North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 15th to 21st June 2018
North America Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. USA Goldman Sachs considering cryptocurrency trading services: US investment bank Goldman Sachs’ chief operating officer David Solomon has said that clients are asking to […]
Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 15th to 21st June 2018
Europe Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. France French regulators to crack down on unlicensed crypto platforms: While France is pitching itself as the next hub of blockchain technology, French regulators […]
Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 15th to 21st June 2018
Asia and Australia Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Japan Honchu village launches own crypto: The Japanese village of Nishiawakura in the Aida district has announced that it will be launching its […]
Africa and the Middle East: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 15th to 21st June 2018
Africa and the Middle East Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Africa South Africa B2B Blockchain Summit to take place in Johannesburg next week: Johannesburg will be home to the first B2B […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 15th to 21st June 2018
South America Welcome to our weekly roundup of all important blockchain and cryptocurrency news from around the world. Follow the latest developments in the cryptocurrency space continent by continent, country by country. Brazil Blockchain data sharing platform for regulators revealed: The Brazilian Central Bank Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) has announced a new data sharing platform […]
San Francisco Music Festival Goes Crypto to Stop Scalpers
In the first of its kind, the ‘OUR Music Festival’ (OMF) in San Francisco has opted for a DLT ticket purchase system, reports EconoTimes. The idea of running the festival using blockchain ticketing is thought to have originated to overcome a prevailing history of scalping – the purchasing of bulk numbers of tickets and reselling […]
Swiss Government Official Calls for More Crypto and Blockchain Education
A Swiss councilor has delivered a speech in Bern, Switzerland, suggesting that students at schools should be given some awareness of how digitalization works as part of the curriculum. Crypto-friendly Switzerland, with its crypto havens and government support of soft legislation for cryptocurrency exchanges, sees its entire economy being influenced by new technology, of which […]
South Korea Forges Ahead with $207M Blockchain Plan As Mood Favors Tech
South Korea is showing faith in blockchain in the light of recent exchange hackings and forging ahead with blockchain developments, according to the EconoTimes. The collective hacking of Bithumb and CoinRail and loss of USD 72 million seems to have done little to dampen the enthusiasm of the Asian powerhouse. The government responded by immediately introduced a […]
Bitcoin Buying Rockets in Venezuela Despite Government Curbs
Venezuela’s government is still attempting to halt the march of Bitcoin in the country as its successes stand in stark contrast to the country’s rampaging hyperinflation. The issuance of the Petro national cryptocurrency in February, designed to be a sanction breaker, has done little to help the beleaguered county in its fight against inflation which […]
Stanford Launches Center for Blockchain Research
Stanford University computer scientists have launched the Center for Blockchain Research, which will bring together faculty, post-docs, students, and visitors from the fields of computer science, economics, law, and engineering to research cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, with the ultimate goal of developing new technology. The center will be directed by Dan Boneh and David Mazieres. […]
