CBDC Study: Mixed Sentiments but Positive Outlook from 21 Central Banks
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are currently being trialed and researched by a number of major central banks around the world. Statistical findings Released on 25 October 2018, the collaborative study between IBM Blockchain World Wire and the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) has found that 38% of the 21 central banks studied […]
Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 19th to 25th October 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. United Kingdom UK MP joins advisory board of crypto exchange: A UK MP from the Conservative Party has joined the advisory board of a […]
Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 19th to 25th October 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. China New draft rules for blockchain companies unveiled: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has announced new draft rules for regulating the […]
Vendors Pushing Blockchain, Says Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency
Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has been revising its position on blockchain technology after the Australian government ordered an inquiry into its uses earlier this year. The basis of the DTA research funded by the Federal Government to the tune of AUD 700,000 (USD 530,000) was to research blockchain, and see how it could be […]
Africa and the Middle East: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 19th to 25th October 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. Kenya Restaurant accepts Bitcoin and Dash for food and crypto classes: A new restaurant in Kenya is offering food and […]
German Central Bank Hails “Success” of Two Blockchain Trials
Germany’s central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has successfully completed two blockchain trials during its collaboration with Deutsche Börse, owner of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The two blockchain prototypes were designed to test the technology’s potential in securities settlements, transactions, and payments, as well as bond repayments. A joint press release on Thursday reveals that these aims were ”successfully” […]
Venezuela to Pay Salary Bonuses with Petro Despite Lack of Working Signs
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced that long-awaited salary bonuses for workers will be paid in the coming weeks, the caveat being these bonuses will be paid with the Petro cryptocurrency. However, there continues to be no indication that the national cryptocurrency is a functioning one. Maduro said, “In the coming weeks the payment schedule […]
Coinbase Insider Trading Lawsuit Dismissed
A lawsuit accusing US-based major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase of insider trading has been dismissed in court. Arizona resident and plaintiff in the case, Jeffrey Berk, filed a class action lawsuit in March accusing Coinbase of ”tipping off its own employees” of an upcoming Bitcoin Cash (BCH) support on the platform a month before it was launched […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 25th October 2018
Listen to the 25 October 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url=”https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1613450/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-9-25%2F5377994-44100-2-c1d5d0d2a0af9.mp3″] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we discuss how IDEX is not decentralized since it banned New York users, and how the number of cryptocurrencies has surpassed 2,000 on CoinMarketCap. Learn about the anatomy of crypto pump and dump schemes. Hear about […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup, 19th to 25th October 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 SMS cryptocurrency trading service opens in Brazil: Brazilians can now trade in cryptocurrencies without an internet connection as SMS-based service CoinText has started in […]
