Initial Coin Offering Regulation Draft Expected by June 2019 in Taiwan
In Taiwan, a national regulation standard for initial coin offerings (ICOs) is presently being drafted up by its Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). As reported by a local news outlet, the Taipei Times, FSC Chairman Wellington Koo has said that these standards will make ICO tokens as easy to invest in, and as liquid as traditional […]
Official Newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party Takes on Major DLT Project
The venture capital arm of Chinese Communist state newspaper the People’s Daily Online has forged a partnership which will take it into the blockchain development arena. The paper, with a circulation of 3 million and the biggest newspaper group in the country, is to form a partnership with Chinese multinational technology company and online service […]
Swissquote Bank Adds ICOs to Its Crypto Trading Facility
Innovative online Alpine bank Swissquote, which offers financial and trading services, is now offering ICO-related client services. Last year Swissquote announced that it had become the first bank to “offer five cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Litecoin, and Ripple,” with BTC available from last July. The new announcement means that clients can participate in initial […]
HTC Announces Pre-Sale of Blockchain Phone Exodus 1, Will Accept BTC and ETH
Taiwan-based smartphone manufacturer HTC has announced the presale of the much-anticipated blockchain smartphone Exodus 1 according to the company’s official Twitter account. The official announcement by the company was made during a Web3 summit in Berlin that took place on Oct 22-24. According to the HTC announcement on its website, early versions of the phone […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 24th October 2018
Listen to the 24 October 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1604296/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-9-24%2F5347760-44100-2-3b8fa2e1e8dc3.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss the launch of physical Bitcoin futures on Bakkt on 12 December 2018, and how the only Bitcoin ATM in India has been raided by police. Hear about Coinbase adding the USDC stablecoin. Learn about […]
Indian Police Raid the Nation’s Only Bitcoin ATM and Arrest Operator
The first Bitcoin ATM in India was revealed by Unocoin on 14 October 2018, despite the Reserve Bank Of India’s crackdown on Bitcoin. A mere 10 days later Indian police have raided the ATM, seizing the machine, 2 laptops, a mobile phone, 3 credit cards, 5 debit cards, a passport, 5 seals of the Unocoin […]
Wu-Tang Clan Themed ODBCoin Launching Before the End of October 2018
A Wu-Tang Clan themed cryptocurrency called ODBCoin is launching before the end of October 2018. ODB stands for Ol’ Dirty Bastard, a deceased member of the Wu-Tang Clan, the other members being Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Enter the Wu-Tang Clan is considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums […]
Canadian Bank to Use DLT to Simplify Complex Banking Transactions
The National Bank of Canada is aiming to use blockchain technology to simplify complex banking problems like issuing transactions according to a press release. The bank has formed a partnership with business consultants CGI and blockchain startup Skuchain to leverage smart contracts feature and replace the lengthy email-based features that are being used currently. The blockchain […]
Physical Bitcoin Futures on Bakkt, Launch Set for December 12, 2018
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which operates 6 clearinghouses and 12 stock exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has announced that physical Bitcoin futures will go live on 12 December 2018 on their first crypto exchange, Bakkt. Physical Bitcoin futures could lead to a major rally driven by institutional investments. The Bitcoin for physical […]
Coinbase Lists USDC Stablecoin
Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange headquartered in the United States, announced today that they have listed USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin originally launched by Circle, but now Coinbase is listed as a Co-Founder. This is the first time a stablecoin has been listed on Coinbase, and only the 7th cryptocurrency to ever be listed on […]
