Asia and Australia Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 30 November – 6 December 2018
Asia and Australia Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here, we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news, continent by continent and country by country. China Chinese Regulator Declares Security Token Offerings Illegal: Chinese authority Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance has declared Security Token Offerings (STOs) illegal in its […]
Africa and the Middle East: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 30 November – 6 December 2018
Africa and the Middle East Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here, we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news, continent by continent and country by country. South Africa Cryptocurrency may get Government Approval with Payment System Review: The South African government is looking to legitimize cryptocurrencies in the […]
Four Major Euro Banks Collaborate to Use Corda R3 for Debt Solution
It’s been reported that four major European banks have used R3’s Corda platform to create a live transaction for their Euro Debt Solution. The banks, Commerzbank, ING, Natixis, and Rabobank have adapted blockchain technology, according to a new Banking Tech report, by finding a solution to minimize operational costs and risks using R3. Corda is a […]
South Africa Considers Crypto as Part of National Payment System
South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) alongside the country’s National Treasury has been discussing the possible implementation of new measures for the National Payment System (NPS) with cryptocurrency as one option. The National Payment System is regarded by South Africa as “one of the pillars of financial stability of the economic system” and the SARB “oversees […]
South America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 30 November – 6 December 2018
South America Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here, we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news, continent by continent and country by country. Brazil Major Crypto Events Held in Brazil: The recent month of November saw two main cryptocurrency related events taking place in Brazil including Blockmaster Forum […]
Securities Commission, Central Bank of Malaysia Declare Regulatory Intentions for Crypto
The securities commission and central bank of Malaysia have released a joint press release offering a brief outline of their intentions to regulate digital assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The announcement, co-authored by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), aimed to provide some clarification on […]
New Mastercard Patent Claims Crypto Transaction Anonymity
A patent application published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office shows that US credit card giant Mastercard claims that it has now found a way of keeping cryptocurrency transactions anonymous. The patent claims that Mastercard’s system can mask both the point of origin and the number of transactions on the blockchain by using […]
