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Lloyds Bank Partners With Blockchain Platform to Streamline Trade Finance
25.9.2019
Lloyds Bank partners with blockchain firm Komgo to streamline its commercial bank division
Trade Tensions Weigh on the Dollar Despite Recovery From Trump Impeachment News
25.9.2019
On Wednesday, the U. S. Dollar received a major jolt after it emerged that formal impeachment proceedings were about to begin against the United States President Donald Trump. The political development of that sort almost always results in a loss of confidence in a nation, in its economy...
British Police to Auction Off $600,000 in Confiscated Bitcoin Today
25.9.2019
United Kingdom police put over $620,000 of appropriated Bitcoin up for auction
Messaging App Kik’s Legal Battle Shines Light on Past ICO Scams
24.9.2019
Popular messaging app Kik is shutting down due to a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit regarding ICO activity for the company’s cryptocurrency, kin. Ted Livingston, Founder and CEO of Kik and Kin, denies the allegations and maintains that the SEC’s case is based...
CoinShares Urges Customers to Support the Crypto ETNs Against the UK Ban
24.9.2019
CoinShares, a UK-based digital asset management company that offers financial services and products to professional investors has urged its consumers to come forward in support of crypto ETNs (Exchange-traded Notes) against the proposed ban on it by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) of...
UK Startup Launches Crypto Insurance, 24/7 Bitcoin-Monitoring Service
24.9.2019
Cryptocurrency insurance startup Coincover launched an insurance service covering theft and loss in a growing trend
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...