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‘Gods Unchained’ Crypto Game Raises $15 Million from Naspers, Galaxy
23.9.2019
The maker of "Gods Unchained" just raised $15 million from Naspers and Galaxy Digital, signaling mounting investor interest in digital ownership
PBoC Denies Claims It Will Launch Digital Currency in November
23.9.2019
China's central bank has played down reports that it will issue its digital yuan in November through major banks and companies
Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Launches Digital Assets Exchange Prototype
23.9.2019
SIX has launched a pilot version of SDX, its exchange and central securities depository (CSD) for digital assets
Coinbase to Lay New Line of Assets for Listing
23.9.2019
The cryptocurrency giant, Coinbase recently revealed its plans to bring in support for 8 new virtual currencies. The plan is laid as a strategic part of its main agenda, i.e., giving customers access to over 90% of the overall market cap of its digital currencies. Coinbase revealed its plans...
Coinbase Future Offerings Could Include Telegram Among Other Digital Assets
23.9.2019
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, is exploring the possibility of including the Telegram messaging app on its platform in the future. The Coinbase revealed this in a communication wherein the cryptocurrency platform expressed its intention to include Telegram along with other...
Bakkt Regulated Bitcoin Futures Now Live on Major Exchange
23.9.2019
Trading is now live for Bakkt’s regulated, physically-delivered daily and monthly bitcoin futures, with the first trade executed at 8:02 pm ET on Sunday. Customers’ bitcoins are stored in the Bakkt Warehouse, a qualified custodian, regulated by the New York State Department of Financial...
SLP Token Environment Built on Bitcoin Cash Continues to Expand
20.9.2019
According to public data, a number of individuals are creating tokens using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain every day. The SLP ecosystem is expanding and has given anyone the ability to create the next great digital token for tomorrow. Also read: Snowden:...
Wells Fargo’s Stablecoin ‘Faster, Cheaper’ Than SWIFT, Says Exec
20.9.2019
Wells Fargo’s innovation lead says the bank’s new digital cash for internal transfers is faster and more efficient than SWIFT.
Now Buy Bitcoin from Any 7-Eleven Store in the Philippines
20.9.2019
Abra, a renowned cryptocurrency wallet application, has begun selling digital currencies for cash across all the 7-Eleven stores based in the Philippines. The company has achieved this feat through its latest collaboration with ECPay, Philippines’ eminent electronic payment service provider. Abra...
Popular Smartphone Apps Are Adding Crypto Capabilities
20.9.2019
News of Japan messaging giant Line’s September 17 launch of an app-connected crypto exchange is captivating lots of attention in the crypto and tech industries this week. Other initially non-crypto apps are also entering the market, adding native tokens, tipping functions and cryptocurrency...
Coinbase Looks to Add Support for Telegram and 16 Other Digital Assets
19.9.2019
Coinbase is exploring adding support for Telegram and 16 other new digital assets
North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions
19.9.2019
A North Korean official claims that a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cryptocurrency is on the horizon. According to a delegate for the Committee for Cultural Relations, Alejandro Cao de Benós, the country plans to forge a token backed by a physical commodity like gold...
Changes Afoot for Philippine Crypto-Friendly Economic Zone
19.9.2019
The special economic zone in the Philippines known for its crypto friendliness is undergoing some changes. Government-owned Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) is investigating a case involving one of its licensed crypto exchanges after a tip from the Chinese government. The authority has also...
Central Banker: CBDCs Are a Flexible Tool for Zero-Interest Rate World
19.9.2019
Central banks can benefit from digital currencies but they don’t necessarily need a blockchain, says Chile’s top central banker
Residents of Two Canadian Municipalities can Now Pay Property Taxes Through Cryptocurrency
19.9.2019
Cryptocurrency has made a foray into public life in Canada, with its use and adoption to provide certain services to the residents of two municipalities there. The residents of Richmond Hill, Ontario will be provided with an alternate mode to pay property tax. Individuals and businesses will now...
Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption
18.9.2019
Crypto awareness is reaching levels almost unimaginable just years ago, with telecommunications giants, big banks, mainstream media, and even professional sports teams now discussing and flouting digital assets. AT&T now allows customers to pay their phone bills in bitcoin, Japanese SMS giant...
Snowden: US Seizing My Book Revenue is ‘Good for Bitcoin’
18.9.2019
Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden is being sued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for his latest memoir. The agency won’t stop Metropolitan Books from publishing Snowden’s new book but the government will take the revenue he earns from the memoir...
Germany Passes National Policy to Explore Blockchain But Limit Stablecoins
18.9.2019
Germany's cabinet has passed a national strategy for exploring blockchain tech, while limiting the threat of stablecoins like Facebook's Libra
Former Hockey Winger Gets nabbed for Crypto Fraud
18.9.2019
Moscow court ordered on September 16th that Igor Musatov is to be detained for one month in accusations of $800,000 fraud in cryptocurrencies. The CEO of a firm was unable to amend relations with Musatov, who now has taken the matter to legal authorities and lead to his nabbing. TASS,...
10 Tax Tools to Help Crypto Owners
18.9.2019
While tax laws on cryptocurrency vary by jurisdiction, there are many useful tools to help you calculate crypto taxes, lower your tax liabilities, and simplify your filing — no matter where you are. Many of them work globally, supporting tax forms of multiple countries, and can import data...