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Ten years ago, Zimbabwe scrapped its national currency after the inflation rate climbed astronomical levels. Now, a decade later, the Zimbabwe dollar is making a comeback. But Zimbabwean expect the new currency to tank.
2019-7-11 21:18 | |
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In a set of anti-money-laundering amendments finalized late last month, the Canadian government will now classify both domestic and foreign crypto exchanges as money servicing businesses, meaning they must register with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada to conduct business.
2019-7-12 19:04 | |
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Reassurance for Canadians: Cryptocurrency exchanges across the nation will now only have to report transfers of more than CA$10,000 ($7,663). It comes after the Canadian government relaxed some of its new anti-money laundering regulations following feedback from payment service providers and cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-7-11 15:50 | |
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange of LocalBitcoins has continued to soar after the Zimbabwe government implemented a ban on foreign currency transactions. Zimbabwe: Bitcoin or Bust As reported by Quartz Africa, Peer-to-peer Bitcoin transactions in Zimbabwe recently reached a new high after President Emmerson Mnangagwa reinstated the Zimbabwe dollar.
2019-7-11 15:00 | |
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As someone who’s writing this from a foreign country, I know it’s often insanely hard for foreigners to navigate a town when every sign is written in a different language. At times like this, Google Translate app’s instant camera translate feature becomes really handy.
2019-7-11 12:54 | |
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The People’s Bank of China has been taking new strides in the cryptocurrency sector, recently launching a blockchain trade financial solution from their institution. According to finance news outlet SINA on July 8th, the solution processed a total of $4.
2019-7-9 00:27 | |
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The People’s Bank of China [PBOC], the central regulatory authority that regulates Financial Institutions in the country, had issued a statement on June 25 that it would block access to all domestic and foreign cryptocurrency exchanges and ICO websites.
2019-7-4 03:30 | |
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Cuba‘s government is eyeing the potential use of cryptocurrency to boost its economy. The proposal forms part of a series of measures seeking to improve the country’s deepening criss exacerbated by US sanctions.
2019-7-3 12:03 | |
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By CCN Markets: The Dow Jones has fared surprisingly well this year despite simmering US-China trade tensions, gaining nearly 15% heading into the final week of June. The stock market’s latest rally puts it on track to record its best June since 1938.
2019-6-23 01:45 | |
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The Financial Commission Has Added Trade99 To Be A Category-A member The Financial Commission, which is an independent external dispute resolution, EDR, for the foreign exchange industry, has just gone ahead to announce that the Trade99 is a newly approved member.
2019-6-14 01:06 | |
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The Great Firewall of China has sparked numerous debates since its inception. While this artificial blockade is most commonly used to prevent the spreading of misinformation, it is also a clear example of online censorship.
2019-6-10 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the African continent. Through Bitcoin, millions of unbanked Africans will have access to financial services. These and many more such statements exist across the internet.
2019-6-1 21:48 | |
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By CCN: An Israeli court has ruled that Bitcoin is not a currency but rather an asset. This was in a case brought forth by Noam Copel, a blockchain entrepreneur, according to business publication Globes.
2019-5-22 15:39 | |
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The small Baltic state of Estonia is rapidly emerging as a leading blockchain hub, now hosting some 700 blockchain companies with foreign shareholders and challenging the Swiss city of Zug, also known as Crypto Valley, according to a new research by ORS CryptoHound, a blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) analytics startup.
2019-5-3 00:50 | |
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a bit of a reputation. Depending on what side you’re on, it’s either a necessary cog in the intelligence machine, or an evil organization used to spy on citizens both foreign and domestic.
2019-4-26 04:53 | |
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In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments.
2019-4-25 20:37 | |
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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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Bittrex, a United States–based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has issued a response to the recent setback in its plans to expand to New York. Yesterday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) rejected the exchange's BitLicense application, a requirement for offering crypto-based services to New Yorkers.
2019-4-12 19:57 | |
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Ripple added another feather to its hat with a partnership with RationalFX. The Financial Conduct Authority [FCA] regulated foreign exchange company, RationalFX, announced that they would enable their 180,000 customer base to make cross-border payments to over 200 destinations.
2019-4-7 02:00 | |
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Ripple has been on a roll of late in terms of partnerships, as recently the FCA-regulated foreign exchange company… The post Ripple Partners With RationalFX: Over 180,000 New Customers Exposed to Ripple Tech appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-4-5 18:06 | |
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One of the leading stablecoin providers has revealed their latest token offering. TrustToken, which launched the TrueUSD last year, says the new token will represent a digitized form of British currency: the TrueGBP.
2019-4-2 16:10 | |
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Republican Senators are warning President Donald Trump that imposing a new set of tariffs on foreign carmakers could be his undoing. According to Politico, the Republican Senators have held several meetings and conversations on the matter with the president.
2019-3-30 15:16 | |
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Besides being one of the most prominent firms in the Blockchain patent space, IBM is also heavily pushing their Blockchain-based remittance service and have now secured a new customer for the platform.
2019-3-23 22:20 | |
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New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters will travel to Turkey urgently for a face-to-face with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the latter’s comments on the recent Christchurch terror attack which left 50 people dead.
2019-3-21 12:59 | |
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Getting a visa to go to a foreign country is a treacherous endeavor, costing both time and money to make it effective. However, the Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) has created both an opportunity for incoming visitors and a way to benefit themselves.
2019-3-21 02:15 | |
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A new U.N. report is linking cryptocurrency exchange hacks to North Korea. The report reveals that the embattled dictatorship continues to wage cyber attacks against other countries as a way to circumvent global sanctions and acquire foreign currency, using digital currencies to launder its illicit gains.
2019-3-19 21:00 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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IBM Blockchain World Wire is the new financial rail built on top of Stellar Lumens blockchain that simultaneously clears and settles cross-border payments in near real-time. The primary goal of this product is optimizing and quickening foreign exchange, cross-border payments, and remittances — which has long been one of blockchain technology’s promises.
2019-3-19 16:00 | |
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The Center Source SAS has partnered with BitPay to make international payments and settlements faster with lower transaction fees. Business to Business money transfers are usually plagued by high transaction fees while international B2B transfers, further have to deal with the foreign exchange rates. This are some of the problems that a new client to […]
2019-3-14 20:57 | |
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FXFlat, a German foreign exchange broker, has concluded plans to increase the various cryptocurrencies it supports with five additions to the already supported Contract-For-Difference (CFD) on Bitcoin.
2019-3-10 03:08 | |
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In a new article released by Foreign Policy, the author David Gerald says that storing Bitcoin is as safe as keeping funds in a sock “under someone else’s bed.” However, fiat currencies have their own problems and this phrase does not really describe how virtual currencies work at all. If there is hyperinflation, nobody would […]
2019-2-18 04:56 | |
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Writing for Foreign Policy, David Gerard levies the following taunt: “Forget Bitcoin, try your mattress – cryptocurrency is about as safe as keeping your money in a sock under someone else’s bed.
2019-2-18 21:45 | |
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The situation in Venezuela is continually deteriorating. The country’s worsening political scenario is being catalyzed by sanctions from foreign countries. To make thing worse, the USA is planning a military intervention in the country.
2019-2-3 20:00 | |
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Amazon is in a tough spot in India, one of its largest markets outside the US. New government-issued norms, which kicked in just today, prevent foreign firms from selling their products directly to consumers.
2019-2-1 12:47 | |
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B2Broker, a company that works in the financial sector as a liquidity provider for foreign exchanges (forex) and cryptocurrencies, has recently announced that the company is set to make a really big upgrade.
2019-1-30 02:18 | |
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B2Broker, a provider of liquidity and technology solutions for the foreign exchange and crypto industry, announced on Tuesday that it is adding support for 40 new crypto/CFD pairs on its platform.
2019-1-30 20:24 | |
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Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage has partnered with Texas-based payroll and Human Relations firm Simply Efficient HR to help companies fund W2 Employees and payroll tax payments using crypto.
2019-1-16 05:22 | |
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China’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, the number of online celebrities in China with more than 100,000 followers has increased by 57.
2018-12-27 22:00 | |
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The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.
2018-12-29 21:20 | |
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The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.
2018-12-27 21:20 | |
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A foreign investor had planned to invest $116 million to build a crypto mining facility in Norway. However, it does not seem to be going forward because the country’s government has decided to exempt crypto mining centers from receiving tax subsidies.
2018-11-29 18:32 | |
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One of the largest Internet conglomerates in South Korea, Kakao Corp, has decided to establish a subsidiary of its main company in the country of Singapore. This is part of move from the messaging giant to attract foreign investments with cryptocurrencies.
2018-11-22 09:26 | |
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Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS ), a New York-based financial institution that facilitates settlements for foreign exchange (FX ) firms is set to utilize IBM blockchain platform for handling its netting services, reported Computer Business Review on November 14, 2016.
2018-11-17 14:00 | |
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Trade. io, a cryptocurrency exchange and investment company, has acquired British brokerage firm Primus Capital Markets Ltd for an undisclosed amount. The new subsidiary is to start trading foreign currency using digital assets as base currency under a new name, TIO Markets.
2018-11-9 04:30 | |
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Following the 2018 midterm elections, the U. S. will see two new pro-Bitcoin governors sworn into office. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Gavin Newsom (D-CA) both won out against their respective Republican contenders last night, November 6, 2018.
2018-11-7 20:44 | |
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The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities.
2018-11-5 22:04 | |
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The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities.
2018-11-7 22:04 | |
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Huobi Group revealed at the World Blockchain Summit in Dubai that the company is looking to expand its operations to the Middle Eastern, African and South Asian markets in a bid to provide services to its unbanked or underbanked residents.
2018-10-26 21:07 | |
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South Korea based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will be running a new special promotion for new foreign users between Oct. 15 and Nov. 14. The promotion will target new foreign users on the platform who sign up during the promotion period.
2018-10-18 20:29 | |
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Lawyers for cryptocurrency firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) and two of its top executives – CEO and founder Barry Silbert and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned trading arm Genesis – have made a final effort to convince a judge to toss out New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James’ civil fraud suit against them.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.
Tether's banking relationships were detailed in a rare but limited window into the reserves behind USDT, the crypto market’s largest stablecoin, in documents obtained by CoinDesk under a Freedom of Information Law request.
BTC bulls were liquidated during the drop to $15,500 on Nov. 21, and more downside could occur if bears profit $245 million during Friday’s expiry.
The NYAG has said Tether and Bitfinex have been cooperating in its inquiry, which is expected to progress more quickly once the documents are provided.
A New York judge ordered Bitfinex and Tether to turn over financial documents to the New York Attorney General's office, but left the timing to the parties to coordinate.
Bitfinex and Tether shouldn’t need more than two months to produce documents about USDT issuances and past operations in New York first ordered 17 months ago, an NYAG lawyer argued in a letter Monday.