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Renowned Bitcoin Artist Encourages Venezuelan Artists Spread the BTC Word
Perhaps the most well known Bitcoin artist is on a mission to spread the Bitcoin word in Venezuela. Pascal Boyart has been working with the website SatoshiEnVenezula to help artists local to the South American nation monetise their work using the crypto asset. дальше »
2019-10-15 01:00 | |
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Italian Banking Association Uses Blockchain to Test Data Reconciliation Successfully
The banks from the Italian Banking Association (ABI) have processed a reconciliation of data from an entire activity of the year using the blockchain technology. According to the group’s press release, the tests were successful and proved that the technology could be very useful to local banks. During this first test, the group processed around […] дальше »
2019-10-15 00:46 | |
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CryptoPay Crypto Wallet and Debit Card Firm Offers UK Bank Transfers With Local Fiat (GBP)
Cryptopay, a crypto wallet and debit card company, has upgraded it's services. Now, clients are able to transfer the U. K. ’s fiat currency, the British Pound (GBP) using a Faster Payments Scheme service. дальше »
2019-10-10 18:57 | |
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Iceland-based IKEA Utilizes Ethereum-Based Token To Settle An Invoice via Monerium
Renowned Swedish furniture store IKEA has used an Ethereum-based token to clear an invoice. According to the Nextweb, the payment was done with a local retailer using blockchainfield digital cash. The payment was enabled by Tradeshift which is a supply chain payments management firm. дальше »
2019-10-3 23:43 | |
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IKEA just allowed an invoice to be paid via the Ethereum blockchain
IKEA Iceland has used Ethereum technology to settle an invoice with a local retailer, accepting paymentprogrammed on the Ethereum blockchain. “As the first company authorized to issue e-money on blockchains, we are delighted to demonstrate the benefits of blockchains for mainstream B2B transactions using a legal form of digital money,” said Monerium CEO Sveinn Valfells. дальше »
2019-10-2 16:33 | |
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Indonesia Trains Lawyers In Crypto Crime As Bitcoin Ban Continues
One of the few countries in the world to ban Bitcoin and cryptocurrency outright has conducted multinational training on crypto crime prevention. Eight Countries Meet For Legal Training According to local news outlet SketsIndo, the Attorney General of Indonesia gathered attorneys from eight countries for a dedicated four-day cryptocurrency course. дальше »
2019-10-1 13:00 | |
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Facebook hosts fraudsters targeting the upcoming launch of Telegram’s TON Network
Telegram is all set to launch its much-anticipated TON network soon. However, scammers have already started to flood Facebook’s Russian pages with investment scam advertisement using Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s photos. дальше »
2019-9-21 23:30 | |
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Google Pay will let you use your cards in India without actually carrying them
Along with Google‘s announcement of an AI research center, its local language translation with Google Lens, and a phone number for Google Assistant, today the search giant announced Tokenized payment cards in the Google Pay app in India. дальше »
2019-9-19 15:06 | |
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Press Release: Mass Surveillance in China, Lecture Plan for College Teachers
Recently, newswires have been flooded with stories about the Chinese surveillance system in local schools and colleges. Using facial recognition software, the facial expressions of students can now be monitored. дальше »
2019-9-18 21:15 | |
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ICO Startup GXChain (GXC) Offices Reportedly Shut Down By Chinese Police; Execs Being Interrogated
GXChain, A Chinese-based initial coin offering (ICO) initiative, have just had their offices clamped by the Hangzhou local police. According to Bitcoin influencer and co-founder of Primitive Ventures it seems the GXChain team is having some legal issues. дальше »
2019-9-12 22:41 | |
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Catalonia To Develop ‘IdentiCAT’ A Blockchain Identity Platform To Give Citizens Control Over Data
Catalonia, an autonomous region in Spain, is about to create a new decentralized ID platform that will be used in order to give the locals more control over their data. According to the local government, the platform, which is known as IdentiCAT, will empower Catalan citizens to be safe when using the internet. The minister […] дальше »
2019-9-10 23:15 | |
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Today Marks the 2nd Anniversary of China’s Bitcoin Ban, What Has Changed?
Two years ago, on September 4, 2017, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) shut down local cryptocurrency exchanges over concerns that unregulated assets like bitcoin allow residents to bypass strict capital controls. дальше »
2019-9-5 22:19 | |
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Bitcoin used for purchase of illegal drugs as Chinese law enforcement tightens clampdown
According to local media news reports, police officers in the customs department of China’s northeastern province, Jilin, have recently stopped a cross-border deal involving drugs paid for by using Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-8-30 01:30 | |
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More Civilians Than Terrorists Are Using Bitcoin In Palestine as Crypto Interest is on the Rise
It is kind of a cliche to say that terrorists use Bitcoin (BTC). How true is that, though? This is debatable. According to a recent report made by Coindesk, Palestine has more civilians using BTC than the terrorists from Hamas, a local terrorist organization. While it is true that Hamas is using BTC to get […] дальше »
2019-8-23 06:32 | |
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Thief jeopardizes state secrets by using nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency
People will do anything to get their hands on that sweet cryptocurrency including, perhaps one of the most audacious yet, using secret areas in a nuclear power plant to hide and power mining machines. дальше »
2019-8-22 11:42 | |
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry Warns Investors Against Scammers Posing as Government
There is a new crypto-related scam in Saudi Arabia and the local authorities are already warning the investors against them. The Finance Ministry of the country has recently warned the local investors against a group of scammers that are using the official symbol of the government to promote their own tokens. This group is affirming […] дальше »
2019-8-22 22:52 | |
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Malaysian Electricity Authority Nab Illegal Bitcoin Miners
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), Malaysia’s state-owned electricity company has raided 33 buildings illegally using its energy for bitcoin mining operations that gulped RM3. 2 million (roughly $763k) worth of power whereas they only paid a bill of only RM219 ($52), according to a report by local news source, malaymail August 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-8-9 17:00 | |
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Israeli Bitcoin Investors Are Not Able To Pay Their Taxes Due to Banks Not Accepting Crypto Deposits
The lack of regulation around the crypto world creates some very curious loopholes. One of them can be seen right now in Israel as investors are currently unable to pay their own taxes because the banks are not accepting deposits with money that was somehow obtained using cryptos. Local investors are willing to pay their […] дальше »
2019-8-6 21:40 | |
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Venezuelan Government Accused of Using Bitcoin to Bypass US Sanctions
Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela have been accused of circumventing financial blockades imposed by the U. S. government. According to local reports, Maduro’s regime evades sanctions with cryptocurrency alongside an airline application called Jetman Pay. дальше »
2019-7-26 23:15 | |
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Airline that Lost $170m Last Year Explores Profits in Bitcoin
Norway’s largest low-cost airline service is venturing into the emerging bitcoin sector, according to local reports. Fornebu-based Norwegian Air announced Tuesday that it would soon launch a bitcoin exchange service called Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX). дальше »
2019-7-25 23:00 | |
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Philippines: Union Bank Facilitates First Blockchain-Based Remittance
Union Bank of the Philippines has joined forces with OCBC Bank of Singapore to facilitate a cross-border transfer from Singapore to the Philippines using the Ethereum-powered Adhara liquidity management, and international payments platform its (Unionbank) proprietary i21 platform, reports local news source Fintech Singapore on July 23, 2019. дальше »
2019-7-24 01:00 | |
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Tax evasions in Canada are on the rise – cryptos are primary suspects
Reports have been coming in from the Canada Revenue Agency that the country is experiencing a massive surge in the number of tax evasion cases. According to the agency, the cases are not only directed towards individual citizens, but also large corporations hiding their transaction histories using the blockchain technology and violating local regulations in […] The post Tax evasions in Canada are on the rise – cryptos are primary suspects appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »
2019-7-20 16:32 | |
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Zimbabwe: People Are Still Buying Bitcoin to Shelter from Reckless Monetary Policy
According to a video published by VoaZimbabwe on July 18, 2019, Zimbabwe citizens are using bitcoin as a decentralized store of value to shelter from the reckless monetary policy adopted by the government. дальше »
2019-7-19 09:00 | |
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BRIKCOIN ICO
BRIKCOIN is using an innovative financial model to solve the affordable housing crisis in the UK, working with local government and financial institutions. In addition to property revenue, the company plans to leverage its tenant base to launch payments with BRIKCOIN and support innovative proptech companies. дальше »
2019-7-18 11:03 | |
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1X Exchange Lists ETH Security Token, Aggregate Asset Management (AAM), in Singapore
1X crypto exchange is heading to Singapore, where it aims to conquer the market and offer digital asset investors an array of digital token-fiat trade pairs. With plans to concentrate on supporting digital security tokens of private firms, the platform will permit payments made using the local currency. Basically, the exchange is confident that this […] дальше »
2019-7-12 20:07 | |
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Pakistani politician mistakes GTA V plane footage for real life: ‘Miraculous save by the pilot’
As the world gears up to deal with the confusing future of deep fakes, Pakistani government officials are still struggling to tell apart real world footage from computer-generated imagery. A local politician was caught praising an aircraft pilot for using their “presence of mind” to narrowly avoid what could’ve been a disastrous collision with a truck. дальше »
2019-7-9 16:41 | |
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City of Dublin Ohio to Launch Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Token
On July 1, Joshua Green, CEO of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde, told the BCH community that the local government from Dublin, Ohio plans to mint a token using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). дальше »
2019-7-6 02:55 | |
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City of Dublin Ohio Plans to Launch Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Token
On July 1, Joshua Green, CEO of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde, told the BCH community that the local government from Dublin, Ohio plans to mint a token using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). дальше »
2019-7-3 02:55 | |
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U.S town in Ohio prepares to issue Bitcoin Cash SLP tokens
Ohio-based software company, Software Verde LLC, has been working with the local government of Dublin, Ohio for the last six months and will soon be releasing the first U. S government blockchain token using SLP, a protocol that uses the Bitcoin Cash blockchain. дальше »
2019-7-2 15:00 | |
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Florida city that paid $500,000 Bitcoin ransom, fires IT director
Lake City, the Florida city that paid a $500,000 Bitcoin ransom last week, has fired an employee following the debacle. In an interview with local television, the city manager of Lake City, Joe Helfenberg, said the city’s director of information technology has been fired. дальше »
2019-7-2 11:52 | |
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Velareum ICO
Velareum is P2P cryptocurrency exchanges that allow individuals to buy and sell cryptocurrency peer to peer in a safe environment. The platform connects buyers and sellers through an escrow system that is safe, enabling platform users to buy and sell cryptocurrency fast. дальше »
2019-6-30 20:33 | |
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Dublin crime ring recruited 14-year-olds to hide drugs bought with Bitcoin
A drug-smuggling kingpin has been using west Dublin teenagers as young as 14 to store large amounts of narcotics bought with cryptocurrency via the dark web, reports Irish local media The Journal citing sources familiar with the matter. дальше »
2019-6-27 14:33 | |
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Indian scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency using inspirational Bill Gates quotes
In spite of repeated warnings by the country’s central bank, people in India continue to fall for cryptocurrency scams. In the latest, the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of Rajasthan police has unearthed a Bitcoin scam worth INR 150 million ($2 million). дальше »
2019-6-27 12:55 | |
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India’s Anti-Crypto Stance is Boosting its Bitcoin Trading Value
India is continuing its battle against cryptocurrencies. Nevertheless, after a supposed draft bill to ban cryptocurrency in India and up to ten years in jail for mining, holding, or using crypto, the government is not seeing the expected results. дальше »
2019-6-24 01:00 | |
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Spanish police arrest Bitcoin launderers in international credit card fraud case
Spanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered its profits using Bitcoin. Criminals made more than $675,855 (€600,000) and laundered more than $891,250 (€1,000,000), according to local media reports. дальше »
2019-6-14 12:51 | |
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Hong Kong Residents Still Prefer Using Cash Due to the Privacy Benefits it Offers
As per a number of reports circulating on Twitter, protestors currently rallying against the existing Hong Kong government are moving towards cash-based payments so as to avoid being tracked by local law enforcement agencies (for expressing dissent against the current regime. дальше »
2019-6-13 18:13 | |
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Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding
Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »
2019-6-14 04:03 | |
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How to Buy a Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet With Bitcoin Cash
Storing digital funds in a secure hardware wallet (HW) is a vital part of safeguarding your cryptocurrency holdings against hackers and other cyber threats. Here’s how to buy one of these devices for yourself using bitcoin cash. дальше »
2019-6-10 14:36 | |
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Vancouver mayor suggests Bitcoin ATM ban to stop money laundering
Vancouver has cryptocurrency growing pains. The city’s police labeled Bitcoin ATMs an “ideal money laundering vehicle,” and its mayor has even suggested a complete ban. Experts and local businesses have instead called for federal money services regulations to be changed to include Bitcoin ATMs, reports The Star. дальше »
2019-6-5 12:47 | |
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Brazilian Bank-owned Stablecoin BNDES Backed by BRL to be Used as Funding for a Documentary
Brazillian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is funding a documentary using its ERC-20 token BNDES Token, according to reports by Cointelegraph in Brazil. The documentary is to be produced in collaboration with local cinema producer Elo Company. дальше »
2019-6-4 00:41 | |
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Shinhan Bank in South Korea to Leverage Blockchain to Pick Up the Loan Issuance Process
More and more companies are using the blockchain technology in order to make their processes more efficient. The Shinhan Bank, one of the oldest South Korean financial institutions, is no exception to this trend. дальше »
2019-5-28 20:41 | |
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Buy Bitcoin Using Gift Cards From Amazon, iTunes, Steam, etc. At CoinCola
CoinCola is a Hong Kong-based Over-the-Counter trading and exchange with fast service delivery. It does not only offer over the counter trading but it also facilitates coin-to-coin pair trading. It is one of the few exchanges that allow users to buy cryptocurrencies using their local fiat currencies and gift cards. дальше »
2019-5-24 08:18 | |
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WeChat quietly bans cryptocurrency fundraising
The Chinese equivalent of WhatsApp, WeChat, has updated its terms of service to ban merchants from fundraising by using tokens or cryptocurrencies. The Tencent-operated chat messaging app quietly revised its policy last month; the new policy will take effect on May 31. дальше »
2019-5-7 17:19 | |
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U.S. Citizens Can Now Accept Their Federal or State Tax Refund in Bitcoin
Federal tax season just passed in the United States, but if you’re one to leave responsibility to the wayside and had to apply for an extension, that might just pay off. дальше »
2019-5-1 23:39 | |
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China: Online Courts Using Blockchain Technology, AI to Streamline Operations
New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are increasingly being used in the law industry to make it more efficient and transparent, said Zhang Wen, president of Beijing Internet Court, at the China Intellectual Property Protection (CIPP) Forum 2019. дальше »
2019-4-27 17:00 | |
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