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Javier Calafell, the deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has recently talked about central bank digital currencies (CBDC). To him, they will not be able to hold a lot of interest for the general public unless they are able to be used in a fully anonymous way. He talked about this during a […]
2019-7-12 01:31 | |
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The US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex, had previously allowed its users to perform margin trading and did not deal with fiat currencies. However, in a recent development, the Delaware-based cryptocurrency exchange platform has revealed enabling fiat to crypto trading on its platform.
2019-7-10 15:30 | |
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Throughout history, the banking industry has always been vulnerable to a range of risks, but somehow, it has been able to survive for over three thousand years. But now, traditional banking is increasingly under threat from geopolitical uncertainty and, most significantly, from the advent of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and Bitcoin.
2019-7-8 01:00 | |
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Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream. The Bitcoin and blockchain technology company announced on May 15, 2019, the final day of the Consensus 2019 conference, that Liquid Securities, a platform for issuing and managing security tokens on its Liquid sidechain, is ready to go live.
2019-5-16 19:14 | |
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Digiwills is a service based on a smart contract that aims to ensure that your digital assets are not lost or fall into the wrong hands. Thanks to the blockchain technology, with this innovative service it will be possible to safely leave all your digital assets.
2019-5-14 03:22 | |
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On May 9, 2019, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new “interpretive guidance” about how its regulations apply to businesses that conduct money transmissions in virtual currencies.
2019-5-11 21:34 | |
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Crypto security and intelligence firm CipherTrace has published its Q1 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, revealing that exchange platforms all over the world have lost nearly $400 million as a result of hacks and thefts.
2019-5-3 17:40 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.
2019-4-30 20:16 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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California-based online brokerage with zero-fees, Robinhood, announced that it has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency with the aim of being able to “offer traditional banking products and services.
2019-4-24 17:00 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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A Romanian Central Bank official has said that it not necessarily true that digital currencies issued by central banks… The post Cryptocurrencies Will Never Be Able To Substitute the Currency Issued by a Central Bank, Says Romanian Bank Official appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-18 14:07 | |
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By CCN. com: Central bankers occasionally lose their guard and reveal that they are constantly worrying they will be rendered irrelevant by cryptocurrencies. The latest proof comes from the National Bank of Romania courtesy of the central bank’s administration council member, Daniel Daianu.
2019-4-17 12:48 | |
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The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have developed a digital token called the Learning Coin to encourage their employees to learn about blockchain technology. Along with the new crypto token, the two companies have also developed an app where employees can go to share blockchain-related content.
2019-4-16 17:32 | |
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Within the sphere of traditional finance, at least, crypto has a custody problem. The problem? Crypto is complicated, security is tricky and — if we’re being frank — the suits don’t know a bit from a byte (or a blockchain from a cloud server).
2019-4-12 22:03 | |
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Paypal has made a relatively small (for a $120+ billion company) in Cambridge Blockchain, which is a company focused on digital identity. Paypal’s First Blockchain Investment Cambridge Blockchain is working on a product that will amount to a digital passport: the user will be able to have strict control of who uses their data, but also be able to use it to verify themselves.
2019-4-3 01:42 | |
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QuadrigaCX monitor Ernst & Young suspects that the beleaguered exchange’s late CEO, Gerald Cotten, may have been financing personal expenditures with company funds, and it is now recommending that the assets in Cotten’s estate be placed under a preservation order.
2019-4-3 01:19 | |
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The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT), a new bank in Puerto Rico catering to cryptocurrency traders, is now fully operational. SJMBT announced its receipt of all appropriate licensing from Puerto Rican regulatory officials to begin offering “fiat and digital asset custody and settlement services,” which are “to be integrated with the trading platforms offered by its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Exchange (SJMX).
2019-4-3 00:47 | |
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The Bitcoin bull and bear market cycles are a pattern that produces significant developments — when the market is cold, people tend to focus on building the next wave of groundbreaking technology.
2019-3-29 16:26 | |
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Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems.
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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An Israeli court has ruled that Union Bank of Israel cannot close the bank account of a crypto mining firm but can refuse certain deposits, as reported on March 17, 2019. Illegal Closure Despite consistent collaborations with various banks around the world, the blockchain industry has continuously faced the challenge of not being able toRead MoreRead More.
2019-3-19 22:00 | |
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Buckle up, the institutionalization of bitcoin and crypto, in general, has begun. Swissquote, a $618 million worth online banking group, announced Friday that it is partnering with Zug-based Crypto Storage to enable cryptocurrency custodial services on its platform.
2019-3-10 12:04 | |
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BlockFi has seen support from major investors for their crypto opportunities, like Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital. With $52. 5 million in support from these investors, they have been able to launch a product like none other – the option to gain 6.
2019-3-7 17:52 | |
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Decentralized payment processing service BTCPay Server announced a new service available through their platform on February 22, 2019: a way to request payments by simply sharing a URL, thereby streamlining many of the model’s existing hangups.
2019-2-27 23:26 | |
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Over the past couple of years, Ripple and its associated XRP cryptocurrency have captured the imagination of the global finance sector. This is because the firm has been able to partner up with a wide array of multinationals so as to push alt-assets into the mainstream — as well as help with their adoption within […]
2019-2-25 17:36 | |
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On February 21, 2019, peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced a partnership with trading platform BitMart for the purpose of vastly increasing the latter’s liquidity and scalability.
2019-2-23 00:36 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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In the current freelancing industry, many platforms only allow independent contractors to use one bank account. In addition to restricting freelancers to the use of fiat only, this can also cause significant lag times when employees work with companies overseas.
2019-2-15 20:14 | |
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According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019.
2019-2-13 03:56 | |
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Switzerland is an international bitcoin and blockchain mecca, known for its crypto culture and concentration of crypto businesses. Now, it is the new home to 21 Lectures, a school for bitcoin developers founded by Lucas Betschart.
2019-2-12 00:24 | |
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I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone Vays in Las Vegas.
2019-2-7 20:39 | |
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO has unveiled cryptocurrency storage facilities which will see its clients able to deposit Bitcoin (BTC) alongside fiat currency. 500 Clients Trial Bitcoin Storage In what appears to be a marked change of stance on the sector, officials confirmed a trial was underway with 500 account holders on social media January 22.
2019-1-23 11:30 | |
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This is the fourth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 and on Day 3.
2019-1-19 00:10 | |
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This is the third instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 and on Day 2.
2019-1-18 00:05 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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As we know, a number of French cities have been the scene of protest recently. The protesters, distinguished by their yellow vests, have been increasingly creative in their tactics and now seem to have a new plan.
2019-1-11 07:00 | |
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NBK customers in Kuwait should soon be able to speedily send remittances to NBK customers in nearby Jordan.
2018-12-29 01:25 | |
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Blockchain technology is taking over the world. Cryptocurrencies saw an unprecedented boom in investment in 2017. While the cryptocurrency market capitalisation peaked at $ 800 billion and has seen a correction to $ 131 billion in December 2018, the adoption is increasing at a rapid pace.
2018-12-25 16:50 | |
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Blockchain technology is taking over the world. Cryptocurrencies saw an unprecedented boom in investment in 2017. While the cryptocurrency market capitalisation peaked at $ 800 billion and has seen a correction to $ 131 billion in December 2018, the adoption is increasing at a rapid pace.
2018-12-24 16:50 | |
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A report by Bloomberg is shedding light on Tether’s finances and suggests that Tether may be fully-backed by US dollars in a bank account. The financial news publication was able to gain access to documents that appear to show that Tether has sufficient fiat currency to underwrite its dollar-backed cryptocurrency.
2018-12-21 20:00 | |
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It has been a long debate as to whether it is worth having a college degree or not. It was found from a recent report that was done by the World Bank despite the huge amounts of debt that is being accumulated by students, for every year you are able to put in education you […]
2018-12-20 19:45 | |
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Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post.
2018-12-18 02:32 | |
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German blockchain startup Bitwala has launched crypto banking in Germany. After securing €4 million (roughly $4. 5 million) from VC firms Earlybird and Coparion in September of 2018 to develop a crypto banking solution, the company has allegedly amassed a waiting list of 30,000 potential users.
2018-12-13 22:32 | |
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Cryptocurrency debit card provider Wirex has introduced Iban support for all EUR accounts in the past few weeks. Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) are now able to fund their accounts by bank transfer and receive euro payments.
2018-12-10 13:50 | |
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Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin.
2018-12-1 21:00 | |
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CoinSpeaker ECB Launches TIPS, Allegedly Ripple Instant Payment Service TIPS aims to offer low-fee instant settlements in Euros to customers across the continent. Eurozone bank customers will be able to access TIPS 24 hours a day to enjoy easy and secure payments – similar to Venmo in the United States.
2018-11-30 14:08 | |
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The European Central Bank (ECB) just launched a fast, international payment technology called Target Instant Payments System, or TIPS. TIPS aims to offer low-fee instant settlements in Euros to customers across the continent.
2018-11-30 08:01 | |
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Virtual currencies have been growing during the last years. Bitcoin has reached $20,000 dollars and several experts believe that it could be able to replace gold. However, there are some analysts that suggest that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could replace virtual currencies as we know them. Just a few weeks ago, Christine Lagarde, the […]
2018-11-26 13:44 | |
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When the towers in New York fell, I became obsessed with economics. I wanted to follow the money to understand what happened on that dreadful day. During that time of inquiry, I found myself very interested in Austrian economic theory.
2018-11-21 19:26 | |
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