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Nigerians Are Using Bitcoin to Bypass Trade Hurdles With China
13.8.2020
Nigerian entrepreneurs are increasingly using bitcoin as a way to trade internationally, noting its significant benefits over legacy financial systems
LocalCryptos Integrates Inbuilt Crypto-To-Crypto Exchanges, Powered by ChangeNOW
12.8.2020
ChangeNOW is happy to announce the integration with LocalCryptos – the world’s most popular non-custodial peer-to-peer crypto marketplace! From now on, LocalCryptos users can swap cryptocurrencies right inside its built-in non-custodial crypto wallet. To perform the desired trade in...
Mitsubishi Launches Blockchain Platform for Metal Trading
11.8.2020
The metals and minerals subsidiary of Mitsubishi has launched a blockchain platform to digitize metal trades
Darknet Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With $270 Million Bitcoin Drug Trade
5.8.2020
Two Costa Rican residents were charged for selling drugs worth $270 million on the darknet
Germany: Alleged Darknet Druglords on Trial for Bitcoin Narcotics Trade
5.8.2020
The alleged dealers involved in Germany’s largest Bitcoin-enabled darknet narcotics marketplace will stand trial today
South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations
4.8.2020
FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027...
You Can Now Trade Litecoin on the Ethereum Blockchain With Kyber
3.8.2020
pTokens has now listed Ethereum-compatible pLTC tokens on the Kyber Network
Bloomberg: Americans Trade Depreciating Dollars For Bitcoin
31.7.2020
Low-yielding dollar savings accounts aren’t cutting it for Americans anymore
Power Plants in Iran Are Authorized to Mine Bitcoin
29.7.2020
Power plants in Iran are allowed to mine cryptocurrencies, the deputy head of the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has reportedly confirmed. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy head of Tavanir, explained that entities have to apply for the necessary...
3iq Files IPO for Ether Fund to Trade on Canadian Stock Exchange
27.7.2020
3iq has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of its Ether Fund in Canada. The Canadian fund manager’s Bitcoin Fund is already trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Ether Fund has been preliminarily green-lighted by a Canadian regulator. Ether Fund’s IPO Canadian investment...
Chinese Blockchain-powered Cross-border Trade Pilot Handles USD 4.4bn
21.7.2020
Operators of a Chinese blockchain-powered cross-border trade pilot platform are set to expand the platform’s scope – with multi-million dollar trade deals now being conducted in a key testbed area.
Per Haiwainet, the central government is testing the efficacy of the network in the Guangdong-Hong...
Grayscale Receives FINRA Approval for BCH and LTC to Trade Publicly
21.7.2020
Financial regulators in the US approved shares of Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin trusts for trading on OTC Markets
Investor Charged in US After Obtaining Covid-19 Relief Loan to Trade Cryptocurrency
15.7.2020
The U.S. has charged an investor after he obtained two loans worth over $1.1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) intended for covid-19 relief and used some of the money to invest in cryptocurrency. He was taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently obtained the loans. Crypto...
Malaysian Shariah Council Permits Cryptocurrency Investing and Trading
10.7.2020
The Shariah Advisory Council of Malaysia’s securities commission has advised that it is permissible to invest and trade cryptocurrencies on registered crypto exchanges. About 60% of the country’s population are Muslims, many of whom have been reluctant to trade crypto in fear that...
South Korea Considers Blockchain-Run Free Trade Zone
7.7.2020
The South Korean government considers a free trade zone for industrial hemp run on a blockchain-based platform
Lithuania to Launch CBDC This Month — Intended for Collection Purposes, Not Trade
2.7.2020
Lithuania might become one of the first countries to issue a CBDC — but there’s a catch
The New US-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact Holds Opportunity for Distributed Tech
1.7.2020
NAFTA's replacement, which comes into force today, contains several provisions that might open the way for blockchain technology
Indian Crypto Banks and Exchanges See Massive Growth Amid Rising Covid-19 Crisis: Survey
30.6.2020
The crypto industry in India is experiencing massive growth, according to a new survey of crypto banks and exchanges. Despite the country’s deepening coronavirus crisis, crypto exchanges say trading volumes and the number of signups continue to grow substantially. India’s Cryptocurrency...
Mining, Steel Giants Complete USD14m Blockchain-powered Iron Ore Trade
29.6.2020
One of the world’s largest mining companies, BHP Group, says it has completed a USD 14 million blockchain-powered iron ore transaction with China’s Baosteel – one of the largest steelmaking firms on the planet.
The move follows on from last month’s trade between the two companies that saw...
World’s Biggest Mining Firm Makes First Ore Trade on a Blockchain
29.6.2020
BHP has completed its first trial trade transaction of iron ore with China's Baosteel using blockchain technology