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IMF’s Lagarde Says It’s Time to Consider State-Issued Digital Currencies
Head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said that central banks should consider issuing state-backed digital currency. The IMF head gave her advice during a speech delivered at the Singapore Fintech Festival. дальше »
2018-11-14 17:00 | |
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Bitfury Acquires Minority Stake in Final Frontier, Aims To Expand Services
The Bitfury Group has acquired a minority stake in blockchain services firm Final Frontier. Both organizations are looking to utilize each other’s knowledge and experience in the traditional and digital finance spaces to potentially release a new line of financial products and services designed to assist professional investors in getting their hands on digital assets. дальше »
2018-11-14 00:53 | |
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AI’s success hinges on new attitudes — not old regulations
Twenty years ago, car makers were on the precipice of a major technological breakthrough. Until that point, systems such as braking and steering had been controlled by the mechanical certainty of gears, rods, and levers. дальше »
2018-11-12 13:30 | |
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Blockchain Poised To Clean Up In Advertising Industry
Blockchain technology might be able to save the ailing advertising industry, according to a recent study. The report, jointly published by Adledger and TV[R]EV, found that the majority of advertising executives consider the future of the advertising industry to be tied to digital ledger technology. дальше »
2018-11-10 21:38 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Visa CEO Al Kelly Doesn’t Consider Crypto a Big Threat, New Interview
The CEO of financial services giant Visa recently said that cryptocurrencies are not a significant threat. Al Kelly backed up his statements by saying that Visa will not be entering the crypto sector anytime soon. дальше »
2018-10-26 16:59 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Omni Rentals Lets Users Cash out Earnings in XRP
Many people consider Ripple’s XRP to be a security or a digital asset, rather than something consumers can benefit from. In the case of Omni, a project focusing on revamping ways to own and access things, XRP support has been integrated as a cash-out feature. дальше »
2018-10-18 16:00 | |
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Blockvest ICO Being Sued By SEC
Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities. дальше »
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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SBI Ripple Asia Launches MoneyTap App, Japanese Banks Consider the Crypto for Olympics
The price analysis of cryptocurrency market suggests Ripple (XPR) is steadily gaining momentum as there are hidden aces up the sleeve that make value of the third biggest digital coin swing upwards. дальше »
2018-10-5 22:45 | |
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Ripple Overview: MoneyTap App Officially Goes Live While Japanese Banks Consider the Crypto for Olympics
The price analysis of cryptocurrency market suggests Ripple (XPR) is steadily gaining momentum as there are hidden aces up the sleeve that make value of the third biggest digital coin swing upwards. дальше »
2018-10-5 22:45 | |
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Can Bitcoin Conversions Be Traced?
Every time a criminal or pirate convert digital currency to government issued ones it creates a ‘vulnerability’ according to an official with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Let’s consider that from the start, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general was designed with privacy and anonymity in mind, therefore these latest findings may come of some concern to those who have used Bitcoin illicitly in the past. дальше »
2018-10-4 12:30 | |
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Institutional Investors Make The Biggest Cryptocurrency Purchases
Generally when we think of big-time cryptocurrency investors, people like the Winklevoss twins come to mind. Not so much do we consider institutional investors—large, nonperson investment entities—as big digital asset buyers. дальше »
2018-10-2 04:44 | |
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Ethereum Co-founder: Cryptocurrency Next Logical Step in Evolution of Money
Consider that years ago the idea of paper money — let alone digital money — seemed abstract. In fact, when Marco Polo first came back from his travels in the East, his stories of people in China using paper representations of money (as opposed to metal) were discredited as sorcery. дальше »
2018-9-26 13:00 | |
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[promoted] Equity Trust Builds New Frontier of Crypto-Based Retirement Accounts
Index funds have more than proven their worth as a preferred option for those with an eye on retirement. But now there is conversation about the value of adding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to this investment mix. дальше »
2018-9-11 16:58 | |
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Japan is experimenting with a blockchain-powered voting system
Japan is the latest country to consider using blockchain for voting. Tsukuba is set to become the country’s first city to trial blockchain-powered digital voting. The system will rely on the Japanese equivalent of social security cards to verify voter identity. дальше »
2018-9-3 12:27 | |
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Crypto Mass Adoption Depends On Usability And Cross Currency Cooperation
After emerging to prominence as a byproduct of the cryptocurrency movement, blockchain technology is definitely having a moment of its own. In many ways, it arrived at the perfect time. While news headlines reflect the mounting concerns about the current internet structure’s viability in the digital age, the blockchain brings needed security and usability upgrades to the forefront of the tech scene. дальше »
2018-8-30 12:30 | |
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eToro Signs U.K. Football Clubs in Sponsorship Deals, Pays With Bitcoin
Global investment platform eToro has partnered with British Premier League clubs in a sponsorship deal that could see future transfers of players in the English Premier League (EPL) settled in cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:55 | |
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Survey: Crypto Exchanges Want Regulation but See Strict Policies as a Threat
The majority of crypto exchanges want to see the industry regulated, although many consider excessive regulation to be the biggest threat, according to a new study. A third of the platforms in the poll also fear a market crash that could suddenly devalue digital assets. дальше »
2018-8-1 23:15 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Why Digibyte Should Be Under Your Radar
As many new investors consider bitcoin and other big cryptocurrencies out of their league when looking to invest, the smaller ones then come into play. However, the existence and introduction of many new digital coins bring about a dilemma as to which one would be a better option. дальше »
2018-7-4 15:21 | |
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Cryptos Are Neither Currencies nor Securities, SARB Deputy Governor Says
Francois E. Groepe, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), said that it does not consider digital coins securities or currencies. He suggested that SARB does not prefer to use the term “cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-6-27 16:19 | |
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Next Up, A Central Bank Digital Currency For The Bahamas
The Bahamas, a Caribbean paradise, or an area of poverty masked by tourist ideology, is the next country to allegedly be dabbling within central bank orientated cryptocurrencies. Such currencies, also known as Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are being used in experiments worldwide to investigate how cryptocurrency could be used to help enhance or compliment sovereign FIAT currencies. дальше »
2018-6-26 04:00 | |
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Banks Have Become Skeptical of Crypto: Swiss National Bank Executive
When cryptos became widely popular, central banks were seriously considering issuing their own digital currencies. However, the interest has slowly waned as central banks begin to seriously consider the implications such currencies would have on financial stability. дальше »
2018-6-25 20:00 | |
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Sheila Bair: Fed Needs To Consider A Digital Currency
Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair on bank stress tests, the U.S. economic outlook and the future of cryptocurrency. Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc, Also read Lear Capital: Financial Products You Should Avoid? Image source: YouTube Video Screenshot Sheila Bair: Fed Needs To Consider A Digital Currency Transcript Well it’s certainly a lot […] дальше »
2018-6-22 15:27 | |
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World Refugee Day: How Digital Identities Can Help a Population in Crisis
According to statistics from the United Nations Refugee Agency, there are 25. 4 million refugees in the world and some 3. 1 million asylum seekers. On this year’s World Refugee Day, we’re reminded of the perpetual crises that plague our international communities and the displaced individuals they create. дальше »
2018-6-21 02:28 | |
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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars
Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD. дальше »
2018-6-21 23:05 | |
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Bitcoin in Brief: Halting 51% Attacks and Where Now for Ripple?
The last 24 hours have been action-packed for the cryptocurrency markets, with digital assets rising off the SEC’s pronouncement that ethereum is not a security. But while most hodlers were toasting the agency’s announcement, one top five coin that failed to respond favorably was ripple. дальше »
2018-6-15 11:49 | |
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The Genesis Files: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It
All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name. дальше »
2018-6-15 23:31 | |
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Proposed Regulations Could Cause Major Shifts in Canadian Crypto Businesses
Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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