Douglas County in Washington Announces Plans for a Blockchain Innovation Campus
The local government of US’ Douglas County in Washington has revealed exciting plans to build a blockchain innovation campus, as reported by The Seattle Times on 11 January 2019. The county already boasts of a considerable crypto mining industry and hosts several crypto mining companies courtesy of the cheap hydroelectric power, but the industry did […]
Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 5th to 11th January 2019
Europe 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. The European Union EU Banking Authority Says Cryptocurrencies Require Research before Regulations are Imposed: European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU bank regulation branch, has said that […]
North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 5th to 11th January 2019
North 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. Canada Canada Debating Crypto Campaign Donations with Elections Around the Corner: Fierce political debate has started in Canada among different political parties and advocacy groups […]
ICO Fundamentals: Empowering or Misleading Investors?
The year 2018 saw the dramatic decline of the initial coin offering (ICO) market. January began with an outstanding USD one and a half billion invested into ICOs, with this figure trickling down to less than USD 200 million per month as the year closed. So, what killed the booming ICO industry? In large part, the […]
The US SEC Allowed More ICOs to Sell Securities Under Form D in 2018
In 2018, the number of US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authorized initial coin offerings (ICOs) increased significantly. These ICOs legally sold securities to large-scale investors, reports MarketWatch on 11 January. The SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) was used by MarketWatch to compile the data. They searched some keywords in the above-mentioned system. […]
Bitcoin’s Price in Danger as Altcoins Become More Efficient, Says Federal Reserve Bank
In a recent article, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has reportedly predicted the future of Bitcoin. The authors David Andolfatto and Andrew Spewak stated that the lower price of Bitcoin can be linked to the ever-growing supply of the altcoins. According to the article, there might be three possible predictions for the Bitcoin’s […]
Asia and Australia: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 5th to 11th January 2019
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 Government to Implement New Blockchain Laws to Monitor Content: The Cyberspace Administration of China has outlined new guidelines for Blockchain content regulation in the […]
Bitcoin’s Mr. Big, Michael Novogratz Donates to Princeton Students
Mike Novogratz, ex-hedge fund manager and Bitcoin Billionaire has made a donation to students at the prestigious US university Princeton. Novogratz is a well-known Bitcoin pundit and CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, a merchant banking institution dedicated to the digital assets and blockchain technology sector. Better known for his bullish predictions, last year he […]
Blockchain Malta Association Founder Joins Marshall Islands National Crypto Effort
The latest development in the Marshall Islands’ ambitions to launch a national cryptocurrency has been the hiring of the Blockchain Malta Association’s founder and president, Steve Tendon as an advisor. Announcing his new role for the cryptocurrency in development, Sovereign (SOV), Tendon’s job is cited to include “the drafting, design, and issuance of their new cryptocurrency,” working directly alongside members […]
UK Investor Who Lost a Million Still Has Faith in Bitcoin
It’s a familiar story, but it still hurts for those who have had the same experience as investor Peter McCormack who lost $1 million in the recent bear market. But he has faith. McCormack claims that he got himself too “caught up in the hype’ during the buoyant and heady cryptocurrency market in 2017. The […]
