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The heads of six major central banks will hold their first meeting on potentially developing their own digital currencies in April, Nikkei says. origin »
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There is little doubt that digital payments tools – including bitcoin and other cryptocurrency projects – are transforming the way consumers make transactions. However, even the best digital technologies will fail if users don’t trust them.
2019-4-11 01:06 | |
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Jihan Wu And GMO Internet CEO Meet And Share Their Views About The Crypto Market Jihan Wu, the former CEO of Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of ASIC miners for Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies has recently met GMO Internet CEO, Masatoshi Kumagai.
2019-3-4 19:52 | |
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Although Bitcoin (BTC) has been more than ten years operating in the market, there are many things that must improve before it reaches the masses. In a recent anarchist meeting in Acapulco, Mexico, several individuals show how it is possible to use digital assets in different situations. As Wired wrote a few days ago, Acapulco […]
2019-3-4 23:44 | |
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Saudi Arabia and the UAE have launched a cryptocurrency aimed at facilitating cross-border payments. The new digital asset was unveiled during the first meeting of the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council held on January 19, 2019, in Abu Dhabi, according to a WAM report.
2019-1-22 18:01 | |
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India could be making a U-turn on its directives for cryptocurrencies. Per reports from the New India Express, a second interdisciplinary committee set up by the Indian government is considering making cryptocurrencies legal in the country again but with more stringent rules.
2018-12-28 02:16 | |
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A Japanese lawmaker has proposed a number of changes to the current taxation regime in order to encourage adoption of cryptocurrencies in the country, CoinDesk reported. Takeshi Fujimaki, a representative of political party Nippon Ishin, said in a meeting held earlier this month that the country’s tax system should not “crush the future” of digital […]
2018-12-10 12:53 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins. Adding to its support for MakerDao’s Dai and Tether’s USDT, the sister platforms recently listed USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and Gemini USD (GUSD).
2018-12-4 21:02 | |
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Global leaders walked away from the latest G20 Summit with a rough game plan for crypto regulation. This year’s G20 Summit took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from November 30 to December 1.
2018-12-4 23:44 | |
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Leaders of the G20 group gathered in Buenos Aires over the weekend and cryptocurrency was on the agenda. A final communique was published on Sunday to sum up the meeting and part of it called for unified regulations and a global approach to digital currencies.
2018-12-3 11:28 | |
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Retail payments in Sweden are now almost entirely cashless. Without a central bank digital currency (CBDC) Sweden’s entire payments market would be reliant on the private financial sector. Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden, has authored an article as part of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils.
2018-11-12 04:00 | |
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India appears set to completely ban cryptocurrency operations within its borders, judging from the latest reports issued by government officials. Cryptocurrency Ban is Imminent On Tuesday (October 30), during a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), one of the agendas included digital currency.
2018-11-1 22:05 | |
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A top-level executive from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) revealed that the country’s central bank doesn’t plan to issue a digital currency. The BOJ justifies this decision by identifying major obstacles which prevent their further widespread adoption.
2018-10-24 21:00 | |
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At the Senate Banking Committee meeting on Oct. 11, the wedges between crypto supporters and deniers grew deeper. The differences became clearer as Coin Center’s research director Peter Van Valkenburg and Dr.
2018-10-23 18:59 | |
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Japan’s Tax Investigation Committee, an advisory body of the government, is looking to simplify its tax filling system as confusion has led to poor reporting of profits with digital currencies in the country.
2018-10-20 21:00 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have weighed in on sovereign considerations and global implications of blockchain and other financial services technologies.
2018-10-15 19:01 | |
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In a move to expand its asset offerings, Coinbase has created a new process by which anyone with a token can apply to have it listed on the platform. This news comes weeks after Coinbase said it was exploring the addition of several new assets including Stellar Lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and Cardano (ADA).
2018-9-27 01:15 | |
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A new crypto bill will be presented by the US Congress this fall led by Ohio Republican Warren Davidson. He is hosting a roundtable of representatives from Wall Street, venture capital firms and crypto companies to understand the crypto industry better.
2018-9-25 17:15 | |
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South Korea’s national postal service is meeting with Goldman Sachs’ cryptocurrency research team at the end of September. The country’s postal service revealed its intentions to dive deeper into digital assets and blockchain.
2018-9-7 17:00 | |
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Bill Barhydt, founder of bitcoin wallet app Abra, said the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) within a year once the financial regulator feels comfortable with the caliber of the applicants.
2018-9-6 21:31 | |
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On September 7th, Finance Ministers from the European Union’s 28 member states will be meeting in Vienna to once again discuss the possibility of international regulations on cryptocurrency.
2018-8-30 23:12 | |
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The EU finance ministers’ meeting next month in Vienna will be watched by the global crypto community with both hope and anxiousness. The 28-member states’ finance ministers will be meeting on Sept.
2018-8-30 20:29 | |
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Morgan Creek, a capital management company that oversees more than $1. 5 billion in assets, has partnered with Bitwise Asset Management to create the Digital Asset Index Fund.
2018-8-28 21:06 | |
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The South Korean National Assembly has kickstarted an “extraordinary” meeting for discussing ICO regulation, cryptocurrency and blockchain frameworks, as well as other steps to support optimal growth of the digital assets sector, Business Korea reported.
2018-8-23 03:00 | |
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South Korea is planning to invest nearly $900 million next year to accelerate the development of blockchain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
2018-8-17 22:56 | |
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Spearheading development to establish Jeju Island as a blockchain and cryptocurrency hub, Governor Won Hee-ryong issued a formal request to the Korean government, Aug. 14, to designate the island as a special economic zone for the burgeoning digital asset sector.
2018-8-15 05:00 | |
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Independent DJ Justin Blau (known on stage as 3LAU) didn’t exactly stumble into the cryptocurrency industry — to say so would misrepresent how much thought he’s put into his blockchain-based event network, Our Music Festival (OMF).
2018-8-8 19:23 | |
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With emerging regulation and institutional solutions, Wall Street is slowly adopting cryptocurrencies as a legitimate digital asset class. On July 27, 2018, Nasdaq held a closed-door meeting with traditional exchange and cryptocurrency company executives to discuss the future of the nascent sector.
2018-7-28 21:00 | |
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A closed-door meeting was held earlier this week in Chicago where representatives from a half a dozen companies — both traditional platforms as well as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’s digital asset exchange Gemini and other crypto-related firms — met with officials from Nasdaq Inc.
2018-7-28 01:30 | |
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Crypto exchange Poloniex today announced it has delisted 9 tokens which do not align with their recently introduced asset framework, introduced when the exchange was bought by digital payment company Circle.
2018-7-26 21:25 | |
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The regulators behind G20, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have begun research on cryptocurrencies and their potential effects on the overall global economy. This comes months after the G20 meeting, in which a compromise was reached amongst different regulators and marketplaces.
2018-7-18 12:00 | |
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Why Malta The government of Malta actively works on the development of transparent and favorable laws in the field of blockchain industry regulation. There are plans to establish a special agency – a Digital Innovation Authority that would control and certify blockchain companies.
2018-7-7 01:29 | |
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The Europol is meeting 16 cryptocurrency exchanges, digital wallet providers, and payment processors in a three-day conference in Hague. Beginning Tuesday, the participants will discuss ways to curb criminal activity in the digital currency sector and ways to avoid money laundering using digital coins.
2018-6-22 00:46 | |
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Local media outlet Kommersant reported last week about two of the largest Russian banks and their plans to offer crypto-based investment options. Alfa-Bank and Sberbank have begun experimenting with new products based on “digital financial assets” or CFA after a meeting last Wednesday.
2018-6-20 20:51 | |
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The Digital Future Council made its public debut on June 18, 2018, at the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. With founding members from such organizations as IBM, Vice, CNN, Lego and Warner Bros.
2018-6-20 21:56 | |
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Join the Bitcoin Policy Institute and the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute for a panel discussion on the fascinating insights of Daniel Flatley, Sarah Kreps, Chris Meserole, and Matthew Pines on the intersection of strategic competition and digital currencies.
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will collaborate on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) by jointly conducting at least one pilot.
After a sudden surge towards the end of last week and early Monday morning…
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A recent survey from Deloitte that collated data from 1,280 senior finance executives in 10 locations across the world produced interesting results regarding the blockchain industry. This survey is Deloitte’s fourth annual Global Blockchain Survey, which focuses on the financial services industry (FSI).
Digital currencies are quickly gaining traction in the world; but Bitcoin is poised to maintain superior incentives.
The G7 will begin its Feb. 12 meeting on the subject of central bank digital currencies, before moving to digital taxation and accelerating global debt.
