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ETC Cooperative Welcomes Elaine Ou, Craig Salm, Roy Zou As Board of Directors
18.3.2020
Ethereum Classic Cooperative or ETC, the globally acclaimed non-profit organization, curated for the growth and development of the Ethereum Classic Protocol recently made significant decisions during its Annual General Meeting held on March 17, 2020, at 12:30 PM EDT. Two significant resolutions...
Bill Gates Departs Microsoft Board After Pledging $1.4M to African Blockchain
13.3.2020
Bill Gates dials it back at Microsoft so that he can ramp up to save the world
[aktualita] Česká vývojářská a prototypovací IoT deska PG Board vychází v nové verzi
5.3.2020
Česká společnost M2MC představila novou verzi vývojářské desky pro internet věcí PG Board. Ta se dá používat pro prototypování a vytváření a testování firmwarů pro IoT zařízení. Zároveň jí lze použít jako samostatné čidlo. Nový PG Board má komunikační modul Quectel BC66, mikrokontroler STM32...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
2.3.2020
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading platforms are not the prime target of a new push to increase budget receipts, they will be placed under close examination. The news comes as a military escalation with...
G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards
24.2.2020
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and issued a statement urging countries to implement the cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force. They were also...
US Fed Is Exploring Potential for Digital Currency, Says Board Member
6.2.2020
Fed board member Lael Brainard says the institution must remain on the frontier of central bank digital currency research and policy development
Freezing User-Agent Strings
3.2.2020
There's been news about Chrome freezing their User-Agent string (and all other major browsers are on board). That means they'll still have a User-Agent (UA) string (that comes across in headers and is available in JavaScript as navigator.userAgent. By freezing it, it will be less useful over time...
LedgerX Board Member and Former CFTC Chair Named CEO of Miami Futures Exchange
29.1.2020
Former acting CFTC Chairman and LedgerX board member Mark Wetjen is the new CEO at Miami International Futures Exchange, where he will build out its crypto asset and derivatives products
Crypto Experts Join OECD ‘High Level’ Advisory Board
19.1.2020
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, an intergovernmental body with 36 member countries, has formed “a high-level expert group” which includes executives from the crypto industry. They will provide advice in helping develop international blockchain policy...
Texas Securities Board Added Cryptocurrencies to List of Top Threats to Investors
14.1.2020
Texas State Securities Board has added cryptocurrency to the list of investments that raise red flags and require careful scrutiny
LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders’ Ouster
10.1.2020
In a letter to the CFTC Office of the Inspector General, a LedgerX board member alleges the company is failing its investors and shareholders following the suspension of its founders in December
Turkey Prepares to Increase Oversight in the Crypto Space
6.1.2020
Turkish authorities, alarmed by the spread of cryptocurrencies in the country, are reportedly ramping up efforts to introduce greater oversight into the sector. Local media revealed that regulators are under pressure to increase supervision in 2020 because of the growing popularity of decentralized...
Accenture Will Board Corporates Onto Marco Polo Shipping Blockchain
17.12.2019
Accenture plans to help TradeIX create new use cases beyond banking for buyers and sellers within trade finance after backing the Marco Polo tech partner
ECB Nominee Blames Resistance to Negative Rates on Financial Illiteracy
5.12.2019
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board nominee and member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Isabel Schnabel, recently remarked at a European Parliament hearing that “This scapegoating [of the ECB] is extremely dangerous: it may damage the trust in the euro.” Schnabel...
Pomp Joins Figure’s Board as Firm Completes $103M Funding Round
5.12.2019
Morgan Creek Digital’s co-founder Pomp joins Figure’s board as his company leads the $103 funding round
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
ECB Board Member: Global Stablecoins Pose Risks to a ‘Fragmented’ Europe
26.11.2019
Global stablecoins could exacerbate existing risks to the “autonomy and resilience of European payments systems,” says the ECB’s Benoit Coeure
FEMA Advisory Board Proposes Blockchain to Speed ‘Disaster Dividend’ Payouts
18.11.2019
The NAC argued that blockchain could improve the speed of payouts communities rely on in the wake of natural disasters
Former FATF Members Join Board of Advisors at Blockchain Company
29.10.2019
Former FATF members join the board of advisors of a blockchain firm that wants to implement solutions to the FATF travel rule for virtual asset service providers
Crypto App Revolut Confirms MasterCard on Board for 2019 US Expansion
22.10.2019
Revolut will use both Visa and MasterCard for U.S. entry