers and software more than they do with humans, where skyscrapers are becoming more common than green patches, and where fights against government suppression have reached new heights. In such times...

UK Gov’t: FCA Will Make Final Decision on Banning Crypto Derivatives

22.10.2019
The U.K. government has stressed that is up to the “operationally independent” financial regulator, not the executive, to decide on a proposed crypto derivatives ban

Fed’s Push for a Faster Payment System Could Create Difficulties for the Small Banks

21.10.2019
On Monday, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it is planning for a fast payment service known as FedNow. It is going to be a payment service that will facilitate and settle payments in real-time. Considering the way in which Fintech has grown, it is only natural that the Federal Reserve...