Digital Currency Ecosystem in Africa Grows, But More Connectivity Needed
A new report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has outlined that Africa will need to invest more in internet connectivity in order to maintain the continent’s current pace of cryptocurrency adoption. The popularity of Bitcoin in Africa continues to grow as a result of the presence of cryptocurrency exchange platforms. There are benefits to […]
Russian Lobbyists Push Alternative Crypto Regulation Bill
A lobby group in Russia is actively working to push an alternative cryptocurrency legislation bill, which they say addresses the contradictions set in the government’s drafted ‘On Digital Financial Assets’ bill. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) want to give cryptocurrency a special status, entrusting their regulation solely to the country’s central bank. The document they presented […]
Poll Reveals Millennial’s Rush to Crypto Still Male Dominated
The latest cryptocurrency poll has indicated that millennial women are still lagging behind in adoption of cryptocurrency. A new survey conducted in the US with 3000 millennials, was published on September 12, 2018, by crypto finance company Circle. It revealed that currently, men invest in cryptocurrency at twice the rate of women within the millennial […]
New Australian PM Wants to Use Blockchain to Take On Big Banks
The Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison plans to utilize blockchain technology to bring ‘much tougher competition’ to the country’s big banks and dominant industries. Cryptocurrency is increasingly becoming an important topic for politicians to formulate their stance on. Several weeks after Morrison’s election, he was questioned by reporters on his views, to which he […]
Zimbabwe Official Urges Failing Insurance Companies to Adopt Blockchain
A senior official at the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) in Zimbabwe has told local insurance companies that blockchain solutions should be employed as an answer to the industry’s problems. Reports coming from local media sources say that the issues within the insurance industry amount to a lack of universal access to both insurance policies […]
North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 7th to 13th September 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. Mexico Government to tighten Bitcoin regulation through central bank-issued payments: The Bank of Mexico is tightening up Bitcoin regulations by releasing a circular […]
