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Europol Predicts Rise of ‘Criminal’ Crypto Exchanges in Digital Underground
15.10.2019
Is the current industry landscape, where centralized exchanges dominate cryptocurrency trading volumes, about to change in the coming years? Europol predicts that international regulatory demands for identity verification on established venues will push privacy concerned traders into so-called...
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
14.10.2019
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights is an international, monetary reserve system created specifically to address limitations of gold and standard fiat currencies such as the USD....
Samsung Working With Ripple Partner, Finablr, on International Payments
10.10.2019
Samsung is dipping a toe into blockchain-based remittances thanks to a partnership with Finablr
Bittrex, Coinbase and Kraken Set up Crypto Rating Council
30.9.2019
The heavy hand of regulators has been stifling the growth of the cryptocurrency industry in the U.S. and caused innovators to flock abroad. In a bid to mitigate one aspect of this problem, major players have now created a joint system for rating what constitutes a security token. Also Read:...
International Crypto Exchange Luno Adds Bitcoin Cash Trading
29.9.2019
Luno exchange has added bitcoin cash trading to the platform following feedback from its client base. BCH is now only the third cryptocurrency available for trading on the exchange, in addition to BTC and ETH, but more options could be on the way once Luno determines that they are credible enough....
Venezuela’s Central Bank Indicates Plans to Stockpile Bitcoin
27.9.2019
Various reports reveal Venezuela’s central bank is allegedly contemplating hoarding a variety of cryptocurrencies like BTC within its internal reserves. The state-operated gas company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) has asked to send BTC and ETH payments to Banco Central...
Tether CNH Gets Listed by Bittrex International
27.9.2019
According to the official announcement dated September 25, 2019, Bittrex International is all set to list Tether CNH on its platform. The digital asset trading platform first announced the update through its official handle on Twitter, followed by a detailed blog post. New Listing Update:...
Bittrex International To Offer 25 Million Worth Bittrex Credits To International Customers
25.9.2019
Bittrex International, the leading European-based cryptocurrency exchange for non-US customers, has announced an expansion of its beta rewards program to a larger international client base. The program will foster rewarding of Bittrex Credits of over 25 million worth to the loyal Bittrex...
Japan’s Central Bank Chief Calls for International Effort on Libra Regulation
24.9.2019
The governor of the Bank of Japan has called for global cooperation in regulating stablecoins like the Facebook-led Libra
FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy
17.9.2019
The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will...
Crypto Facilitates Money Transfer for Restricted China
14.9.2019
Crypto is not illegal in China, but it is illegal for banks and financial institutions to deal in crypto. It’s also illegal to send or receive over $50,000 in fiat money without government permission. Restrictive banking regulations, international trade wars, and a surveillance state in...
Bittrex to List Hedera Hashgraph for U.S. & International Customers
13.9.2019
The United States-based, globally reputed cryptocurrency exchange, Bittrex has announced the listing of its highly anticipated project, Hedera Hashgraph, on its platform. Carved out as the brainwork of Dr. Leemon Baird, Hedera Hashgraph ($HBAR) will be made available for the trading purpose...
Switzerland Open to International Cooperation on Libra, Says Watchdog
12.9.2019
FINMA director Mark Branson has rebuffed the notion that Facebook’s choice of Switzerland for the Libra Association HQ was a matter of regulatory arbitrage
Bitcoin Is a Truth Machine, Says Gold Bullion International Co-Founder
10.9.2019
Gold Bullion International co-founder Dan Tapiero analyzed Bitcoin’s value as a truth machine
SIS International Research Opens Blockchain Consulting Division
6.9.2019
After advising its clients on DLT applications for 2 years, SIS International Research sets up its blockchain consulting division
International Regulator Appoints New ‘Crypto Regulations’ Chief
3.9.2019
International financial authority the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has appointed one of Japan’s top cryptocurrency regulators as its new leader.
Ryozo Himino. The FCB said, per an official release, that it had appointed Ryozo Himino, the Vice Minister for International Affairs of his country’s...
A Crypto Fix for a Broken International Monetary System
2.9.2019
Mark Carney's recent statements about a new digital global currency has opened the door to fresh ideas built on blockchain, Michael J Casey writes
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
PR: Plan Flash – Decentralized Data Processing
20.8.2019
Data processing is indispensable everywhere and all the time in modern life. The daily services we use every day, such as face recognition, voice assistant, text recognition, automatic recommendation, automatic data analysis and so on, all have a large number of data processing requirements...
MoneyGram International Ventures into Strategic Alliance with Ripple for Global Payments
3.8.2019
MoneyGram, the Dallas based money Transfer Company, has associated with San Francisco based fintech Ripple as its primary partner for payments involving different countries. MoneyGram’s stock moved up to 168 percent recently following Ripple’s declaration that it will purchase...