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A Virtual Experience of Retail Banking International Conference & Awards 2020
20.5.2020
London—Be part of a virtual experience and join in on June 24, for the 35th Retail Banker International Conference & Awards 2020. Engaging networking opportunities and cutting-edge content specifically for the retail banking industry direct to your screen. Due to overwhelming demand from...
Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash
15.5.2020
Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United...
Chinese, International Telcos Explore ‘Blockchain + 5G’ Paradigm
8.5.2020
Telecoms companies are increasingly looking to combine 5G and blockchain operations – particularly those based in China, per a new report that suggests blockchain development is as now as important to telecoms firms as next-generation mobile networks.
Media outlet Communication Information News...
TNC IT Group’s Token to Be Listed This April
27.4.2020
TNC IT Group (TNC), an international blockchain company, will have its native currency TNC Coin listed on crypto exchanges by April 30. TNC Coin is set to progress fast in the market due to its expedited listing and user base. Since TNC revealed its merger project, interested crypto investors...
Bitcoin Mining Equipment Maker Ebang Files $100 Million IPO for US Stock Market Listing
26.4.2020
Bitcoin mining chip maker Ebang International Holdings Inc. is seeking to raise up to $100 million through an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. The Chinese company will sell Class A ordinary shares of nominal value HK$0.001 (US$0.00013) per share if its IPO filing is approved. In a filing...
Liquidity Crisis: The Fed Is Sending Billions of Emergency Dollars to USD-Dependent Nations
24.4.2020
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn. These moves have caused a number of sound money advocates and economists to explain...
ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon Market
22.4.2020
International Chamber of Commerce’s Carbon Council targets carbon market liquidation by using blockchain
Heifer International Joins Libra Association to ‘Support Financial Inclusion’
20.4.2020
Heifer International has joined the Libra Association, just days after the group modified its stablecoin vision to focus on a series of single-currency tokens rather than one basket-backed version
IMF Predicts Worst Global Crisis Since Great Depression, Costing $9 Trillion
16.4.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the world’s current economic crisis is the worst downturn since the Great Depression, and no country is spared. The IMF estimates that the cumulative loss to global GDP from the pandemic could be around 9 trillion dollars. Also read: IMF Declares...
DentaVox: Market Statistics Powered by Blockchain
16.4.2020
Back in November 2017, the Netherlands-based Dentacoin Foundation launched its market research platform DentaVox among other software products to raise oral health awareness with the help of blockchain. Two and a half years later, DentaVox has already gained international traction as a trustworthy...
[aktualita] SPI International mění vizuální podobu stanice FilmBox
16.4.2020
Filmový kanál FilmBox představí novou grafickou podobu. Jako první ji v dubnu uvidí diváci v České republice a na Slovensku. Pak bude nasazena v dalších zemích. „Inovovaná grafika přinese některé nové funkce, díky kterým bude obsahová propagace lépe srozumitelná,“ prohlásil Haymi Behar...
International Regulatory Milestones for Crypto Exchanges in 2020
15.4.2020
2020 has already become the year of new regulations worldwide: What’s new for cryptocurrency exchanges?
G20 Considers 10 Rules for Regulation of Stablecoins Like Facebook Libra
15.4.2020
The G20 is setting rules to regulate stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Responding to a call by the G20, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has provided 10 “high-level” recommendations that establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Also read:...
An EU Committee Calls for Crypto Rules w/ International Standards
13.4.2020
A committee of the European Parliament calls for the end of crypto-related regulatory arbitrage - a way to use loopholes in regulatory systems to avoid unfavorable regulations - proposing that crypto regulation should be made at the international level.
Though various countries have tackled...
Philippine SEC Warns of International Ponzi Offering 300% Daily Returns
2.4.2020
‘Bitcoin Revolution’ Ponzi scheme targets investors from AUS, EU, and the Philippines using fake news & celeb endorsements on social media
IMF Declares Global Recession, 80 Countries Request Help, Trillions of Dollars Needed
30.3.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that we have entered a global recession — one that is as bad as or worse than the previous global financial crisis. 80 countries have already requested emergency assistance from the IMF. Meanwhile, the G20 has reported fiscal measures...
Will Stablecoins Be the New International Currency?
28.3.2020
Digital currencies like stablecoins are getting increased attention from governments and international communities alike. Let’s take a look at why this is the case. There are a few factors driving the search for a global digital currency: the volatility of national fiat currencies, the increased...
Central Bank Officials: DLT Can Improve the Global Financial System
8.3.2020
An IMF official is concerned that central banks may be rushing to develop blockchain systems without properly vetting the technology first
How Blockchain Can Be Used to Promote Gender Equality
8.3.2020
Stellar Foundation CEO: Blockchain offers financial on-ramps for women who previously have been excluded from systems of credit and wealth accumulation
Stimulus, QE, Rate Cuts: Coronavirus Fuels Central Banks’ Monetary Easing Policy
8.3.2020
The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has caused government leaders to react and central banks are breaking out tools from their arsenal of monetary easing schemes. The world’s central banks say...