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Venezuela’s Central Bank Unveils App to Convert New Crypto-Pegged ‘Sovereign Bolivar’
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. дальше »
2018-8-28 13:00 | |
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World Bank to Launch First Ever Blockchain Bond Next Week
The proceeds generated after the bond issuance will go towards supporting World Bank’s sustainable development projects in emerging economies. The post World Bank to Launch First Ever Blockchain Bond Next Week appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-24 23:30 | |
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Google and Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology Investments are Eye Opening
Google Has Quietly Become the Second Largest Corporate Investor in Blockchain Technology Is Google secretly developing blockchain technology? That’s the claim made by blockchain investment bank NKB Group in a report from earlier this week. дальше »
2018-8-18 00:12 | |
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EY Luxembourg Team Wins €5,000 In European ‘Hackathon’
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has just concluded its first ‘EIB Hackathon Blockchain Challenge’, which brought together 56 coders from 15 countries. The competition took place earlier this week as 12 teams were locked in a room for 48 hours during EIB’s annual forum dedicated to treasury issues. дальше »
2018-8-14 02:28 | |
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Coinbase Seeks Online Merchant Crypto Adoption by the Millions
Adoption news keeps flowing this week, from Wall Street to Australia, and now San Francisco. The United States largest cryptocurrency bank, Coinbase, announced it is expanding its commerce section to include Woo Commerce via a plugin downloadable from Github. дальше »
2018-8-6 08:45 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Challenging the Way It’s Always Been Done
This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger. дальше »
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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Netherlands Central Bank: We Don’t Consider Cryptocurrency To Be Money
The central bank of the Netherlands has issued new comments on cryptocurrency this week, continuing a popular narrative from the banking sector that it is “not money. ” ‘Spending, Saving And Calculating’ In a video statement translated by local news outlet Dutch News, De Nederlandsche Bank divisional director Petra Hielkema said that cryptocurrency did not adequately permit three specific functions which consumers need and which are currently fulfilled by fiat currency. дальше »
2018-8-4 21:30 | |
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Citibank Are Exploring Crypto, Will They Be The First Major Bank To Adopt Bitcoin?
Citibank are one of the world’s most renowned banks and financial services companies. Founded in 1812 in New York, the bank now operates worldwide with more than 2000 employees and a number of subsidiaries across Asia. дальше »
2018-8-3 17:30 | |
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Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange Adds Buying British Pound Support
Coinbase Provides British Pound Support Coinbase announced in a blog post this week that it will now provide British Pound support (GBP). The platform’s customers with bank accounts in the United Kingdom will be able to conduct transactions more quickly. дальше »
2018-8-3 09:23 | |
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Iran to Fully Legalize Cryptocurrency in Near Future
The Iranian Financial Tribune reports today that it is likely that Iran will fully legalize cryptocurrency in the near future. In April of this year, the country’s central bank issued an outright ban on all cryptocurrency, followed by a censorship campaign launched against exchanges in July. дальше »
2018-8-2 09:23 | |
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Iran to Fully Legalize Cryptocurrency in Near Future
The Iranian Financial Tribune reports today that it is likely that Iran will fully legalize cryptocurrency in the near future. In April of this year, the country’s central bank issued an outright ban on all cryptocurrency, followed by a censorship campaign launched against exchanges in July. дальше »
2018-8-2 21:46 | |
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Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Will Start Trading on a Stock Exchange This Week
Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital will begin trading on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange this week. дальше »
2018-7-31 22:25 | |
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Mike Novogratz Cryptocurrency Merchant Bank Finally Goes Live This Week
Serial investor and Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz is days away from launching his own merchant bank Galaxy Digital LP, which begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange August 1. ‘We Want To Be Globally Traded’ After an eight-month period of haggling with regulators, the cryptocurrency-focussed project will go live under the GLXY ticker, with plans to extend far beyond the Canadian market. дальше »
2018-7-31 20:00 | |
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How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion
International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association. дальше »
2018-7-31 19:50 | |
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Largest Wall Street Crypto Firm Lost $134 Million in Q1 2018
Galaxy Digital — a full-service digital assets merchant bank launched by ex-Goldman Sachs macro trader Michael Novogratz — took a financial beating in the first fiscal quarter of 2018. Rekt… The New York-based cryptocurrency-focused merchant bank disclosed its financial report for the first time this week, and the results weren’t great. дальше »
2018-7-27 21:00 | |
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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems
Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »
2018-7-25 18:00 | |
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Indian banks suspending accounts that are tied to cryptocurrency exchanges
Exchanges “Deposits/Withdrawals Notice,” came the post title from popular Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin this week. “As per orders from RBI,” the exchange explained, “bank INR withdrawals and INR Deposits have temporarily been disabled. дальше »
2018-7-24 11:41 | |
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India Exchange Unocoin Suspends Withdrawals Following Central Bank Demands
“Deposits/Withdrawals Notice,” came the post title from popular Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin this week. “As per orders from RBI,” the exchange explained, “bank INR withdrawals and INR Deposits have temporarily been disabled. дальше »
2018-7-24 10:30 | |
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Banking On A Decentralized Bank
Last week Binance made headlines by announcing its first foray into banking. For a price of $133 million, the exchange had acquired a 5% stake in Malta’s future “Founders’ Bank.” Ordinarily, an investment by one moneymaking organization into another would scarcely deserve mention, except for one fact: ownership of Founders’ Bank will rest on the […] The post Banking On A Decentralized Bank appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2018-7-20 20:23 | |
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Barclays, 300 Year-Old UK Legacy Bank, Files Crypto Patents
The UK’s Barclays, arguably the most powerful international corporate bank in the world, filed two crypto-related patents this week. The 300 year-old legacy bank gobbled up exclusivity over cryptocurrency transfers and distributed ledger data storage. дальше »
2018-7-20 02:55 | |
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Bank of America Reveals Blockchain Patent for External Data Validation, Cites Need for ‘Accurate Indication’ of Financial Standing
This week has seen both Bank of America and MasterCard reveal new blockchain-related patents
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Bank of America Reveals Blockchain Patent for External Data Validation
This week has seen both Bank of America and MasterCard reveal new blockchain-related patents
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Litecoin founder says in the best case recent bank stake could result in crypto services!
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee posted on Reddit today, July 17, to clarify his position within the Litecoin Foundation and the future of the Foundation following its acquisition of a stake in German bank WEG Bank AG. дальше »
2018-7-18 08:09 | |
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‘Scams’ And ‘Lies’: Tone Vays Takes Aim at TokenPay, Verge and Litecoin
Cryptocurrency trader and analyst Tone Vays has hit out at Litecoin and the self-professed “world’s most secure coin,” TokenPay — accusing the latter of being an outright “scam. ” Vays: TokenPay is a Verge ‘Byproduct’ TokenPay, which together with Litecoin this week confirmed it would purchase 9. дальше »
2018-7-14 21:00 | |
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Tether Announces Appointment of New Chief Compliance Officer
Tether has announced the appointed of Leonardo Real, a former anti-money laundering (AML) quality control manager at Bank of Montreal, as the company’s new chief compliance officer (CSO). The announcement comes just one week after Phil Potter, one of Tether’s directors, announced that he will be leaving sister company, Bitfinex. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:30 | |
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Thirty-eight Percent of South Africans Wish They’d Invested in Cryptocurrency
38 percent of South Africans “wish they had invested” in cryptocurrency as businesses report “decent” interest in the emerging technology from corporate investors. 40 Percent of South Africans ‘Aware’ of Crypto Results of pan-African investment bank Old Mutual’s 2018 “Savings & Investment Monitor,” released this week, reveal attitudes to Bitcoin locally are swiftly transforming. Overall дальше »
2018-7-13 04:42 | |
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‘I Wish I’d Invested In Cryptocurrency,’ Say 38 Percent Of South Africans
38 percent of South Africans “wish they had invested” in cryptocurrency as businesses report “decent” interest in the emerging technology from corporate investors. 40 Percent of South Africans ‘Aware’ of Crypto Results of pan-African investment bank Old Mutual’s 2018 “Savings & Investment Monitor,” released this week, reveal attitudes to Bitcoin locally are swiftly transforming. дальше »
2018-7-13 01:00 | |
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[Exclusive news] India might lift the blanket ban on crypto in India
After one week into the play of India’s central bank’s notice to all banks and companies dealing with cryptocurrencies, an anonymous source close to the government has suggested that the government is not looking at a blanket ban on the market and just may stay and subsequently scrap the RBI mandate, dated 6th of April. дальше »
2018-7-12 19:07 | |
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Indian Central Bank Responds About Crypto Restrictions
India’s central bank has responded to a representation about its crypto banking ban. The Supreme Court gave the central bank seven days to reply following a hearing last week of the petition by the Internet & Mobile Association of India against the ban. дальше »
2018-7-12 00:40 | |
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Cryptos Pose ‘Insignificant Risk’ to Financial Markets: Bank of Korea
One week after the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea said that it is “not opposed” to digital currencies, a Bank of Korea report claimed that cryptocurrencies do not pose a significant risk to the country’s financial system. дальше »
2018-7-10 16:19 | |
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Why India and China won't lift their crypto bans anytime soon
The highest court in India this week upheld the reserve bank's decree prohibiting the country's banks and other regulated lenders from dealing with or supporting any cryptocurrency-related services, including allowing customers to buy crypto with credit cards. дальше »
2018-7-8 04:00 | |
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Why India and China won't lift their crypto bans
The highest court in India this week upheld the reserve bank's decree prohibiting the country's banks and other regulated lenders from dealing with or supporting any cryptocurrency-related services, including allowing customers to buy crypto with credit cards. дальше »
2018-7-6 19:33 | |
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Bitcoin Controversy Continues To Sweep India
With the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new ruling coming to force yesterday, India have featured in numerous news headlines and will no doubt continue to do so through the week. As a recap, yesterday the RBI’s new rulings came to power which essentially mean cryptocurrency trading across exchanges, with FIAT currency will no longer be allowed. дальше »
2018-7-6 11:30 | |
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Time limit for enacting Indian Central Bank’s ban on crypto dealings expires
The Supreme Court had also ruled earlier this week not to grant interim relief to those affected by the upcoming ban. If an Indian citizen wants to exchange crypto to fiat, then they will need to then use marketplace exchanges. дальше »
2018-7-6 00:23 | |
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The head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) continued the institution’s critical stance on cryptocurrency, saying it “cannot assume the functions of money,” BIS reports July 4.
The head of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) continued the institution’s critical stance on cryptocurrency, saying it “cannot assume the functions of money,” BIS reports July 4. Speaking to Swiss newspaper Basler Zeitung last week, subsequently published by BIS itself, general manager Agustin Carstens cautioned “young people” against “trying to create money,” drawing comparisons дальше »
2018-7-5 16:55 | |
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India Bitcoin Bank Ban in Effect July 5 After Supreme Court Decision
India’s Supreme Court has refused to extend a grace period allowing cryptocurrency entities to keep banking services beyond this week’s deadline set by the central bank. Exchanges Go P2P According to various media outlets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will now succeed in implementing its ban on cryptocurrency business support on July 5. дальше »
2018-7-3 16:00 | |
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Chinese Bank PBoC Files Digital Wallet to Track Crypto Transactions Patent
China’s central bank, the so called People’s Bank of China, has presented a patent application for a wallet that consumers are able to use so as to track cryptocurrency transactions. The patent has been sent to China’s State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) during the last week. In the last year, China has been one of […] дальше »
2018-6-30 09:27 | |
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Indian Exchange Zebpay Boosts Trading Support for 19 Cryptos Ahead of RBI Ban
Leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has added new cryptocurrencies to its crypto-to-crypto trading platform. The exchange now supports 19 cryptocurrencies and over 35 trading pairs, as it prepares for the banking ban by the country’s central bank to go into effect next week. дальше »
2018-6-30 01:30 | |
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As Drake Drops Scorpion Album, Big Sean Raps About Crypto in ‘Big Bank’
Canadian rapper Drake released his much-anticipated Scorpion album at midnight last night. Although none of the album’s 20 songs mention cryptocurrencies, Big Sean was spotted rapping about cryptocurrency on YG’s ‘Big Bank’, released earlier this week. дальше »
2018-6-30 23:05 | |
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Bahamas Centrak Bank set to unveil cryptocurrency pilot project
The Central Bank of the Bahamas is planning to introduce a government-backed pilot digital currency, Jamaica Observer reported June 22. Speaking at the Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Bahamas, K Peter Turnquest, made the announcement, saying that the development of a fully digital дальше »
2018-6-23 05:52 | |
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The American Federal Reserve Cryptochoranti Index introduces
News This week the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis added cryptocurrency to their Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database. Also read: Troll Slayer: Derek Magill Defends Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash Against Defamation Federal Reserve Bank of St. дальше »
2018-6-22 19:20 | |
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US Federal Reserve Launches Cryptocurrency Index
This week the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis added cryptocurrency to their Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database. It’s a seemingly small gesture, but one that signals to most observers crypto’s maturation, at least in the eyes of arguably the most important central banking institution in the world. дальше »
2018-6-22 17:42 | |
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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars
Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD. дальше »
2018-6-21 23:05 | |
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Tether Insists Crypto Asset is Fully Backed
Tether has consistently denied this, but has not produced conclusive evidence that it is reserved 1-for-1. An academic paper released last week supported this view, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reportedly subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether in December. дальше »
2018-6-20 21:09 | |
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