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Venezuelans Fighting Economic Hardship Discover Crypto’s True Potential
6.9.2019
For quite some time now, Venezuela has been suffering from a political crisis and a collapsing economy. Venezuelans dealing with rampant inflation continue to see their purchasing power decline. After witnessing one of the worst economic disasters in modern history, 4 million citizens have...
Capital Controls in Argentina Demonstrate Dangers of Government-Controlled Money
5.9.2019
The current financial system, with governments and central banks controlling the flow of money, creates impediments for people’s economic freedom. Among them is the danger that the ruling class will try to hide its mismanagement of the country’s affairs by preventing people from voting...
5 Key Concepts from Day One at Bitcoin Cash City
5.9.2019
With day one of North Queensland’s Bitcoin Cash City all wrapped up, conference attendees were left with an overflow of big ideas to distill, process, and potentially integrate. These include underwriting merchant adoption, building tech parks and mining operations, BIP70 applications...
Marshall Islands Launches National Crypto With 'Fixed Supply'
4.9.2019
The digital currency will have a fixed, tamper-proof money supply, with growth predetermined at 4% per year
Dutch Central Bank Prepares to Start Regulating Crypto Sector
4.9.2019
The central bank of the Netherlands is preparing to supervise the country’s crypto sector. The bank has requested crypto exchanges and wallet providers to come forward and submit some information. Once the law takes effect, these operators will be required to register with the central bank...
Franklin Templeton to Track Money Fund Shares on Stellar Blockchain
3.9.2019
Asset manager Franklin Templeton plans to use the Stellar blockchain to record shares in a new money market fund
Asset Management Giant Puts Government Money Market Fund on Stellar
3.9.2019
Franklin Templeton Investments files with the SEC to set up a government money market fund with a focus on blockchain-based shares
‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
2.9.2019
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa...
Zcash Developer Electric Coin Co. Reveals Q1 Financial Loss
30.8.2019
The for-profit arm supporting zcash has issued a new report saying it avoided layoffs throughout the bear market despite being in the red
Report: No Bank Account Needed to Transfer China’s Upcoming CBDC
30.8.2019
The upcoming China CBDC will be available to users without bank accounts, says Binance Research
Dharma Announces Closed Beta for Version 2 of Lending Platform
29.8.2019
New version of lending platform Dharma is now in beta, with new infrastructure and open source smart contracts
UN Official: Cryptocurrency Makes Criminals Harder to Catch
29.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies have made combating money laundering significantly harder, according to a United Nations official
Mega Drug Pushers Johnson & Johnson Get Away While Peaceful Silk Road Is Destroyed
28.8.2019
It’s been said that those who protest the loudest are often the ones who are guilty, and when it comes to government and their pet corporations, things are no different. No surprise, then, that the blustery moralizing — and violent state force brought to bear against businesses —...
Unconfirmed: Eight Institutions to Get China’s Digital Currency First
28.8.2019
China will reportedly give eight organizations including Alibaba the first crop of its digital currency
Gemini Joins Silvergate Exchange Network for 24/7 Fiat Money Transfers
27.8.2019
Gemini joins Silvergate’s exchange network to enable real-time USD transfers
Chainalysis Executive: Transparency and Analytics Build Trust in Crypto
27.8.2019
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Jesse Spiro, global head of policy at Chainalysis, says that transparency and analytics help fight ‘wild west’ image of crypto
Market Update: Economists Envision Global Recession While Crypto Prices Soldier On
26.8.2019
Last week cryptocurrency prices bounced around after a majority of coins dropped in value on August 21. Today on August 26, digital currency markets have gained around 1.52%, gathering $4 billion since the initial slump. Despite the volatility, cryptocurrencies have consolidated and a...
The Faketoshi Circus: Even Bitcoin Can’t Escape the Politics of Money
26.8.2019
The latest effort by someone to present themselves as the creator of bitcoin says a lot about the propensity for drama in the ecosystem, Michael J Casey writes
Immortality, Cryogenics and UBI: How The Crypto Rich Influence Science
25.8.2019
The rise of cryptocurrency is changing the philanthropic world by causing the redistribution of wealth from old money to visionary innovators and early tech adopters. The new crypto rich invest their donations by supporting scientific research in groundbreaking fields that may one day enable...
Hashed CEO on New Trend In Crypto Startup Investing: Money Wises Up
25.8.2019
Blockchain investment is still in its early days. But with a scene that moves fast, it will come as no surprise to hear that the investment landscape has already changed beyond recognition.
Simon Kim, CEO of South Korea-based blockchain accelerator Hashed, says that the days of passive investors...