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Central Banks Dump Gold for the First Time Since 2010, Precious Metal Drops 9% Since August High
30.10.2020
A few central banks have started selling tons of gold for the first time since 2010 in order to ease the financial suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. At $1,875 per ounce, gold prices are down -9.63% since the commodity’s high of $2,075 on August 6. Even though gold has dropped...
World Gold Council Survey Shows Cryptocurrency Investment the 5th Most Popular in Russia
22.10.2020
According to a recent research survey, cryptocurrency investment is a touch more popular than gold in Russia. An organization called the World Gold Council surveyed 2,023 investors and cryptocurrency turned out to be the fifth-largest investment next to gold. The World Gold Council (WGC)...
Shariah Compliance Expert Says Cryptocurrencies Are Legit Commodities
16.10.2020
A shariah compliance expert, the current chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at Malaysia’s central bank and a shariah board member at many financial companies, says that cryptocurrency is a legit commodity that can be exchanged. Cryptocurrency and Shariah Compliance Cryptocurrency...
WEF Releases Report Assessing Global Blockchain Standards
14.10.2020
The Global Standards Mapping Initiative is the most "comprehensive" attempt so far to survey blockchain technical standards, the WEF said
Malaysian SC Shariah Advisory Council praises crypto’s ‘great potential’
8.10.2020
A Shariah Advisory Council chairman in Malaysia has praised the “great potential” of cryptocurrency
Prepping for an Airdrop: Prominent BCH Community Members Bid Bitcoin ABC Devs Farewell
2.9.2020
On August 18, 2020, the Bitcoin ABC development team announced a “feature freeze,” which will include a new Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and a week later explained it was also initiating a “governance council.” Despite the recent announcements, Bitcoin ABC has lost...
305 Venezuelan Municipalities to Collect Tax in Cryptocurrency Petro
13.8.2020
Venezuela’s national tax harmonization agreement has been signed by the council representing 305 municipalities. They have agreed to use the country’s cryptocurrency, the petro, as the unit of account for tax payments. Taxing in Petro The Bolivarian Council of Mayors signed...
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...
Malaysian Regulator's Shariah Advisory Council Allows Digital Asset Trading
9.7.2020
The Malaysian authority that oversees compliance with Islamic law in finance has permitted digital asset trading
European Innovation Council Awards $5M to Six Blockchain Projects
1.7.2020
A Dutch project fighting fake news with blockchain wins European Commission’s “Blockchains for Social Good” prize
Leading Middle East Telecoms Firm Zain Joins Hedera Governing Council
15.6.2020
Major telecoms provider Zain has joined the governing council for distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph
Cardano’s IOHK and Global Blockchain Business Council Join Hyperledger
12.6.2020
Hyperledger has attracted eight new members, spanning firms working on blockchain based supply chain solutions, payments, and token standardization
CrossTower Joins the Crypto Rating Council
10.6.2020
The Crypto Rating Council announced the addition of NY-based CrossTower as its newest member
South Korean Electronics Giant LG Joins Hedera Hashgraph Council
28.5.2020
Electronics giant LG joined the Hedera Hashgraph governing council Wednesday. Its the council's first home appliance manufacturer and second Asia-based member
LG Shows Interest in Distributed Ledger Technology, Joins Hedera Hashgraph Governing Council
28.5.2020
South Korea’s electronic giant exhibits interest in distributed ledger technology
University College London Joins Governing Council for Hedera Hashgraph
6.5.2020
University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies has joined the governing council for enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph
University College London Joins Hedera Hashgraph as Council Member, Research Partner
6.5.2020
UCL will be the first university and 13th member of the Hedera Hashgraph governing council, whose members run nodes and vote on software updates
ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon Market
22.4.2020
International Chamber of Commerce’s Carbon Council targets carbon market liquidation by using blockchain
‘Ship-to-Ship’ Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea’s Illicit $1.5B Crypto Stash
7.4.2020
Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains
Coinbase-Backed Crypto Rating Council Lists IOTA, BAT, and USDC
4.4.2020
Coinbase-backed Crypto Rating Council’s asset rating lists three new cryptocurrencies, Basic Attention Token, Iota and USDC