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South Korea's Central Bank Launches Digital Currency Pilot Program
6.4.2020
South Korea's central bank is undertaking a CBDC pilot program, although it currently believes the need to issue a digital currency is slim
10 Countries Actively Regulating Cryptocurrency Despite Global Crisis
6.4.2020
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting financial crisis, at least 10 countries have made announcements regarding cryptocurrency regulation since our last regulatory roundup. They include Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Spain, Germany, India, the Philippines, the U.S., and South...
Bitcoin.com’s Cashfusion Fund Exceeds Goal: $100K Raised for Bitcoin Cash Privacy
5.4.2020
Bitcoin.com’s Cashfusion Fund officially surpassed the fundraiser goal by 103.3% or $51K worth of bitcoin cash spread out between 623 donations. The funds will go toward Cashfusion developer expenses and a security audit from Kudelski Security. Bitcoin.com also matched the funds donated...
ICO Crackdown: 11 Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against Cryptocurrency Companies
5.4.2020
A number of class-action lawsuits have been filed against various digital asset firms and exchanges on Friday. The U.S.-based “litigation boutique,” Roche Cyrulnik Freedman, filed the lawsuit for three plaintiffs in the Southern District of New York. All three lawsuits claim that...
BIS Calls for Central Bank Digital Currencies Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
5.4.2020
‘The central bank of central banks’ is advocating for the development of CBDCs amid the coronavirus pandemic
Evidence Shows Politicians and Wall Street CEOs Expected the Market Crash Well Before Covid-19
4.4.2020
The coronavirus outbreak has sent shockwaves through the world’s economy and this has caused politicians and central bankers to react in various ways. However, global market leaders, Wall Street CEOs and hedge fund managers had one of the best years in more than a decade since the 2008...
Talking Digital Future: Smart Cities
4.4.2020
Technological implementations, smartness, digitalization: What is behind the idea of “smart cities”?
The Bitcoin Cash Halving Countdown – 50% Less Block Reward in 4 Days
4.4.2020
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will face a halving in four days and many BCH proponents are getting ready for the big day. Unfortunately, the covid-19 outbreak has overshadowed the halving and BCH has dropped in value by roughly 30% since the end of February. Also Read: Bitcoin Halving Will Drop...
BRI Remittance Brings Digital Identity to Banking With Blockchain Partnership
4.4.2020
Blockchain-based digital identity solutions are in fashion — an Indonesian bank has become the latest to drive business growth and facilitate 24-hour remittances
BIS Researchers Say Coronavirus Could Spur Central Banks to Adopt Digital Payments
3.4.2020
BIS researchers think COVID-19 may accelerate the adoption of digital payments and sharpen the debate over central bank digital currencies
Homeowners Can’t Pay: US Lenders Prepare for Catastrophic Real Estate Market
3.4.2020
The coronavirus has managed to seep into every facet of the global economy and it seems nothing will escape its financial wrath. During the last two weeks as unemployment levels have skyrocketed in the U.S.; analysts, economists, and wealth managers have been warning about another subprime mortgage...
Looking for a Safe Haven Digital Asset? Try Gold
3.4.2020
Gold has traditionally been a safe place to invest during market turmoil. Now there's a new option: tokenized gold, says the CEO of Smart Valor, a European exchange
Russian Official: Cryptocurrency Bill Completed — Effects on Payments, Exchanges, Miners
3.4.2020
The chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets has confirmed that the bill which provides the regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Russia has been completed. The official explained key features of the bill, including how cryptocurrency exchanges and miners will...
CryptoKitties Devs Secure Patent for NBA Digital Tokens
3.4.2020
Dapper Labs obtained a patent in Brazil on March 24 enabling them to produce NBA-branded digital collectibles
Merchant Services, Gambling, and Darknets: Coronavirus Economy Stunts Cryptocurrency Spending
3.4.2020
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance...
Tiger King’s Archnemesis Big Cat Rescue Accepts Bitcoin
2.4.2020
The number one show on Netflix in the U.S. right now is a television series called “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” and American audiences are eating it up like candy. While the docuseries costar Joseph Maldonado, aka “Joe Exotic,” spends 22 years behind bars...
Digital Custodian Anchorage Adds XRP Storage for Institutional Customers
2.4.2020
Anchorage, a digital asset custodian targeting institutional clients, has added support for XRP, offering services for all of the top-3 cryptocurrencies
Binance and CoinMarketCap Announce Acquisition to Collectively Make Cryptocurrency More Accessible for Everyone
2.4.2020
The global blockchain company behind the world’s largest digital asset exchange by trading volume and users, Binance, today announced thatContinue Reading
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Ethereum Founder Tells Bitcoin Dev: BTC Wasn’t Always ‘Digital Gold’
2.4.2020
Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, got into a Twitter spat with a Bitcoin developer when he told him the Bitcoin narrative had changed from ‘P2P cash’ to ‘digital gold’
CMT Digital Head Says BTC Trading Still Strong Despite Global Conditions
2.4.2020
Bitcoin trading has not changed much lately, even amid global coronavirus fears and market uncertainty