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Maerki Baumann Is the Latest Swiss Bank to Embrace Crypto
Maerki Baumann — a private bank based in Zurich, Switzerland — has announced it will manage its clients’ cryptocurrency assets. This makes it the second Swiss bank to make such an announcement following Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (Hypi), which stated in June that it would open business accounts for cryptocurrency companies. дальше »
2018-8-7 23:23
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West Virginia to Offer Blockchain Voting Options for Midterms
American troops serving overseas will be able to cast their votes in West Virginia through a mobile voting platform based on blockchain technology in the federal elections in November 2018. дальше »
2018-8-7 23:05
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‘No Coffee for Bitcoin,’ Starbucks Clarifies as Media Misrepresent Its New Crypto Venture
“Customers will not be able to pay for Frappuccinos with bitcoin,” Starbucks clarifies, after media misleadingly report on the company’s new crypto-related venture
дальше »2018-8-6 23:32
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Square’s Bitcoin Integration Turns $37 Mln Revenue in Q2 2018
Mobile payment service Square reveals $37 mln Bitcoin revenues for last quarter, up $3 mln from the previous quarter
дальше »2018-8-2 14:32
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Queensland Backs Cryptocurrency Point-of-Sale Project for Tourism
The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space. дальше »
2018-8-2 00:27
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Behlendorf: Google Can Benefit From “High-Velocity Development on Fabric”
Google is the latest tech giant to offer blockchain technology to its customers. The company announced that it would be introducing open-source integrations for applications built with both Ethereum and Hyperledger later this year through its Google Cloud Product marketplace. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:18
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Australian Government Awards Grant to Blockchain Project for Sustainable Sugar
The Australian government has provided a grant to a project deploying blockchain technology to ensure the provenance of sustainable sugar
дальше »2018-7-31 07:41
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Crypto, Fiat Firms Discuss Cryptocurrency Legitimation in Closed-Door Nasdaq Meeting
Several companies from crypto and traditional finance discussed how to legitmize cryptocurrency at a meeting held by Nasdaq
дальше »2018-7-28 00:24
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Indian State of Telangana to Sign MoUs With Blockchain Firms, Streamline Gov’t Services
The Indian state of Telangana will sign MoUs with blockchain-focused firms to roll out DLT-powered government services
дальше »2018-7-27 07:28
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Crypto Merchant Bank Galaxy Digital Lost $134 Million in The First Quarter of 2018
Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital reports $134 million in losses in the first quarter of 2018
дальше »2018-7-27 06:03
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BRICS Summit: Major Banks From Member States Sign MoU on DLT Research
Five major banks from each BRICS member state have agreed to conduct a joint study of blockchain tech implementation
дальше »2018-7-27 02:34
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U.S. CFTC Chair: We Need to Test Blockchain Because We Are ‘Four Years Behind’
During a July 25 Congressional hearing, the chairman of the CFTC outlined the need for a legal process for the agency to participate in blockchain project trials
дальше »2018-7-26 03:50
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Bitwise Files With US Securities and Exchange Commission to Launch Crypto ETF
American digital asset manager Bitwise has applied for an SEC-regulated cryptocurrency ETF that would track 10 different assets
дальше »2018-7-25 01:09
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HSBC Global Head of Digital Says the Bank Is ‘Cautiously Looking’ at Crypto Investment
HSBC's Global Head Of Digital said that at this stage the bank does not recognize crypto as a genuine investment asset, but is “cautiously looking”
дальше »2018-7-20 02:17
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Major Insurers Take the Plunge to Underwrite Risk in the Crypto Space
Big-name insurers are increasingly offering crypto-specific coverage for those able to pay the premium, according to a Bloomberg report
дальше »2018-7-20 00:18
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China Sees Sixfold Increase in Companies With ‘Blockchain’ in Their Title
This year, China recorded an almost sixfold surge in the number of companies registered with “blockchain” in their names
дальше »2018-7-17 05:51
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Bermuda Government to Introduce New Regulations on ICOs, Address ‘Legal Ambiguity’
Government of Bermuda introduces ICO regulations that require issuers to provide detailed data to conduct an ICO
дальше »2018-7-14 03:11
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Ethereum’s Joe Lubin: ‘We’re Moving Towards a World of Decentralized Governance’
Rise conference Hong Kong 2018: Joe Lubin, Mike Novogratz, other leading crypto industry figures weigh in on the major implications of cryptocurrencies for the global economy
дальше »2018-7-12 19:20
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Philippine Special Economic Zone Grants Licenses to Three Crypto Exchanges
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority has awarded licenses to three crypto exchanges and expects to raise $3 million in investment
дальше »2018-7-11 06:09
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Metal Concentrates Exchange to Form Blockchain Consortium for Minerals Trading
Open Mineral online-exchange is looking to set up a consortium of miners and financial institutions to build a blockchain infrastructure for minerals trading and logistics
дальше »2018-7-10 04:39
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Hodler’s Digest, July 1-8: Finland Calls Bitcoin a ‘Fallacy,’ While EU Warns Against BTC Pessimists Like Robert Shiller
Malta takes more steps to becoming the “blockchain island,” IBM signs a $740 mln deal with the Australian gov’t for blockchain tech, and more in this week’s Hodler’s Digest
дальше »2018-7-9 00:53
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Hyperledger Exec: Early Blockchain Projects Will Hardly Be Noticeable to Consumers
Hyperledger Project Executive Director Brian Behlendorf stated that the blockchain revolution will hardly be noticeable to common consumers
дальше »2018-7-7 03:02
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Central Bank of the Philippines Accredits Two New Crypto Exchanges
The central bank of the Philippines has approved applications from two new digital currency exchanges, which allows the conversion of Philippine pesos into virtual currencies
дальше »2018-7-7 01:49
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Bitcoin Debate’s Defeated Bear: Digitized Gold ‘Only Type of Crypto That Can Succeed’
Financial commentator Peter Schiff claims gold-backed digital coins will be “only type of cryptocurrency that can succeed” in recent ‘Bitcoin Debate’ with Erik Voorhees
дальше »2018-7-4 12:13
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EU’s Report on Cryptocurrencies: Says Officials “Should Not Ignore” Them
The EU’s Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies released a report entitled “Virtual currencies and central banks monetary policy: challenges ahead. дальше »
2018-7-3 23:28
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Crypto Sector Too Small to Affect German Financial Stability, Says Gov’t Committee
A report from the Financial Stability Committee of the German Bundestag has found that the crypto industry is too small to pose a threat to the country’s financial stability
дальше »2018-6-29 03:06
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Nasdaq Report: Only Five Percent of Stock Market IT Providers Have Deployed Blockchain
A report commissioned by Nasdaq says that only five percent of IT providers for stock markets have implemented blockchain in any form
дальше »2018-6-27 04:10
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Bitcoin Is "Epidemic of Enthusiasm” Says Nobel Prize Winner Robert Shiller
Nobel economics prize winner Robert Shiller says that Bitcoin is a “social movement,” whose popularity is not reducible to “a rational response to new information”
дальше »2018-6-27 22:56
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Swiss NGO to Accept Crypto Donations for Food, Healthcare, Education for African Children
A Swiss-based NGO that provides food, healthcare, and education for African children will now be adding a donate in crypto option
дальше »2018-6-27 22:33
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Swiss Central Bank Exec: Crypto ‘Too Primitive’ to Issue State Digital Currency
Board director of the Swiss National Bank Thomas Moser said that crypto and blockchain are too primitive in their present form to consider issuing a national digital currency
дальше »2018-6-22 03:28
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Germany: Financial Experts Don’t See Crypto as an Everyday Payment Method by 2020
Most German finance experts in a ZEW poll don’t expect crypto to be a viable every payment option by 2020
дальше »2018-6-16 00:06
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New Blockchain-Based Supply Chain System Is Presented by Microsoft and Ardents
Microsoft and blockchain solutions provider Ardents have revealed a new blockchain-based supply chain system for the pharmaceutical industry
дальше »2018-6-15 03:48
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Western Union Will Not Add Crypto Transfer Support in Near Future, Says CEO
The world’s largest money transfer company Western Union will not add a cryptocurrency transfer solution to its services soon
дальше »2018-6-14 05:32
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Video Games and Blockchain: New Experience for Players or More Profit for Developers?
The video game industry is increasingly using blockchains in its products, but for now crypto is more of a revenue generator for it than a game changer
дальше »2018-6-12 13:08
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Governor of Connecticut Signs Blockchain Working Group Bill Into Law
The governor of Connecticut has signed a bill into law, which will establish a working group to study blockchain technology
дальше »2018-6-11 03:06
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The Moscow Exchange Prepares Infrastructure to Conduct ICOs
The Moscow Exchange is looking to create infrastructure for companies to conduct ICOs and publish information about certain tokens
дальше »2018-6-11 01:51
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Bank of Italy Deputy Governor: Gov’t Cryptocurrencies Can Save EU up to €76 Bln
The deputy governor of the Bank of Italy, delivered a wide-ranging keynote address focused on central bank digital currencies at a conference yesterday in Milan
дальше »2018-6-11 00:52
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