2020-1-8 20:21 |
With bitcoin setting a blistering pace for 2020, Markets Daily is back with all the news that matters, plus a look at several stories on the escalating, global interest in blockchain by governments. origin »
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The world’s largest social media company has faced nothing but criticism since it announced grand plans to dominate global finance markets with its own crypto coin. Red flags were raised by governments and central banks across the planet over the threat that Libra proposes to their own sovereignty.
2019-9-27 11:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: One of the reasons governments have been against the adoption of bitcoin is because of its potential to be misused for illegal activities such as money laundering, and the latest report from Los Angeles, California, will give the detractors more fodder.
2019-8-26 16:29 | |
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The Global community particularly Africa is facing lots of challenges ranging from global warming to unemployment. Governments and private organizations are working tirelessly to address some of these challenges in so many ways.
2019-8-9 15:51 | |
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As the resident bitcoin skeptic at CCN. com, today I’ll be looking at the myth that bitcoin will one day replace all fiat currencies. The Bull Fiat Currency Case for Bitcoin The bullish argument goes as follows: governments are increasing their borrowings to unprecedented and unsustainable levels.
2019-8-8 11:22 | |
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The Trump administration has filed a $100 million lawsuit against infamous bitcoin exchange BTC-e and its alleged operator, Russian national Alexander Vinnik. Vinnik, who remains in custody in Greece as governments worldwide jockey to extradite him, stands accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from other exchanges, most notably Mt.
2019-7-27 15:04 | |
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One of the many problems with bitcoin is that regulatory policy is still developing, and it is individuals like William Green that will always require cryptocurrency never stray far from the very governments they seek independence from.
2019-7-25 11:59 | |
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Circle announced today that it will be expanding its regulated services to Bermuda, using its new position in the island nation to service its global audience. Circle cited Bermuda’s pro-crypto regulatory environment as a primary motivation for expanding to the island nation.
2019-7-22 22:15 | |
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Investors and proponents of Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have long believed that the ultimate pinnacle of adoption would be found when governments and central banks began growing friendly towards the nascent technologies.
2019-7-8 00:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra seems to have unsettled governments everywhere. The governor of Banque de France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, is the latest to announce reactionary measures designed to contain the digital currency.
2019-6-22 19:30 | |
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By CCN Markets: Facebook’s foray into cryptocurrencies with Libra has met with a ton of mixed reactions. While some are going gaga over the social media giant’s latest effort that’s supposed to enable cross-border payments at the tap of a button, the traditionalists are taking a dim view.
2019-6-21 10:21 | |
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By CCN Markets: The China Ledger quoted Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) as saying that blockchain technology is mature, but regulation needs to allow for it. Binance CEO Changepeng Zhao took the opportunity to expand on the idea including the government’s role in crypto.
2019-6-19 20:35 | |
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Grayscale Investments has released their latest research report, highlighting the importance of self-sustaining and uncontrollable money to stop governments from curbing a person’s right to move their own money.
2019-6-18 21:00 | |
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By CCN Markets: The Italian government is reportedly trying to be lenient on some forms of hard-to-tax savings, such as that held in safe deposit boxes. Bitcoin could be a viable investment for these retail investors.
2019-6-14 07:35 | |
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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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They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power.
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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The political spectrum is usually divided into four main categories: libertarian left, authoritarian left, libertarian right and authoritarian right. Those on the left prefer a more controlled economy, while those on the right have a preference for free markets.
2019-4-16 22:26 | |
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Special thanks to Glen Weyl, Phil Daian and Jinglan Wang for review Over the last few years there has been an increasing interest in using deliberately engineered economic incentives and mechanism design to align behavior of participants in various contexts.
2019-4-5 04:03 | |
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Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems.
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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CoinSpeaker Will Regulation Make ICO Marketing Easier? In various Asian markets, Karnika E. Yashwant, crypto expert and ICO advisor, sees a lot of progress happening for launching ICOs, but not in their governments and shines a light on this phenomenon. Will Regulation Make ICO Marketing Easier?
2019-1-19 11:16 | |
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Southeast Asia is swiftly shaping into a blockchain hub, with most emerging and developed markets in the region firmly positioning themselves at the forefront by deploying blockchain-based products across a myriad of business verticals, reported The Asean Post on December 10, 2018.
2018-12-11 02:00 | |
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In today’s edition of Chatter Report, crypto influencers debate the importance of buy walls to support crypto prices, reason for and against miner anonymity and ponder the outcome of governments attacking bitcoin.
2018-11-29 15:30 | |
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Crypto Companies Offshoring Is No Escape From Law Despite cryptocurrency’s decline in price, there does not seem to be any changes concerning governments’ efforts to establish a regulatory framework for the industry.
2018-11-28 19:56 | |
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Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc.
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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Here are a few of the most significant signs that the bulls are getting ready to break out and stampede on the markets. Five years ago, the industry didn’t have as many investors as we see today and most mainstream media wouldn’t have given any crypto related news the light of day.
2018-10-11 21:30 | |
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Veridium is creating tokenized trading markets for carbon credits and other natural capital assets. By tokenizing carbon credits into fungible assets that have liquidity on a crypto-asset exchange, Veridium is creating a seamless way for corporations, governments, and individuals to acquire, trade and account for carbon liabilities and offsets.
2018-9-3 14:33 | |
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The World Bank and Australia's largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, have issued a public bond exclusively through the blockchain. The $100 million AUD ($73.
2018-8-25 23:16 | |
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Nearly eight months to the day after the ponzi scheme BitConnect exit scammed, the sins of the project have caught up to one of its figureheads. Divyesh Darji, the alleged leader of BitConnect’s Asian team, was arrested this Saturday, August 18, 2018, in the Delhi airport by the Gujarat Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
2018-8-20 19:54 | |
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When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell.
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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The crypto industry has received another boost with the entry of financial services giant Northern Trust in a quiet but significant move. The firm, which manages over $10.
2018-8-3 23:41 | |
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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.
2018-7-31 19:50 | |
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As cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, institutional investors now have their eyes set on this revolutionary market. The steps some governments have taken to streamline the crypto market seem to have increased the confidence of institutional investors as reflected by their recent actions.
2018-7-13 16:08 | |
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All of the top 50 coins by market cap are seeing red today, with Bitcoin falling below the $6,200 mark and total market cap down $7 billion on the day
2018-7-13 23:55 | |
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Even with the recent bitcoin price slump, crypto doomsday predictors such as Nouriel Roubini and his colleagues are determined to make sure the entire digital currency markets never moon again. In the latest development, more renowned economists have argued that governments’ harsh regulatory policies on cryptos would make bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worthless soon.
2018-7-13 21:00 | |
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The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network has added a new show to its lineup, “What Bitcoin Did. ” The WBD podcast is hosted by U. K. -based Peter McCormack, an “accidental Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency investor, miner, blogger and podcaster.
2018-6-26 20:34 | |
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In today’s Bitcoin in Brief we mention some optimistic mid to long term predictions for crypto markets. And while decentralized currencies are hurting in a bearish month, the prospects for state-issued virtual money look even dimmer.
2018-6-23 14:35 | |
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With the crypto markets stabilizing after a recent short squeeze and a look at how crypto developers are spending more time optimizing than innovating, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With the market cap of bitcoin breaking above $1T for the first time plus a look at the emerging asset class known as NFTs, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With the both of the top two cryptocurrencies setting new record high prices plus a look at what dogecoin says about our world, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With BTC briefly breaching $50K as the industry's market cap passes $1.5T, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With bitcoin slipping after hitting a new all-time high around $49K and Canadian regulators approving a bitcoin ETF, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With BTC setting a new record above $48K and Mastercard implementing crypto payments, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
With the top two cryptos down on the day and a bitcoin supply squeeze seemingly in the cards, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.