2020-5-19 22:01 |
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of blockchain-based national currency tokenization
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2020-5-19 22:01 |
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of blockchain-based national currency tokenization
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Iran’s national cryptocurrency will be backed by the country’s fiat currency, the rial, and will be distributed in two phases, first as an interbank token and secondly for retail payments. These are some of the features of the digital currency that were revealed by the Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), an institution that develops banking and […]
2018-8-30 17:00 | |
Rogue state Iran has reportedly announced details about its plans to launch and support its own national cryptocurrency, in an attempt to evade sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Iran Cryptocurrency Will Be Backed By Rial The Republic of Iran is facing an economic crisis due to United States-led sanctions, and its rial fiat currency.
2018-8-30 21:00 | |
There is a very strong focus on the potential failure of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As unlikely as that may seem, there are numerous precedents for failed currencies. The following national government-backed currencies, ranked by reversed longevity, have all failed due to hyperinflation issues.
2018-8-30 21:00 | |
Iran is reportedly considering going back on its cryptocurrency ban. This move comes as the government makes definitive steps towards creating a national virtual currency to circumvent U.
2018-8-29 13:55 | |
Hyperinflation in Venezuela is so bad, the nation’s Central Bank has released an Android app to help citizens calculate how many new sovereign bolivar units they possess. The release arrives after the national government re-denominated the old currency last week.
2018-8-28 13:00 | |
Iran’s plan to introduce a state-backed digital currency has reached its final stage of development.
2018-8-28 00:03 | |
As Germany calls for an end of US dominance in global payments, as Russia backs Turkey in local currency international trade, as Iran unveils plans for a national cryptocurrency and... The post The Tokenization of Geopolitics or When Will Putin Stockpile Cryptos? appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-8-28 21:33 | |
As Germany calls for an end of US dominance in global payments, as Russia backs Turkey in local currency international trade, as Iran unveils plans for a national cryptocurrency and... The post The Tokenization of Geopolitics appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-8-28 21:33 | |
Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian has revealed his optimism about the future success of bitcoin despite the daily slump in price in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
2018-8-27 18:22 | |
Iran has unveiled a document detailing its plans for a national digital currency that is to run on a private blockchain based on the Hyperledger Fabric. We haven’t seen the document... The post Iran’s Cryptocurrency to Run on Hyperledger, Top Officials “Support the Idea of Embracing Digital Currencies” appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-8-28 17:55 | |
Iran will likely reverse its cryptocurrency ban in September, a central bank official told a conference August 26, paving the way for official regulation in the country. Regulators Revisit April Exchange Block The country, which introduced a blanket ban on trading in April this year, has since seen economic turmoil return to its economy in light of fresh US sanctions, its national currency losing a significant chunk of its value since.
2018-8-27 13:00 | |
The government of Venezuela pegging its national currency to cryptocurrency Petro and relaunching is a “bigger stunt” than 1920’s Germany during hyperinflation. Scam Me Once… That’s according to a scathing report in Wired August 22, which cites a number of cryptocurrency industry sources describing the country’s latest bid to stabilize its economy as “pure nonsense” and a “smoke curtain.
2018-8-23 04:00 | |
Dogged by hyperinflation, Venezuela is resorting to crypto assets as a hedge against the rapid losses of its national currency, the bolivar.
2018-8-21 14:13 | |
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.
2018-8-16 00:26 | |
Entrepreneur and MegaUpload creator Kim Dotcom has repeated his belief in Bitcoin over fiat currency, telling fans directly to “buy cryptocurrency. ” Dotcom: Crash ‘Is Coming 100 Percent’ In a series of tweets August 12, Dotcom, whose Bitcache project incorporates a Bitcoin wallet, warned over US national debt and the need to avoid the dollar.
2018-8-15 08:00 | |
A member of the Venezuelan National Constituent Assembly has reportedly revealed that the assembly is preparing a reform to the country’s Constitution that includes a central bank for cryptocurrencies.
2018-8-14 06:50 | |
Trading volume on Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges has soared over the last 24 hours as citizens have sought refuge from the weakened lira. Turkey’s national currency has faced a torrid time on a day when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the US of trying to “stab it in the back”.
2018-8-14 02:50 | |
Turkey is currently undergoing its second serious economic crisis since 2017, as the country’s national currency has lost approximately 30 percent of its value in the last month. The Turkish Lira has been subject to so much volatility in the last two weeks that it’s “making Bitcoin look tame by comparison,” reports Bloomberg.
2018-8-13 20:29 | |
A presidential candidate in Brazil has pledged to legalized cryptocurrency in the country if elected. He revealed this through his Twitter handle on the 7th of August, as he affirmed the local currency of the nation remains the national currency of the country as a legal tender for transactions, but cryptocurrency will obtain the status […]
2018-8-12 06:40 | |
Right after Washington’s move to impose sanctions that will restrict Iran’s access to US currency, reports came out that Tehran is speeding up the project to develop a national cryptocurrency. Officials in the Islamic Republic believe the state-issued coin could help circumvent the restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.
2018-8-11 02:10 | |
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.
2018-8-7 23:23 | |
Sales for an exclusively African cryptocurrency opened up in August to those with a South African bank account — seemingly capitalizing on virtual currency’s popularity in the nation. Despite growing interest, however, scams and fraud are still rife in the country.
2018-8-5 11:00 | |
Fintech businesses struggling to stay inbounds of government rules may soon receive a dose of much-needed guidance via the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
2018-8-3 18:23 | |
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on Tuesday they are to begin accepting applications from fintech companies that wish to become national banks. “The decision to... The post OCC Starts Accepting National Bank Charter Applications From Fintech Companies appeared first on Trustnodes.
2018-8-1 15:48 | |
Iran is planning to issue its own national crypto in the face of looming sanctions by the US government. The Middle Eastern country intends on working with local companies with expertise in cryptography and technology to develop the national crypto, with the country’s central bank being in charge of the development process. This is not […]
2018-7-29 00:00 | |
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a new national currency, which will be directly tied to the Petro. Circulation is expected to start on August 20, 2018.
2018-7-27 11:05 | |
In the midst of runaway inflation, Venezuela will print new money, removing five zeroes from the denominations, and tie its national currency to the recently created petro.
2018-7-27 00:05 | |
In order to curb inflation in Venezuela, five zeroes will be removed from the national currency, the Bolivar according to July 26, 2018, reports. Furthermore, the value of the money will reportedly be tied to the government-controlled cryptocurrency, the Petro.
2018-7-27 23:00 | |
Iran seeks to bypass President Trump’s looming sanctions by creating its own “domestic digital currency”.
2018-7-26 19:43 | |
Venezuela is replacing its national currency, the bolivar, with a new one that will reportedly be tied to its controversial "petro" token.
2018-7-26 14:30 | |
Iran may soon issue its own cryptocurrency as a way to bypass new economic sanctions enacted by U. S. President Donald Trump. A plan to develop an “indigenous” cryptocurrency is currently on the agenda of the government’s Science and Technology Department, according to Iran’s official news outlet PressTV.
2018-7-26 13:59 | |
Switzerland’s financial market supervisor, FINMA held discussions with the country’s bankers’ association and the Swiss National Bank (SNB), on how to improve cryptocurrency ventures’ access to banks.
2018-7-21 11:00 | |
Argentina’s Central Bank’s Interesting In “Mastering Bitcoin” Growing As Peso Is Depreciated By Rising Inflation Argentina is currently facing a big economic crisis as the country’s national fiat currency, the Peso, has hit a record low price against the USD and the inflation in the country is rising a lot recently. Not only people, but […]
2018-7-21 23:52 | |
Canada’s new crypto exchange, National Digital Asset Exchange (NDAX) announced its support for the trading of XRP tokens. The brokerage firm will accept Canada’s fiat currency and will not charge for deposits until the end of the current year.
2018-7-14 15:59 | |
When it comes to cryptocurrency, it seems that there are always two sides of the (bit)coin. On the negative side, there’s everything that can go wrong.
2018-7-14 19:30 | |
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has declared victory over Bitcoin, stating that the market leader’s trading in its national currency has fallen to less than 1 percent of total global volume.
2018-7-10 16:00 | |
The number of Bitcoin trading operations in the Chinese currency has fallen from a peak of more than 90% to less than 1 % of the world’s total. According to the People’s Bank of China, the trading of Bitcoin with the Chinese national currency, renminbi, has dramatically fallen. Though at its peak, more than 90
2018-7-9 20:13 | |
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.
2018-7-3 23:28 | |
The Central Bank of Bahamas has officially announced plans to introduce a national cryptocurrency, as well as blockchain-powered digitization of Bahama’s government and financial services. The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest on Friday, June 22, during the Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference.
2018-6-27 13:28 | |
There has been a lot of talk about countries issuing their own cryptocurrencies. While most of those plans have been put on ice indefinitely, it seems the Bahamas isn’t giving up on this dream.
2018-6-26 17:00 | |
According to a board member at the Swiss National Bank, enthusiasm has waned for issuing a state-backed digital currency
2018-6-23 15:10 | |
The Bahamas’ central bank has announced plans of introduction of a national digital currency, as well as develop blockchain-based projects
2018-6-23 03:39 | |
While cryptocurrencies have the potential to facilitate lightning fast payments across borders, reduce the cost of minting fiat money and drastically put inflation in check, the Swiss Central Bank board director, Thomas Moser has declared that digital currencies still do not have what it takes to be a national currency.
2018-6-23 01:45 | |
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
2018-6-22 03:28 | |
News Turkey’s so called “national” crypto, Turcoin, has turned out to be a classical example of a Ponzi scheme, local media reported. The founders of the “alternative” digital currency are believed to have fled the country with millions of dollars collected from defrauded investors.
2018-6-20 04:00 | |
Turkey’s so called “national” crypto, Turcoin, has turned out to be a classical example of a Ponzi scheme, local media reported. The founders of the “alternative” digital currency are believed to have fled the country with millions of dollars collected from defrauded investors.
2018-6-20 01:50 | |
The Annual Economic Report of the Bank of International Settlements [BIS] is titled “Cryptocurrencies: Looking beyond the hype”. The report is an analysis of the problems that cryptocurrencies promise to solve but actually fall short on.
2018-6-19 04:01 | |
In the last few months the Venezuelan government has been searching for anyone who officials deem to be “undermining the national currency”. While the government has formally approved of a number of cryptocurrency exchanges to open up for business, several have been shut down as part of the government’s move to strictly regulate the cryptocurrency […] The post Why is the Venezuelan Government tracking all Crypto holders ? appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-6-18 13:33 | |
Vitalik Buterin, the Russian-conceived maker of Ethereum [ETH], proposed that the National Security Agency [NSA] was engaged with the development of the virtual currency. A man or gathering called Satoshi Nakamoto distributed a white paper in 2008 which first set out the mechanics of Bitcoin [BTC]. Be that as it may, albeit a few people […]
2018-6-17 03:38 | |