Blockstack may have successfully transformed its STX token from securities registration to commodity status. Blockstack may be about to go where no token has gone before, by metamorphizing from a security to a non-security, as far as U.S. regulators are concerned. In a Monday blog post, Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali published a legal memorandum in […]
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Survey results suggest “blockchains thrive when being used for multiple integrated applications.” Singapore’s burgeoning blockchain industry has identified asset tracking and traceability as the top use case for distributed ledger technology, underscoring the need for better supply chain management in a post-pandemic world. The findings were presented Monday in the “2020 Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report” […]
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German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep’s clothing is still a wolf.” Facebook’s Diem stablecoin, which recently changed its name from Libra, is still failing to impress German regulators. As reported by Reuters, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz voiced his criticism of the project on Monday after a conference between G-7 finance ministers and central bank […]
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Allaire also sees political moderation as the best scenario for continued crypto development. One of the leaders in U.S. crypto is optimistic that the space will grow under the administration of Joe Biden governing from the middle. Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, took to CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday to argue that the Biden administration […]
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Years after his initial arrest, Vinnik has finally been sentenced. After years of extradition debates, Bitcoin (BTC) launderer Alexander Vinnik has finally been sentenced by a French court. According to a Dec. 7 report by Novaya Gazeta, Vinnik has been sentenced to five years in prison for “money laundering as part of an organized criminal […]
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Russia’s central bank wants the digital ruble to help businesses by cutting out financial middlemen. Russia’s digital ruble is expected to reduce business costs, but could also cut profits for commercial banks, according to Elvira Nabiullina, the chairwoman of the Bank of Russia. At a Dec. 3 meeting of “Opora Russia,” a non-governmental organization of […]
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The digital collectibles market welcomes a new player, as the BBC and Reality Gaming Group launch a collection of Doctor Who trading cards. Cointelegraph has been espousing the potential of nonfungible tokens for years. As you might expect from the leading independent digital media resource on all things blockchain and crypto. But when a world-renowned […]
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The decision on how to launch a digital euro could still be a long time coming. Financial authorities in Europe could form an investigation plan for a digital euro as early as next year, according to an executive at the European Central Bank. Holger Neuhaus, head of market innovation and integration division at the ECB, […]
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Blockchain will reportedly make tax evasion more difficult in Thailand. Thailand’s tax collection agency will use blockchain technology to streamline tax payments next year. The Excise Department will use blockchain to improve its revenue collection in lieu of actually raising taxes as the Thai economy still makes a gradual recovery. According to a report by […]
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Hauck & Aufhäuser’s Digital Asset Fund I will reportedly cover 85% of the total crypto asset market. German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser announced its first crypto fund, the HAIC Digital Asset Fund I, launching Jan. 1, 2021. According to a report on FundView, the initiative, a collaboration with Berlin fintech Kapilendo, will target institutional and semi-institutional […]
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