Crypto pundits gather online to discuss innovation and national security

Sheila Warren and Jerry Brito joined security expert Juan Zarate to address ways to use cryptocurrency in the national interest.

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Biden’s Executive Order Calls for ‘Highest Urgency’ on CBDC Research and Development

The President has called on the Treasury Department to spearhead a series of reports looking into CBDC technology and how to implement them – ”if doing so is deemed to be in the national interest.”

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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Targets Crypto Lending Platforms, Starting with Coinbase Lend

SEC doesn’t want Coinbase Lend to allow its users to earn a 4% interest rate on USDC “over 8x the national average for high-yield savings accounts.” The post SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Targets Crypto Lending Platforms, Starting with Coinbase Lend first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Bitcoin is a War Deterrent and in the Interest of US National Security Says Space Force Engineer

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Angola Hikes Benchmark Interest Rate as Central Bank Attempts to Tame Rising Inflation

The Angolan central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) recently hiked the country’s benchmark interest rate from 15.5% to a record of 20%. The largely unexpected hike, which is one of the National Bank of Angola (NBA)’s attempts to curb inflation, marks the first time the benchmark rate has been increased since November 2017. Rising Inflation […]

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Spain: Ruling Party Proposes the Creation of a National Digital Currency

The Spanish are now showing interest in joining the central bank digital currency (CBDC) bandwagon. Spanish Political Party Proposes CBDC According to a report by Spanish newspaper El Economista, the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) – the governing political body in Spain – has proposed the creation of a Spanish CBDC. For the uninitiated, the PSOERead More

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El Salvador’s Opposition Leaders Fight Against Country’s Bitcoin Law 

Members of El Salvador’s Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMLN) have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Bitcoin Law passed by the country’s lawmakers earlier in June. The plaintiff claims El Salvador’s bitcoin (BTC) adoption push is not in the people’s best interest, according to an EL Mundo report on June 21, 2021. OppositionRead More

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South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency

Strong retail interest in crypto has driven South African regulators to rethink how they classify cryptocurrencies.

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Biden Makes Cryptocurrency a Focus of New Anti-Corruption Directive for National Security

Cryptocurrency is a point of focus in President Joe Biden’s new directive aimed at combating corruption as a core national security interest of the U. S. An official of the Biden administration says that major parts of the directive will focus on cryptocurrency and cybercrime.

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Opinion: popularity of bitcoin is growing due to distrust to national regulators

Financial analysts acknowledge the growing interest in alternative financial instruments and their potential due to investor distrust in the monetary policy of national central banks.

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Coronavirus Driving Interest in CBDCs, Say Central Bank Chiefs

Central banks meeting in Russia said the coronavirus pandemic is a driving force behind growing interest in national digital currencies.

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Russia To Conduct A Pilot Of Its Digital Ruble By End Of 2021: Senior Bank Of Russia Official

Countries around the world have shown great interest in developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with a good number of central banks already in the process of creating digital versions of their national currencies.

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The NSC Labels Blockchain a National Security Issue

On the weekly recap, NLW looks at growth in institutional investment, big interest among the G20 in CBDCs and a new National Security Council report.

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Grayscale Launches Second National TV Commercial to Drive Interest In Digital Assets

Grayscale Investments launches a new digital assets TV commercial ad across top stations on Monday aiming at onboarding no coiners onto the crypto bandwagon. The video, which has since been shared thousands of times across social media, raised different opinions across crypto Twitter similar to its previous #DropGold campaign.

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Cryptocurrency Exchange CEX.IO Adds New USDT/GBP Trading Pair

LONDON, the United Kingdom – CEX. IO, one of the largest international exchanges on the cryptocurrency market, announces support for a new USDT/GBP trading pair on its exchange platform. As a result and amid rising interest in the stablecoin on the cryptocurrency exchange platform, UK citizens can now use their national fiat currency to purchase USDT […] The post Cryptocurrency Exchange CEX.

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US Real Estate Market Shudders: Experts Predict 40% Lower Sales, March Contracts Dip by 21%

According to the National Association of Realtors, pending contracts for property sales dropped by 20. 8% in March. Further, the 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate dropped to 3. 43%, but a great majority of people are still not interested in buying or renting homes at the moment.

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U.S. Government Continues Digging a Hole of Debt, Bitcoin Keeps Growing

The United States Treasury has announced the return of the 20-year bond, as it faces mounting deficits. With more than $23 trillion of debt owed by the U. S. , coming up with ways to rake in interest is becoming a much greater portion of the national budget.

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How to Navigate the Minefield of Cryptocurrency Taxation

National tax agencies have recently made it clear that the long arms of the law will be wielded to ensure bitcoiners pay the appropriate tax on their earnings. Motivated by surging interest in crypto, authorities are cracking the whip and instilling fear in those who have, until now, dismissed the notion that they might be […] The post How to Navigate the Minefield of Cryptocurrency Taxation appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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South Africa’s FNB Bank to Shut Down Crypto Exchange Accounts

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) bank has announced that it will be shutting down accounts linked to cryptocurrency exchanges. In the process of cracking down on cryptocurrencies, banks themselves are experiencing the heat of negative interest rates and billions in fraud.

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Holders of the Digital Yuan Will Not Be Paid Interest

China has been sending mixed signals about its preparedness to issue a national crypto. Despite the new blockchain push, there is still no timeframe for the anticipated launch of the digital yuan and few details have been revealed so far.

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Digital Currency Project Report by Thailand and Hong Kong Is Due to Release in Q1 2020

Digital currency has been a topic of interest since the industry began, but the concept of implementing national versions of these currencies is becoming more and more appealing. Hong Kong and Thailand have expressed interest in establishing their own digital currency as well, controlled by their central banks. According to reports from The Block, we […]

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Is Ray Dalio a Bitcoiner? Hedge Fund Manager says The System is Broken & Central banks’ Attempts are “Futile”

Just a few days after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year and the US national debt hit $23 trillion for the first time, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio released yet another LinkedIn post titled, “The World Has Gone Mad and the System Is Broken.” According to Dalio, it […]

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French High School Students to Get Bitcoin Introductory Classes

The French Ministry of National Education amended its syllabus to incorporate cryptocurrencies and bitcoin. Students will learn about the functions of bitcoin. While this will be covered as a supplementary topic, it might help spark the interest of students.

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Bitcoin – Blockchain interest spikes as Chinese FOMO takes hold

From banning Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies outright, to China now repositioning itself as a blockchain-powered nation after the passage of a ‘Cryptography Law’ by its National People’s Congress, the country’s developments have revived optimism in the crypto-industry.

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Bank of Canada Warms To National Cryptocurrency, Will it Compete Against Bitcoin?

Leaks within the Bank of Canada show officials are considering the development of a national cryptocurrency. As such, with interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) on the rise, could it threaten bitcoin? National Cryptocurrency Mike Eppel, Senior Business Editor at 680 News, has revealed that Canada’s central bank is considering the development of a.

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NBA’s Sacramento Kings Launch Non-Fungible Cryptocurrency Tokens to Boost Fan Participation

One of the oldest affiliate teams with cryptocurrency in the NBA, Sacramento Kings, announces the launch of their collectible tokens on October 16. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is witnessing a growing interest in the cryptocurrency space as multiple teams integrate cryptocurrency products to boost fans’ participation.

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North Korea Wants Its Own National Crypto, CBDC Fever Spreads in Asia

What do we know about North Korea’s cryptocurrency development and why is the most isolated country in the world showing interest in digital money?

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NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Tokenizes Contract with Blockchain

Professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets Spencer Dinwiddie has opted to turn his National Basketball Association (NBA) contract into a tokenized bond. Investors will be able to invest in the security and earn interest based on Dinwiddie’s performance on the field of play, reports The Athletic on September 12, 2019.

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Stablecoin Lending May Interest Recession-Wary Investors

Investors have swung wildly between risk-on and risk-off postures, as Sino-U. S. trade tensions rise and fall. While crypto-volatility is still too strong for most investors to stomach, there could be a more reliable refuge for investor value.

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Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again

With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy (NIRP).

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John McAfee Wants To Help Cuba Create National Cryptocurrency

US fugitive and antivirus tech sage John McAfee has expressed interest in helping Cuba develop its own national cryptocurrency to bypass US trade embargoes.

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Bitcoin: The Censorship Free Cure to JP Morgan’s Dystopian Nightmare

By CCN: Just as the world’s financial institutions begin to take an interest in Bitcoin, they prove themselves to be the very reason for its creation. After several conservative activists were effectively ‘unpersoned’ by JP Morgan Chase earlier this year, CEO Jamie Dimon still won’t deny there could be more to come.

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The State Of Crypto Adoption In Venezuela Is Still Rising Amid Economic And Political Turmoil

The State Of Crypto Adoption In Venezuela Venezuela is currently going through a political crisis. And it’s effecting the economy as well. The inflammation rate of its currency has reached 1,300,300% in the 12 months leading to last November, according to the National Assembly controlled by the opposition. The question that seems to interest the […]

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Five upcoming crypto and blockchain events worth attending

Regardless of how cryptocurrency prices are performing in the open marketplace, there is much going on behind the scenes. Whether its interest from innovative startups, blue-chip companies or national regulators–the blockchain industry is as hot as ever.

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Canadian Province Offers Low-Cost Energy Incentives to Bitcoin Miners

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.

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Levblockchain ICO

Our Organization Levblockchain LVE, will help many new, young, passionate people who are trying to work on new technology projects, blockchain projects and products. Many of Greek Developers abandoning because of the country’s educational erroneous infrastructure and frozen economic growth.

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Switzerland’s National Exchange is Listing an XRP Investment Product

SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland’s principal stock exchange based in Zurich, could list an XRP Exchange Traded Product soon. This was made known in a report in BlockCrypto, on Monday.  The XRP ETP, which is floated by Swiss crypto startup Amun AG, will be launched under the “AXRP” ticker.

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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners

When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.

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Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition

Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on Thursday, Michael Punke, VP of global public policy at Amazon Web Services, expressed support for a “national legislative framework that protects individual civil rights and ensures that governments are transparent in their use of facial recognition technology.

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4 Reasons Bitcoin is the World’s ‘Most Compelling Asset’: VC Spencer Bogart

Now is the perfect time to buy bitcoin, according to Spencer Bogart, a partner at Blockchain Capital. Speaking to Bloomberg, Bogart was evangelical about bitcoin, calling it “the most compelling asset in the world right now.

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Canada’s First All-Crypto Legal Firm Opens Its Doors to Global Clientele

Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.

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European Cryptocurrency Exchange ICO

The European Cryptocurrency Exchange, or EUCX (pronounced You See Ex) is a new cryptocurrency exchange with a global focus, based in the Netherlands, filling the European gap in secure and regulated exchanges aimed at the professional retail trader and boutique firms.

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Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing

October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency.

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Why Ohio’s State Treasurer Backs Decision to Accept BTC For Tax Payments

As tax season is rapidly approaching, some states, like Ohio, have decided to set a new standard for the rest of the country to follow. Back in November, Ohio became the first state in the U.

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Say No More About FedCoin, US Federal Reserve Has No Interest in National Crypto Anymore

The Federal Reserve of the United States, known commonly as Fed, has lost its interest in the idea of national cryptocurrencies. With the value of Bitcoin skyrocketing last year, blockchain seemed like the future, but it was actually a lot more hype than anything else, so now the Fed is abandoning the idea of the […]

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What is an exchange-traded product (ETP)?

Exchange-traded products (ETP) are a type of security that is derivatively priced and trades intra-day on a national securities exchange. ETPs are priced so the value is derived from other investment instruments, such as a commodity, a currency, a share price or an interest rate.

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New Cryptocurrency-Based ETP Arrives in Switzerland

Amun AG, a startup in Zug, Switzerland, has received a license from Swiss authorities to offer a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded product (ETP). An ETP is a blanket term to denote a security that derives its price from an underlying asset (e.

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Trader Jailed and Fined Over $1 Million for Bitcoin and Litecoin Fraud Scheme

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a press release on Friday, November 9, 2018, stating that it had fined Arizona resident Joseph Kim for perpetrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme against his former employer and other investors.

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SEC Penalizes EtherDelta Founder for Failing to Register Crypto Exchange

On November 8, 2018, the SEC announced the conclusion of an investigation into the digital token trading platform EtherDelta. According to the financial authority, EtherDelta failed to register as a national securities exchange despite offering the buying and selling of security-like assets on a secondary market.

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