Music Industry Reflections, Predictions on Blockchain Influence
As the end of 2018 approaches, some major blockchain players have been looking at what 2019 may offer, taking note that emerging technologies have already found a comfortable home within the music industry this year. Blockchain is the first that springs to mind, and as Accenture Consulting wrote in a recent post, “with blockchain on […]
Dutch Central Bank Takes Closer Look at Exchanges
The Dutch Central Bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has announced its plans to impose regulations on cryptocurrency exchanges in the country in order to counter money laundering and fundraising for terrorist activities. In future, registering exchanges will need to ensure that any “unusual transactions” are reported and that exchanges’ KYC rules are tightened. The new […]
BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast 12th December 2018: Mt Gox CEO Facing Down Prison
Listen to the 12 December 2018 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. [su_audio url = “https://anchor.fm/s/58aba88/podcast/play/1909214/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2F2018-11-13%2F7090720-44100-2-15d54945af4c6.mp3”] On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we begin with market analysis, including Ethereum’s potential for futures markets and why that might not be favorable, and how Bakkt physical Bitcoin futures might not have as much of an impact as people […]
Cambridge Global Crypto Benchmarking Examines Bitcoin State of Play
University of Cambridge Judge Business School has published the second of its annual reports which examine the cryptoconomy. It’s been a huge year following the first report, with Bitcoin reaching such grand heights offering a pre- Christmas surprise for 2017 investors, to the travails of pre-Christmas 2018, which has investors not knowing whether to hold […]
IBM Identifies Blockchain Pioneers within Automotive Industry
Computing giant IBM has published a report that details the extent of the impact that blockchain can have in the automotive industry with favorable findings. The report identifies “Auto Pioneers” who are aggressively pursuing blockchain with significant investments into researching the technology. Results Titled ‘Daring to be first: How auto pioneers are taking the plunge into […]
10-Year Prison Sentence Requested for Mt Gox’s Mark Karpeles
Prosecutors in the Tokyo District Court are requesting that Mark Karpeles, former CEO of defunct exchange Mt Gox, be sentenced to prison for ten years. This request occurred during the final argument of the trial; it is not a plea deal. Therefore, an official sentence will be issued soon. There exists some misconception in the crypto […]
12 Days of Coinbase Targets Venezuelan Border Town
The traditional 12 days of Christmas started yesterday crypto-style with Coinbase using the song to promote its worldwide services, focusing Day 2 on Venezuelan families in need. In tune with the season of goodwill, the global exchange giant based in San Francisco, California, has promised to make an announcement that will profit someone each day […]
No Saudi Crypto Ban After All, UAE Partnership Reveals
Media outlet GulfNews reported today on United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) recent blockchain undertaking involving central bank collaboration with Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (Sama) to develop a cross-border cryptocurrency. In a recent meeting on global banking standards and regulatory and supervisory priorities, Governor of the UAE’s Central Bank Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri said: “This is probably the […]
