New US Trade Tariffs Will Hit China’s Mining Hardware Makers
New US trade tariffs aimed at China will have a significant impact on the profits of crypto mining equipment manufacturers. Chinese cryptocurrency mining hardware maker Bitmain stands to be the hardest hit by these new tariffs as its Antminer S9 gets reclassified by the office of the United States Trade Representative as “electrical machinery apparatus” which […]
Mike Novogratz: Institutional Investments in Bitcoin During Q1 2019 to Bring New Highs
Notorious Bitcoin bull and seasoned investor Mike Novogratz no longer stands by his USD 10K Bitcoin price prediction for 2018, instead suggesting that institutional investors may push it to that total early next year. Novogratz’s comments came in a Bloomberg Television interview where he defended his previous prediction, saying the cryptocurrency process has been a […]
Brazilian Presidential Candidate Fernando Haddad Releases Future Plan on Blockchain
Brazil’s presidential candidate Fernando Haddad has announced that he has released his future plans for the government on blockchain. The move comes after his rival candidate Jair Bolsanaro announced his own plans for the blockchain industry a week ago. The two candidates are going to face each other in the final round of Brazilian presidential […]
Crypto on the Rock: Gibraltar Gets Its First Regulated Exchange
The tiny British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula is to get its first fully licensed exchange, Coinfloor. Coinfloor, the UK’s oldest crypto exchange is the first to be fully accredited as a “distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider” under the legislation which requires the government to satisfy itself […]
Sony Reveals Digital Copyright Management Blockchain
Japanese multinational electronics conglomerate Sony has launched its own blockchain dedicated to managing digital copyrights. A press release on Monday detailed the new system that specializes in managing the rights of written work on a blockchain, utilizing features that track the original date and time of electronic content creation. Users will also be able to […]
Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Starts Blockchain VC Fund
Apple co-founder and iconic tech personality Steve Wozniak is now the co-founder of a blockchain venture capital fund called EQUI Global according to business outlet Verdict. The move comes after Wozniak shared his plans to become a part of the blockchain revolution earlier in August this year. Wozniak co-founded EQUI Global despite his reputation of […]
Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Propose New Crypto Laws
Hong Kong’s top regulator, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is expected to introduce new crypto regulation in the Special Chinese Zone to protect investors from fraud and insecure platforms according to chairman Carlson Tong Ka-Shing in a recent interview with South China Morning Post (SCMP). The interview that took place earlier today saw the outgoing chairman […]
DLT Could Combat That Password Freeze Moment
Security platform REMME has taken the next step to eliminate passwords by using a blockchain solution which its founder calls a “digital passport”. Probably the most frustrating aspect of today’s digital world is the plethora of passwords needed to get through a working day. Almost every site requires the user to play by different rules; […]
