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David Marcus Busts Misunderstandings By US Regulators, Promises Testify Before The Senate
7.7.2019
Facebook’s much-awaited cryptocurrency Libra made the entire world to sit down, and take notice. Well, it doesn’t happen every day that a social networking company with over a 2 billion strong user base launches its own currency. Soon after Libra’s launch, regulators globally, and more...
US Posts The Most On BTC And Facebook’s Crypto Libra, Finds Twitter Study
5.7.2019
According to the new research, the United States has emerged as a leader when it comes to tweeting about digital currencies Bitcoin as well as Facebook’s soon-to-be-released crypto Libra. The study has been published in a series of tweets by The Tie, a powerful platform for crypto traders based...
French Fintech Startup Joko Raises 1.6 M Euros To Help Users With Credit Card Rewards
4.7.2019
Over the last five years, Fintech has grown into one of the hottest industries in the world and has grown by leaps and bounds across many countries. While the United States, United Kingdom, and China remain the leading lights of the new Fintech charge, other parts of Europe have also become active...
New Study: US Dominates Crypto Twitter While Venezuela ‘Most Negative’
4.7.2019
Accounting for almost 40% of bitcoin tweets worldwide, the United States looms large over crypto twitter, a new analysis shows
Deutsche Bank’s Restructuring Costs Could Set It Back By $5.7 Billion
4.7.2019
Deutsche Bank used to be one of the biggest banks in the world, and after a while, it decided to enter the world of high finance by expanding aggressively into new markets in the United States, United Kingdom, and Asia. It seemed like a sound strategy for Germany’s biggest bank, but then the 2008...
FCA Proposes A Complete Ban On Crypto Assets, Says Too Volatile For Small Investors
3.7.2019
Financial Conduct Authority, the financial markets regulators of the United Kingdom has suggested a ban on crypto assets, as they pose a big risk for small retail customers who fail to understand them. The suggestion comes days after Facebook unveiled Libra, a stablecoin to be launched in early...
World’s First Zero-Fiat ‘Bitcoin Bond’ Now Available on Bloomberg Terminal
3.7.2019
No fiat involvement for regulated bitcoin bond which gained U.K. regulatory approval
UN Looks to Blockchain to Aid Sustainable Urban Development in Afghanistan
3.7.2019
The UN is reportedly trying out blockchain cures for Afghanistan’s urban development woes
British Regulator FCA Prepares a Potential Ban of Crypto CFDs for Retail Investors
2.7.2019
British financial watchdog, the FCA, will soon publish a consultation paper on a potential ban of crypto CFDs for retail investors
Bitcoin Mining Profits Skyrocketed 24% Last Month, Argo Blockchain Reports
2.7.2019
Argo’s Q2 bitcoin mining figures continue sector optimism
NEM Blockchain Technology And Its Uses In E-commerce Sector, To Improve Productivity And Sustainability In Malaysian Business
30.6.2019
E-commerce business is one of the essential parts of a nation’s agenda for the digital economy. The Malaysian government perceived the significance of eCommerce to the nation’s economy dependent on two significant reasons. Firstly, eCommerce guarantees existing Malaysian organizations...
Bitcoin’s (BTC) Rise Could Damage The Control Of The United States Over World Currency Reserves
28.6.2019
The world prior to pre and post World War II has been quite contrasting, especially in terms of global leadership. For almost two centuries, the Europeans dominated world politics, but the end of the second Great War marked the rise of the United States of America, who continues its dominance...
Brexit and Bitcoin: Then, Now And The Future
26.6.2019
With the UK set to leave the EU on 31st October 2019, time is running out for the EU and the UK to agree to a transition deal. Since invoking Article 50 in March 2017, the UK and the EU have enjoyed a turbulent relationship that’s impacted markets from the FTSE 100 to Bitcoin. To …
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U.K.’s Biggest Store Tesco Pumps Bitcoin With ‘Bill Gates’ Twitter Scam
26.6.2019
Tesco deletes tweets from hackers who attempted to steal Bitcoin
Europol Arrests Six People Allegedly Behind $27 Million Bitcoin Theft
25.6.2019
Europol has arrested 6 individuals arrested in connection with a multimillion dollar theft with authorities claiming they stole bitcoin via typosquatting
Local Chinese Startups Leave IBM And Oracle In The Dust
25.6.2019
The trade war between the United States and China is expected to continue for the foreseeable future and it has had far-reaching effects across a range of industries so far. One of the most interesting developments in that regard is the way in which local Chinese tech startups have now managed...
Cryptocurrency And The United States, The Troubled Marriage (Part II – Political Reasons)
25.6.2019
Cryptocurrencies are a big threat to the US in economic terms. However, they also pose a political threat to the global leadership of the United States. The United Stated is undisputedly the leader of global politics and is politically involved with every country in the world. While most are...
FedEx Apologises After It Returned Huawei Phone Package And Draws Chinese Criticism
24.6.2019
The trade war between the United States and China has been one of the most damaging and problematic global issues of recent times, and currently, there is no end in sight to the skirmish. However, the crackdown of the United States authorities on Chinese tech giant Huawei and the eventual...
Is US Regulatory Uncertainty At Risk of Killing Crypto Innovation?
24.6.2019
The US culture of entrepreneurship and innovation is almost unparalleled. Over the past decades, it’s generated a technological revolution comprising dozens of multi-billion dollar companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook, SAP, and many more. However, the growth in popularity...
Facebook Holds Talk With Banks For Libra Association
21.6.2019
While introducing a new payment system or currency that is meant for replacing the old one, banks play the most vital role that cannot be replaced by any other institution. Previously Facebook had partnered with MasterCard, PayPal, and Visa the most robust payment networks, but it had missed...