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RBI’s Power Over Crypto Challenged at Length in Indian Supreme Court Today
14.8.2019
The Indian supreme court resumed hearing the writ petitions against the banking restriction by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Wednesday. Many issues were discussed, ranging from the legality of the RBI action to the classification of crypto assets and how each country...
Say Hi to ‘Smart Beta BTC Index,’ launched by IDX Insights
14.8.2019
Here is the brand new launch by IDX Insights- the ‘smart beta BTC Index.’ It is basically a crypto index that makes use of smart beta construction method. The objective is to offer a controlled risk allocation and therefore, control volatility of the crypto assets. The IDX crypto Index is aiming...
Humble Starting of a Beast: DeFi Ecosystem has $481 Million locked in
13.8.2019
DeFi (decentralized finance) is the new hot sector in the crypto sphere, and it is growing at a fast pace to take over the conventional financial systems, giving decentralized freedom to the users all across the world. For instance, InstaDApp, and Compound, which are ETH based decentralized...
EY Hired to Help Develop Blockchain-Based Fine Wine Trading Platform
12.8.2019
A fine wine investment trading platform that tracks the origin and quality of assets on a blockchain has selected EY to provide technology services
Crypto Regulations Are Changing Worldwide to Comply With FATF Standards
12.8.2019
Governments worldwide are changing the way they regulate crypto assets to comply with the global cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Some are amending existing laws, while others are creating a new system to cooperate and share data. Also read: China Publishes...
Cobo, the Leading Cryptocurrency Wallet Connects with Binance Coin
11.8.2019
Cobo wallet will permit the Binance Coin holders, to access the decentralized applications, which also includes FOMO3D, CryptoKitties, and much more. Cobo’s association with the digital assets like EOS, TRX, ETH, and different projects implies that the wallet enables its clients to access...
India Plans to Introduce Crypto Bill Next Parliament Session – A Look at Community Responses
10.8.2019
The Indian government has submitted a draft crypto bill to the supreme court and expressed its intention to introduce the bill in the next parliament session. The court subsequently set a new date to hear the case relating to crypto regulation. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto community has ramped...
Ripple Invests in Equilibrium Connect for the Growth of Inter-ledger Ecosystem
10.8.2019
Xpring, the development arm of Ripple, will be supporting Equilibrium Connect as per the reports. The start-up is focused on creating open-source tools for the inter ledger protocol to encourage more business houses and people to use it. Ripple developed the ILP solution to help the financial...
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
Indian Supreme Court Heard Crypto Case in Depth Today
8.8.2019
The Indian supreme court finally heard the crypto case today after postponing it several times. The court addressed the government’s crypto policy as well as the writ petitions challenging the banking restriction by the central bank. The latter was heard in some detail while the former...
Indian Tax Authority Sends Probing Questions to Crypto Owners – Experts Weigh In
7.8.2019
As the Indian government deliberates on the country’s crypto policy, the tax authority continues to send out letters with lengthy, probing questions to crypto owners. News.Bitcoin.com talked to industry experts to find out the implications of these letters, what people can do when receiving...
How to Shuffle BCH and Keep Your Transactions Private With Cashshuffle
6.8.2019
As blockchain surveillance becomes more prevalent, cryptocurrency advocates have created ways to make digital currency transactions more private. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has an application called Cashshuffle, which allows users to shuffle their BCH with other fractions of BCH to obfuscate...
Market Outlook: Trade Wars and Filthy Fiat Battles Fuel Crypto Prices
5.8.2019
A slew of digital currencies have gathered decent gains over the last 48 hours and the entire market capitalization now stands at around $308 billion. Moreover, cryptocurrency trade volumes have kicked up a notch, capturing $66 billion in swaps over the last day. Overall, speculators think...
SEC Commissioner: US Could Draw Crypto Policy From These Countries
5.8.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could learn from other countries when finalizing its own crypto regulation, Commissioner Hester Peirce explains. While highlighting peculiar and notable features of the U.S. system, the commissioner emphasizes cross-border considerations, detailing...
Indian Government Updates Parliament on Crypto Plans
1.8.2019
The Indian parliament has repeatedly asked the finance minister about the government’s plans for cryptocurrency. In July alone, the Ministry of Finance answered three sets of questions: two in Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and one in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. Also read:...
Pre-Register for Bitcoin.com’s New Crypto Exchange to Win Bitcoin Cash Prizes
1.8.2019
Over the last few years, Bitcoin.com has striven to make digital assets more accessible to everyone in the world. In June we launched our peer-to-peer bitcoin cash marketplace Local.Bitcoin.com and this September we’re launching our very own exchange with over 50 trading pairs. Today...
Securitize Announced Tenth On-Chain Digital Asset Through Its Platform
31.7.2019
The security token start-up based in San Francisco, Securitize backed by Coinbase has announced the launch of the tenth on-chain digital asset. The start-up assists Coinbase and other firms in creating tokens or tokenization of assets and securities. The start-up entered into the digital asset...
Indian Finance Minister Addresses Crypto Proposal – Industry Responds
31.7.2019
India’s finance minister has broken silence and talked about the crypto draft bill and report her department is examining which propose to ban cryptocurrencies. While she views the report as “very futuristic and well-thought-out,” the crypto industry sees it as flawed...
China Publishes New Rankings of 37 Crypto Projects
31.7.2019
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto rankings. Thirty-seven projects have been evaluated and ranked overall as well as in three separate categories. Some favorites have changed and two projects have been added to the previous list of projects...
Philippines’ UnionBank Launches Stablecoin, Conducts the Country’s First Bank Blockchain Transaction
30.7.2019
The group ran its first transaction between three rural banks in an effort to improve its remittance offerings