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First Mover: Stimulus Winning as Biden Surges in Polls and Bitcoin Eyes $12K
13.10.2020
Bitcoin nears $12K after six-day winning streak, as analysts predict economy will need trillions of dollars of stimulus
Bank of Russia issues consultation paper on digital ruble
13.10.2020
Russia’s central bank says that the digital ruble can be an “additional form of money alongside cash and non-cash.”
Major P2P crypto platform LocalBitcoins is blocked in Russia
13.10.2020
LocalBitcoins’ website has been blacklisted in one of its key markets
European Central Bank seeks public input on digital euro
13.10.2020
A digital euro would not replace cash, but complement it, says the European Central Bank
Bank of England Moves Closer to Negative Interest Rates, Asks Banks if They Are Ready
13.10.2020
The Bank of England has moved closer to adopting a negative interest rate policy. The central bank has asked commercial banks in the U.K. to provide details of how ready they are to deal with negative interest rates, asserting that for the policy to be effective, commercial banks need to be ready...
Former Steem devs believe CPU mining is the key to a fair launch for their ‘blockchain 3.0'
13.10.2020
Steemit veterans vow to improve blockchain upgradeability and avoid damaging hard forks
Serena Williams Looks to Have Dropped Coinbase Investment After Activism Row
13.10.2020
Williams' venture firm no longer displays Coinbase among its portfolio firms
Bitcoin has a ‘dark forest’ of its own, and it has to do with brainwallets
13.10.2020
Using weak seed phrases means instant loss of funds on the Bitcoin network
The OECD Wants to Tax Your Crypto to Pay for COVID-19 Recovery Efforts
13.10.2020
Source: Adobe/Johanna Mühlbauer
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is looking to push its members to adopt crypto tax frameworks.
Per a new OECD report, the organization said it wants to promote transparency in all transactions involving cryptoassets, ensuring revenues...
Spain Working on Bill to Force Crypto Holders to Disclose Assets, Gains
13.10.2020
The planned bill comes as part of broader legislation aimed at cracking down on tax fraud, a government spokesperson said
Bitcoin Eyes $12K Price After 6-Day Streak of Gains
13.10.2020
Bitcoin's six-day run of gains has shifted the focus to psychological hurdle of $12,000. Some analysts are looking even higher
IBM blockchain powers new app to help firms reopen amid pandemic
13.10.2020
IBM’s new blockchain-based COVID-19 application puts privacy first
Five Blockchain Use Cases Might Boost Global GDP by USD 1.76T - PwC
13.10.2020
Driven by need for trust in digital world, blockchain technology is expected to boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by more than a trillion dollars, estimated professional services network PwC, and will do so through five major use cases.
PwC's latest report, titled "Time for trust:...
The Securities Clarity Act Is Simple and Logical (and Bad News for Lawyers Like Me)
13.10.2020
The Securities Clarity Act deserves the crypto community's support because it's technology-agnostic, limited in scope and respects precedent
Coronavirus: IBM Launching Blockchain ‘Health Pass’ to Support Return to Public Spaces
13.10.2020
IBM Watson Health says the digital pass would help individuals safely return to shared physical spaces like work, school, flights or stadiums
Bitcoin price dump ‘not going to happen’ as whales stay off exchanges
13.10.2020
The post-BitMEX trading arena is not skewed to selling despite BTC/USD nearing $11,500, CryptoQuant data shows
Blockchain can add $1.76 trillion to global GDP by 2030, says report
13.10.2020
A PwC report estimates that blockchain technology will make up 1.4% of the global economy
Nearly 2 Million Sign Up for China’s Digital Yuan ‘Lottery’
13.10.2020
Around 50,000 digital "red envelopes," reminiscent of the traditional gifts doled out in China for special occasions and each containing 200 digital yuan ($29.60), were handed out Monday
Canadian Pacific Railway Seeks Logistics Boost From Blockchain Tech
13.10.2020
Canadian Pacific – in operation since 1881 – has joined blockchain-based logistics platform TradeLens
Ex-bank Boss Lebedev Says 'Parasitic' 'Banks Pocket Clients Money,' Touts DeFi
13.10.2020
Alexander Lebedev. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Александр Лебедев
A Russian media mogul and former bank chief who is set to launch an ambitious new, DeFi-themed cryptobank project in Switzerland has taken a swipe at the conventional banking system and countries that allow themselves...