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Facebook’s Libra finds itself in the crosshairs of the Central Bank of Central Banks
It’s been a week since Facebook’s entry into the cryptocurrency and payments world was announced. Since then, a lot has happened. From the Libra lead, David Marcus, talking about shared internal governance control over the cryptocurrency, to the regulatory uncertainty the crypto may face with politicians around the world taking a shot at the it, […] The post Facebook’s Libra finds itself in the crosshairs of the Central Bank of Central Banks appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-6-24 09:55 | |
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Venezuela Sets Bitcoin Trading Record With New Hyperinflated Banknotes
New currency reforms in Venezuela accompanied a decisive surge in Bitcoin trading this week, with informal markets setting new all-time highs. Bitcoin Boom As Central Bank Re-adds Zeros Data from monitoring resource Coin Dance reveals that in the seven days ending June 15, Venezuelans transacted over 46 billion sovereign bolivars (VES) on P2P Bitcoin exchange Localbitcoins. дальше »
2019-6-17 11:00 | |
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What Bitcoin Ban? Indian Central Bank Denies Involvement in Crypto Ban Bill
By CCN Markets: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has denied knowledge of a proposed bill which would see Bitcoin and crypto ownership in India made entirely illegal. Reports surfaced last week that lawmakers in India were working on legislation that could carry a 10-year prison sentence for anyone caught holding cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-6-17 12:23 | |
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ECB Official Bigs Up ‘Wholesale’ Central Bank Digital Currency, Disregards Bitcoin
By CCN: The Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania has spoken about the merits of central bank digital currencies. He has labeled them as a new, more efficient, offering from central banks across the globe. дальше »
2019-5-31 10:40 | |
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Op Ed: Lightning Network Consensus Is a Marketplace and That’s Okay!
To Bitcoin or Not to BitcoinDuring the “scaling debate” before the SegWit2X user-activated soft fork (UASF), Bitcoin businesses were getting their first bitter taste of Bitcoin’s censorship resistance. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:10 | |
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Pro-Bitcoin Ron Paul Savages ‘Total Failure’ Fed Reserve for ‘Flat-Out Broke’ America
By CCN: Dr. Ron Paul, former twelve-time US Congressman and three-time presidential hopeful, has stated that money comes from the market, not from Central banks. Ron Paul made the comments during an interview at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019 in New York City last week. дальше »
2019-5-21 16:42 | |
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Despite Industry Pushback, G20 May Impose Stricter KYC Policy on Exchanges
It looks as if cryptocurrency service providers will have to adopt stricter know-your-customer (KYC) policies all across the world — and not everyone is happy about that. дальше »
2019-5-13 21:33 | |
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Sit Down Avengers. Federal Reserve Saves the World in New Propaganda Comic
By CCN. com: The Federal Reserve released its latest educational comic book this week. “The Story of Monetary Policy” shows a world stabilized by a central bank through the eyes of an alien visitor who doesn’t understand things like “maximum employment. дальше »
2019-4-29 10:28 | |
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3 Central Bank Governors Toy with Adding Bitcoin Crypto Bonds Using Blockchain Technology
On April 17th, Asia Times reported on this week’s World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings. The meetings were held in Washington, DC, where it was revealed that Afghanistan, Tunisia, and Uzbekistan are all considering the introduction of a Bitcoin bond. дальше »
2019-4-17 23:27 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Cryptocurrency market at 5-month high, Paxful under fire, and more
It’s Monday which means it’s time for a wrap-up of the weekends top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines. Here’s Moonday Mornings for you. 1. The United Global Resolve For Peace is petitioning the Central Bank of Nigeria after thousands of the country’s residents claim to have been “defrauded” out of millions of dollars earned from trading cryptocurrencies on exchange service Paxful, The Guardian, a local Nigerian outlet reports. дальше »
2019-4-8 11:17 | |
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Sharding Startup Harmony Grabs $18 million to Create a Decentralized Blockchain Protocol
Nick White, co-founder of Harmony, expressed in an email to CoinDesk this week that the firm has raised $18 million for the sharding startup. The investment has been procured from many prominent sources which includes Consensus Capital Group of Silicon Valley, Bank Central Asia (BCA) Australia, Lemniscap VC of Hong Kong and UniValues Associates from […] дальше »
2019-4-5 10:23 | |
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Central Banks Losing Control Over Markets? Europe’s Leading Policy Makers Throw in the Towel
The economic condition of Europe has been so dire that European Central Bank (ECB) had already reversed its monetary policy as admitted by ECB last week. Just recently we also reported how the chief economist of ECB shared that they create money out of thin air. дальше »
2019-3-16 02:21 | |
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Maduro Scoops 8 Tons of Venezuelan Central Bank Gold for Illegal $340 Million Cash Swap
Eight tons of gold has been taken out of the vaults of Venezuela’s central bank as tightening sanctions push President Nicolas Maduro to take extraordinary measures to remain solvent. Per opposition legislator Angel Alvarado and anonymous government sources, the gold was removed from the central bank vaults last week. дальше »
2019-3-2 17:05 | |
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Indian Supreme Court Gives Government 4 Weeks to Produce Crypto Regulation
The Supreme Court of India has reportedly given the Indian government four weeks to come up with cryptocurrency regulations before making its ruling on pending crypto cases. The court was set to hear the petitions against the crypto banking ban by the central bank this week. дальше »
2019-2-25 12:50 | |
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Indian Supreme Court Gives Government 4 Weeks to Produce Cryptocurrency Regulation
The Supreme Court of India has reportedly given the Indian government four weeks to come up with cryptocurrency regulations before making its ruling on pending crypto cases. The court was set to hear the petitions against the crypto banking ban by the central bank this week. дальше »
2019-2-25 12:50 | |
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Project PAI Is Betting It Can Use Blockchain to Make AI Available to Everyone
This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. дальше »
2019-2-7 21:26 | |
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Iran releases gold-backed cryptocurrency
Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves. дальше »
2019-2-8 17:22 | |
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South Africa Wants to Mandate Registration of Crypto Service Providers
A regulatory working group in South Africa, which includes the country’s central bank, has released a consultation paper on crypto assets this week. According to the document, all exchanges, wallet providers, Bitcoin ATMs and payment processors will have to register with the government in 2019. дальше »
2019-1-18 00:25 | |
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Cryptocurrency Still a Gray Area in Malaysia After Government Deems It ‘Neither Legal nor Illegal’
Malaysia’s government still hasn’t made up its mind on what to do with cryptocurrencies. The country’s finance minister last year warned companies not to issue new tokens, while waiting on the central bank to give clear advice. дальше »
2019-1-13 06:20 | |
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France Starts Selling Bitcoin At 6 Tobacco Shops – 6,500 By Next Month
An initiative to sell Bitcoin (BTC) in France’s 24,000 tobacco kiosks has tentatively launched despite votes of no confidence from the central bank and other sources. 6 Tobacconists Today, 6500 By February As Reuters reported January 8 quoting organizer Adil Zakhar, six ‘Tabac’ shops in Paris began offering prepaid Bitcoin cards this week, with plans to roll out the scheme in rapid fashion to over 6500 as soon as next month. дальше »
2019-1-9 16:00 | |
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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase
Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. дальше »
2019-1-1 19:31 | |
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France’s Regulators Issues Warning over Purchasing Bitcoin from Tobacconists
French financial regulators and the national central bank have responded to the news that tobacco shops will start selling Bitcoin in 2019. In the post, they reiterate the risks associated with investing in or trading digital assets. дальше »
2018-11-26 23:00 | |
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One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments
Bitcoin Cash, the “big block” project that forked away from the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017, “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). дальше »
2018-11-17 02:13 | |
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IMF Chairwomen: ‘We Should Consider Issuing Central Bank Digital Currencies’
Christine Lagarde, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has affirmed that governments and central banks all over the world should work towards setting up their own cryptos. The statement was made at the Singapore Fintech Festival, which is happening this week in Singapore. дальше »
2018-11-14 22:30 | |
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IMF: Governments and Banks Should Setup and Control Their Own Cryptocurrencies
Speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival this week International Monetary Fund head, Christine Lagarde, said that governments and central banks should work towards setting up their own digital currencies. дальше »
2018-11-14 15:00 | |
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Bitcoin Remains Firms Despite China Reiterating Its Warning About Crypto
The price of bitcoin remained firm this week, gaining about half a percent, versus last week’s close amidst low volatility despite news out of China that suggests that the People’ Republic’s central bank’s stance towards digital currencies will not turn positive again anytime soon. дальше »
2018-11-13 21:00 | |
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Blockchain is Airdropping $125M in Stellar Lumens to Its Wallet Users
Blockchain will be airdropping approximately $125 million worth of Stellar lumens to its users, in conjunction with the Stellar Development Foundation. This marks the largest airdrop in cryptocurrency history. дальше »
2018-11-7 00:24 | |
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No plans for digital currency, says Bank of Japan
Speaking at a lecture in Nagoya last week, Bank of Japan executive Masayoshi Amamiya confirmed that the country has no plans to issue a Central Bank Digital Currency. дальше »
2018-10-30 15:00 | |
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Ripple (XRP) Defends 5 Week EMA Amid No Signs Of A Slow Down
Chart for XRP/BTC (1W) Ripple (XRP) has defended its 5 Week EMA. This is a clear message to all the critics out there calling Ripple (XRP)’s rally a pump and dump. RSI for the above weekly chart for XRP/BTC does seem to have neared the overbought range. дальше »
2018-10-9 18:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchange OKCoin Expands U.S. Offerings with Five New Coins
Following a successful launch in California only a few months ago, the U. S. branch of cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin is adding five new coins to its listings. Those coins include Ripple (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Stellar lumens (XLM), Zcash (ZEC) and 0x (ZRX). дальше »
2018-9-20 16:49 | |
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Atlanta Will Hold Blockchain Week Event
A new blockchain event is coming to Atlanta, Georgia. On Friday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) reported on the upcoming “Atlanta Blockchain Week” event. The event begins on September 29th and concludes on October 7th — just over a full week. дальше »
2018-9-8 13:00 | |
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Central Washington is Making Plans to Charge Bitcoin Miners x3 Of What They Currently Pay For Electricity Usage
This week, officials in Grant County, Washington, have voted to raise the electricity bills of companies that are classified to be in “evolving” industries. However this seems to be a veiled attempt to curb cryptocurrency mining in the rural county. дальше »
2018-9-1 16:12 | |
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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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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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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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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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Bitcoin [BTC] can be a ‘potential asset’ for central banks, says Wall Street billionaire Bill Miller
Bill Miller, a billionaire investor, stated that Bitcoin [BTC] is the cryptocurrency which has the most probability of being successful. He also spoke about the strategies for evaluating the value of the cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-30 17:52 | |
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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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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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Bitcoin’s 6 Month Negative Publicity Bear Market Sees Tides Start To Turn
Bitcoin currently is enjoying a positive week with headlines from around the world sending the price above the $7,500 for the first time in a month. The crypto community is eager for the momentum to continue and after some much-needed regulatory clarity from the central banks of G20 nations, and interest from the world’s leading […] дальше »
2018-7-23 10:16 | |
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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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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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