Brazil’s diplomatic academy, the Rio Branco Institute, will now require that candidates have knowledge of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The Brazilian diplomatic academy, the Rio Branco Institute, will now require that candidates have knowledge of cryptocurrencies and blockchain, Cointelegraph Brazil reported on July 8. The Rio Branco Institute — established in 1945 and offering two advancement […]
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The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, is reportedly developing its own digital currency in response to Facebook’s Libra. China’s central bank is reportedly developing its own digital currency in response to Facebook’s Libra as the latter could purportedly pose a risk to the country’s financial system, the South China Morning Post reported […]
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Indian authorities expressed concerns over Facebook’s long-awaited stablecoin Libra. India’s authorities have expressed concern over Facebook’s forthcoming stablecoin Libra, Bloomberg reported on July 8. Subhash Garg, Economic Affairs Secretary at India’s Ministry of Finance, told Bloomberg that the “design of the Facebook currency has not been fully explained. But whatever it is, it would be […]
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Libra, Ton and JPMorgan Coin, a comparative survey of three projects that are set to shock the crypto world — for better or for worse.. Since the beginning of 2018, rumors and then news about some large players entering the blockchain industry mesmerized the crypto community. Presently, the projects promoted by JPMorgan Chase, Facebook and […]
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The Tron Foundation has issued an official response to today’s protest against a ponzi scheme that went under a Tron-like name. The Tron Foundation issued an official response to a recent protest against a ponzi scheme that went under a Tron-like name, today, July 8. As Cointelegraph previously reported, protestors swarmed the Beijing research and […]
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Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange set up its own node for the Lightning Network, encouraging more participation from the industry. European crypto exchange Bitstamp has set up its own Lightning Network (LN) node to boost the network’s capabilities, the company tweeted on July 8. As a second layer over the blockchain of the biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), […]
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Bitcoin’s rally continues to attract traditional investors. Will their entry propel the price to new highs? Let’s study the charts. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when […]
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sponsored An open-source blockchain platform says the industry is going the same way as the internet: Just like websites, every business now wants their own chain. An out-of-the-box solution says it enables anyone, even with no experience, to build their own blockchain in under 10 minutes. According to Nuls, businesses are going through a similar […]
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The People’s Bank of China blockchain trade finance solution processed $4.36 billion in foreign exchange transactions since its inception. The blockchain trade finance solution of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) processed over 30 billion yen ($4.36 billion) in foreign exchange transactions, local finance news outlet SINA reports on July 8. Per the report, the […]
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Bitmain co-founder and former CEO Wu Jihan launched his crypto-related financial services startup Matrixport today. The former CEO of Bitmain, one of the largest bitcoin (BTC) mining pools globally, has launched a crypto-related financial services startup, according to a Bloomberg report on July 8. Following reports on the initiative in early June, Bitmain co-founder and […]
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