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3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
Bitcoin Is a Digital Asset Says Intermediate People’s Court in China
6.5.2020
A court dispute between an international couple and four Bitcoin robbers has come to an end
New Bill Would Presume Digital Assets Not to Be Securities in California
6.5.2020
New legislation in California may help establish definitions of digital assets as securities, though nationwide impact is uncertain
Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
6.5.2020
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving
Former Bank of China President Says Digital Yuan Can Replace Cash
6.5.2020
A former President of China’s central bank says the digital yuan will be able to eventually replace cash if four key conditions are met
European Central Bank Calls for Proactive Stablecoin Regulation
5.5.2020
The European Central Bank says global stablecoins require clear regulatory structure prior to approval
Bitcoin.com Wallet Users Can Now Purchase More Than $10K Worth of Cryptocurrency
5.5.2020
During the end of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the newly updated Bitcoin.com Wallet that features a number of new services like digital currency price tracking. The lightning-fast, noncustodial wallet allows people to store BTC and BCH, but also provides people with the ability to purchase...
FCA Launches Digital Sandbox for Tackling COVID-19 Solutions
5.5.2020
The sandbox will provide opportunities for blockchain firms targeting solutions related to COVID-19 to expedite development
Business Giants New Consortium To Help Firms ‘Manage Digital Assets’
5.5.2020
Some of the biggest names in IT, conventional finance and blockchain technology have joined an open-source digital standards consortium that they claim will help overcome the hurdles involved with “managing digital assets” and the “adoption of digital identity” – making use of “interoperable...
IBM, Mastercard Join Digital Identity Project Building ‘Ecosystems of Trust’
5.5.2020
Mastercard, IBM and the provincial government of British Columbia are among the founding members of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation
Bitcoin’s Gut Check: The Time of Crisis as the Moment of Truth
3.5.2020
If Bitcoin weathers the current financial storm, our monetary system will be on the brink of dramatic changes or even a revolution
Digital Dollars Give the State Too Much Control Over Money
2.5.2020
Arming the Federal Reserve with a digital dollar would harm the free market, says Max Raskin, an NYU adjunct professor of law
No Global Central Bank Is Working on Retail Digital Currency Use, Says R3
1.5.2020
R3 claims that no central bank is currently pursuing the development of a retail CBDC
Money Reimagined: COVID-19’s Lessons in Innovation
1.5.2020
Though its impacts are deadly, the coronavirus is a product of an advanced innovation ecosystem. We can learn from its ability to mutate and adapt
250M Pieces of Digital Content to Be Copyrighted on Ontology Blockchain
1.5.2020
250 million pieces of digital content will receive copyright protection underpinned by the Ontology blockchain
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Changing the Architecture of Money
1.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies are in the process of transforming the way money works for everyone — from the largest financial institutions to consumers
Ethereum-Based Digital Art Platform ArtID Launches Security Token Offering
1.5.2020
ArtID aims to collect up to nearly 5 million euro in its security token offering, having already reached the soft cap set at 580,000 euros
Nasdaq Partners With R3 to Help Build Institutional-Grade Digital Assets
30.4.2020
Nasdaq is partnering with the blockchain solution provider R3 to build institution-grade digital assets and marketplaces
Cryptocurrency Trading Surges in Malaysia as Lockdown Cripples Economy
30.4.2020
Cryptocurrency trading in Malaysia has surged as the country endures an extended lockdown, costing its economy an estimated $550 million a day. Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges are reporting substantial growth in trading volumes and new users as people seek “a good store of value...
Digital Currency Group
29.4.2020
Founded by Barry Silbert in 2015, Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a venture capital firm that invests solely in the digital currency industry. Digital Currency Group has three subsidiaries: CoinDesk, which was purchased in January 2016, digital currency brokerage firm Genesis Trading and digital...