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Why Bitcoin Is Better Than Banks: Major Credit Card Breach Exposes 60M Accounts
8.10.2019
Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia with a regional and global presence, has suffered a major data breach. Personal information belonging to millions of clients is now being sold on the black market. Initial analyses suggest the trove of data for sale is real, highlighting the risks associated...
EU Finance Commissioner to Propose Unified Crypto Legislation
8.10.2019
The European Union’s finance commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis pledges to propose new rules to regulate digital currencies such as Facebook’s Libra
EU Finance Commissioner Vows New Rules on Crypto, Libra Stablecoin
8.10.2019
EU's financial services commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis intends to create a new regulations for crypto, particularly Facebook’s Libra stablecoin
German Finance Minister Supports Digital Euro, But ‘Very Critical’ of Libra
7.10.2019
Speaking on a possible e-euro, minister Olaf Scholz said Germany "should not leave the field to China, Russia, the U.S. or any private providers."
Decentralized Finance, Explained
7.10.2019
With hundreds of millions of people excluded from the financial system, decentralized finance is being touted as the driving force behind the new economy #Sponsored
UK Finance Watchdog’s Crypto Investigations Up By 74% in 2019
7.10.2019
The number of investigations into cryptocurrency firms by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority have seen a sharp rise in the last year
FOIN Allows Merchants to Accept Crypto Payments In-Store
7.10.2019
FOIN, a cryptocurrency company and a developer of the transparent payment system FoPay, announced the strategic partnership with Cyclebit, a crypto payment solutions provider. According to the official information, starting from that day, FOIN, the decentralized peer to peer cryptocurrency for...
‘Very, Very Skeptical:’ German Finance Minister Opposes Facebook’s Libra
7.10.2019
More battles for Libra as German minister rejects its launch
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
7 Crypto ETPs Now Trading on Main Swiss Stock Exchange
4.10.2019
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange now has seven cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed. They allow investors to either gain exposure to individual cryptocurrencies or invest in portfolios of top cryptocurrencies. Four ETPs track the prices of single cryptocurrencies. Also...
The Exchange for the New Generation — Bitsoda.com Launches Globally
4.10.2019
The Singapore-based exchange, Bitsoda.com, is the newest force in digital asset trading platforms. Invested by Digital Finance Group with Ledger X, Circle and other well-known blockchain projects in the portfolio, Bitsoda.com stands out with adequate resource and enters global market fast with...
AHLA and HFTP Form Committee to Update Lodging Industry Protocols
3.10.2019
The lodging industry in the United States has been in existence for a long time and over the course of the past nine decades, it has followed certain protocols with regards to financial reporting. During that period, the US lodging industry has used the USALI protocol for its financial reporting...
CIMG 2018 Financial House of the Year Award Goes to NDK Financial Services
3.10.2019
The Financial House of the Year award presented by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) is one of the most prestigious awards in Ghana and NDK Financial Services Limited walked away with the prize this time. The award for the best finance house of the year 2018 was given to...
Trade Surplus Expectation Miss Sinks the Australian Stock Market
3.10.2019
The Australian stock market had expected a surplus in the country’s trade balance in the latest report. However, a drop in the rate of surplus growth has resulted in a significant nosedive in the country’s stock markets. According to data revealed for the month of August, the excess on the balance...
German Bank Predicts BTC at $90,000 After Next Halving
3.10.2019
You wouldn’t expect a traditional financial institution to come up with a very optimistic forecast about the future of a cryptocurrency or an honest appraisal of its design. But Bayern LB, a lender based in the rich German province of Bavaria, has surprised the crypto community. In a recently...
Morningstar Develops Blockchain Platform for Debt Securities
2.10.2019
Financial services firm Morningstar is developing a blockchain platform for debt securities
Indranee Rajah Says Singapore Is Going to Standardize Project Finance Documents
2.10.2019
Singapore has always been known for cutting through as much red tape as possible and in a new development, it has emerged that the country is going standardize the terms pertaining to project finance documents. Indranee Rajah, the Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singapore stated that...
Ecuador President Does Away with Fuel Subsidies
2.10.2019
In a development that could well prove to be divisive, the President of Ecuador announced on Tuesday night that the country is going to end subsidies that keep down the cost of fuel. Lenin Moreno, the current Ecuador president stated that in addition to the ending of subsidies, the government...
How G20 Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Progressing
2.10.2019
Central bank digital currency has become a hot topic among finance ministers and central bankers worldwide, with some G20 countries ahead of the rest on work done toward issuing their own digital currencies. Experts have weighed in on their expectations of when the first G20 digital currency will...
Blockchain Startup Tracks Property Liens in Energy-Efficient Loan Market
1.10.2019
Spring Labs to create a property lien registry to track liens in energy-efficient loan market