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ETF Filed With SEC to Invest in Bitcoin Futures, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
A registration statement for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in bitcoin futures among other traditional investments has been filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). дальше »
2019-2-12 07:00 | |
New Proposed ETF Would Encompass Bitcoin Futures Alongside Sovereign Debt Instruments
Reality Shares ETF Trust has filed a proposal for an exchange-traded-fund that would invest in a portfolio spanning both sovereign debt instruments and Bitcoin futures
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Bitcoin Friendly Micronation Acknowledged by European Commission President
In 2019 the sovereign state of Liberland continues to gather headway by getting recognized by key leaders in the European Union and members of parliament. On Jan. 31, the micronation claiming the parcel of land between Croatia and Serbia was validated by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:42 | |
Venezuela Breaks Bitcoin Trading Record Again As New Regulations Become Law
Venezuela set a new record for the amount it traded for Bitcoin (BTC) last week, showing cryptocurrency’s continued appeal in the face of ongoing political turmoil. 17. 1 Billion Bolivars For Bitcoin Data from Coin Dance, which tracks volumes on P2P trading platform Localbitcoins, showed that in fiat terms, the seven days ending February 2 were the busiest on record for Venezuela. дальше »
2019-2-4 12:00 | |
Iran Lifts Bitcoin Ban to Make Way For ‘Crypto-Rial’
Iran has lifted the ban on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency as it takes another step towards its own sovereign cryptocurrency amid talks with foreign nations as potential partners. Iran Unbans Bitcoin, ICOs Today, Iran’s central bank has released an early draft of its cryptocurrency laws, lifting the previous ban on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, and ICOs, reports to Al Jazeera. дальше »
2019-1-29 16:00 | |
Marshall Islands to Launch National Digital Currency Through Physical Blockchain Banknotes
According to a press release published January 28, 2019, Tangem, a company in the business of producing blockchain smart card wallets, is set to issue the physical notes of the Sovereign (SOV) – the world’s first ever “decentralized digital national currency”. дальше »
2019-1-29 22:00 | |
Tangem Will Produce Blockchain-based Physical Banknotes for the Marshall Islands
Smart card wallet maker Tangem announced today that it would be issuing physical banknotes of the sovereign (SOV) currency for the Marshall Islands. The physical banknotes will be based on blockchain technology, enabling cheap, fast and global transactions for the users. дальше »
2019-1-28 20:59 | |
Shamir’s Secret Explained: Distributing a Seed Phrase Into Multiple Parts
When an individual first joins the cryptocurrency economy and obtains their first bitcoins, at times the process can be daunting. Most veterans will often tell newcomers that they need to secure their coin’s private keys in order to enjoy sovereign ownership. дальше »
2019-1-24 10:33 | |
Venezuelan President Raises Petro’s Value Again in Bid to Create ‘New System’
For the second time in a little over a month, Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has hiked up the value of the national cryptocurrency, the petro, this time to 36,000 sovereign bolivars. The move has again been met with criticism. дальше »
2019-1-16 05:53 | |
Marshall Islands Updates 2019 Roadmap for Sovereign Cryptocurrency
The Marshall Islands’ plan to issue a sovereign cryptocurrency, dubbed ‘the Sovereign’ (SOV), appears to be progressing, with the Oceanic nation announcing that it will work alongside Steve Tendon, a former adviser to the Maltese Office of the Prime Minister regarding blockchain policy, in developing the virtual currency. дальше »
2019-1-14 21:50 | |
Bill to Curb Iranian National Crypto Filed in US Congress
Draft legislation designed to hamper Iran’s efforts to create a sovereign cryptocurrency has been introduced in the U. S. Congress. The Blocking Iran Illicit Finance Act bans U. S. citizens and companies from all transactions and dealings in Iranian digital currency. дальше »
2018-12-24 00:30 | |
Maduro Orders Price of Venezuela’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ to More Than Double
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that the price of the petro, his country’s national “cryptocurrency,” has been increased from 3,600 sovereign bolivars to 9,000. дальше »
2018-12-3 06:55 | |
Sovereign Wallet Develops “Algorithmic Central Bank” and “Meta Blockchain” to Mint New Coins Pegged to Bitcoin
Sovereign Wallet Allows Customers To Mint “Meta Coins” That Are Pegged To Bitcoin In another positive piece of news for the crypto community at large, it now seems as though Sovereign Wallet, a crypto-tech firm, has devised a new platform that will allow users to issue their very own ‘value tokens’ as well as convert […] дальше »
2018-11-23 04:10 | |
The ‘Wal-Mart’ of Venezuela Has Started Accepting Bitcoin
As Venezuela is in the grip of hyperinflation, a large local Wal-Mart-like department store has started to accept bitcoin for goods. Cryptocurrencies: A Viable Alternative More and more are cryptocurrencies establishing themselves as a viable alternative to Venezuela’s redenominated local currency the Sovereign Bolivar. дальше »
2018-11-16 16:00 | |
The Marshall Islands Pushes ahead with State-Backed Cryptocurrency
Hilda Heine, the President of the Marshall Islands, recently survived her vote of no confidence. According to an article from Nikkei Asian Review’s published on November 13, 2018, Heine is pushing ahead with the plan to introduce Sovereign, the state-backed cryptocurrency for the Marshall Islands. дальше »
2018-11-15 06:00 | |
IMF Head Makes Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies In Recent Speech
With contributing reporting from Jimmy Aki. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested a new course of action for central banks around the world: turn their fiat currencies digital. дальше »
2018-11-15 22:38 | |
Marshalls Island President Heine’s Cryptocurrency Plan Faces No-Confidence Vote
Marshalls Island President Hilda Heine’s controversial plan to introduce a sovereign cryptocurrency faced a lot of opposition in local Parliament and from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to The Guardian’s article published on November 5, 2018, President Hein’s cryptocurrency plan was met with sharp criticism from eight senators, which led her to her first vote of no-confidence. дальше »
2018-11-7 20:00 | |
Venezuela Traded More Bitcoin Than Ever Before In October
Venezuela set a new Bitcoin trading record last week as the country embraces cryptocurrency more than ever. Venezuela Trades 1075 BTC in 7 Days According to data from monitoring resource Coin Dance, despite continued volatility in the country’s dubious redenominated currency the Sovereign Bolivar, trade volumes for the seven days ending November 3 still beat all previous highs. дальше »
2018-11-7 17:00 | |
FSIN’s Internal Systems Hacked, Pays $20,000 in Bitcoin as Ransom to Cybercriminals
Database management and insecurity have continued to pose a threat to financial institutions and the cryptospace at large. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), a body committed to the promotion, protection, and implementation of the treaty promises, recently fell victim to hackers and paid $20,000 in bitcoin as ransom, reported CBC news on October 24, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-27 13:00 | |
Blockstack Looks to Boost Decentralized App Usage Through New App Mining Program
As a company looking to give users full control over their digital rights, Blockstack is piloting a new app mining program that encourages designers to create new applications directly on Blockstack’s platform and earn rewards in bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-24 00:30 | |
Cryptos Gain Adoption Amid Venezuela’s Economic Turmoil
Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December. дальше »
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
European Banks Complicit as Corrupt African Leaders Plunder Their Home Economies
European banks have allegedly been complicit as corrupt African leaders pilfer the wealth of their economies in the billions of dollars. The Angolan government on Monday arrested the son of ex-president Jose dos Santos for stealing $500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, with the help of a British bank. дальше »
2018-9-26 03:15 | |
Where Is Petro – Venezuela’s Sovereign Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is the answer to some problems in the world, but it isn’t necessarily a savior for an economy plagued by hyperinflation and bad policies. The Nicolas Maduro led Venezuelan government has failed on several fronts to save the country from extreme hardships. дальше »
2018-9-6 16:29 | |
Bitcoin Is Outperforming More FIATs Than Ever Before
In a world of falling FIAT currency, broken sovereign currency and economic downfalls, we are seeing major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin stand up to pressures and hold their own against broken financial systems. дальше »
2018-9-4 13:00 | |
Venezuela Shatters Bitcoin Trading Records With 500,000,000 Bolivars Per Week
Trading between Bitcoin and the Venezuelan Bolivar (VES) has beaten all records to pass 500 million for the first time last week. 7 Days, Half A Billion Bolivars Data from Coin Dance, which tracks volumes on P2P platform Localbitcoins, confirms that the seven days ending August 25 saw BTC/VES achieve volumes never seen before. дальше »
2018-8-30 13:00 | |
Morgan Creek Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cryptocurrency Fund
Morgan Creek Digital and Bitwise Asset Management have launched a Digital Assets Index Fund aimed at endowments, foundations, pensions, wealthy families, and sovereign wealth funds to provide them with the means to. дальше »
2018-8-28 19:45 | |
Op Ed: Making Friends With Time in the Cryptocurrency Space
What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with permission. Recently, I’ve been thinking about an ultimate way of safely storing value — gold, Bitcoin, real estate and power all came to mind. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:20 | |
Venezuela Is Launching a New Currency to Help Save Its Economy
Venezuela’s economic conditions are worsening by the day, and the authorities have turned to digital coins to help facilitate growth. However, what started with the “Petro” as a digital currency experiment has now given way to a unique (albeit crazy) plan of the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-8-23 21:01 | |
A Look at Venezuela’s Other Cryptocurrencies, While the Petro Takes Center Stage
Financially troubled Venezuela, which is introducing the new, denominated, crypto-anchored “sovereign bolivar” this week, is also the birthplace of a number of alternative coins beside the state-issued, oil-backed national cryptocurrency, El Petro. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:05 | |
Venezuelans to Be Paid at Least Half a Petro a Month
Announcing a 60-fold increase of the minimum monthly salary, President Maduro promised Venezuelans they will be paid at least 0. 5 petro, once his monetary reforms are in place next week. The national crypto will be exchanged at a rate of $60 USD and the new “sovereign bolivar” will be pegged to the digital coin. дальше »
2018-8-19 05:25 | |
Venezuela Nationalizes Petro, Will Introduce Crypto-Based Salary System for Workers
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently revealed that the nation’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, will be used as a unit of account by the state oil company PDVSA. дальше »
2018-8-16 00:26 | |
More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
Bolivar ‘Anchored’ to the Petro to Be Issued in August, Maduro Says
A new Venezuelan fiat currency, ‘anchored’ to the nation’s crypto, the Petro, is expected to start circulating in the second half of August. The news was announced by president Maduro himself, along with other measures intended to improve the economic situation in the country. дальше »
2018-7-26 20:45 | |
EU Research: Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Major Threat to Sovereign Currencies
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs received a Monetary Dialogue titled “Virtual Currencies and Central Banks Monetary Policy: Challenges ahead” recently. The EU Report was confident that cryptocurrencies are “unlikely to challenge the dominant position of sovereign currencies and central banks. дальше »
2018-7-2 20:59 | |
Op-Ed: Challenge of Mining Centralization Unveils Bitcoin’s Elegant Design
Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away. дальше »
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
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 | |
Switzerland Vetoes ‘Sovereign Money’ Ballot Which Analysts Correlate to Bitcoin
Switzerland voted against the so-called “sovereign money” referendum Sunday, June 10 – a proposal for a financial system that multiple commentators have compared to cryptocurrency. Sovereign money is an initiative that would give the country’s central bank sole control over creating money, instead of continuing to allow commercial banks to “create” money for credit and дальше »
2018-6-11 22:08 | |
SEC Chairman: Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin Are Not Securities, but Most ICOs Are
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton states that the SEC will not be bending the rules anytime soon when it comes to cryptocurrencies and that while bitcoin remains a commodity, all initial coin offering (ICO) tokens — or coins offered through a fundraising process — classify as securities. дальше »
2018-6-11 22:23 | |
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