Litecoin Foundation to Sponsor UFC Title Fight in Bid to Increase Crypto Adoption

The Litecoin Foundation will sponsor a mixed martial arts title fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as part of its effort to expand crypto adoption. The Litecoin Foundation will sponsor an event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organization, according to an announcement published Dec. 26. In the statement, the foundation said […]

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New Indian Governmental Committee Favors Legalizing Cryptocurrencies, Media Reports

A new Indian governmental committee reportedly favors cryptocurrency regulation and legalization over prohibition. A governmental committee in India has reportedly suggested that cryptocurrencies be legalized in the country, English-language local media TheNewIndianExpress (TNIE) reported on Dec. 26. According to the article, an unnamed senior official who reportedly attended the panel’s meetings on cryptocurrencies stated: “There […]

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2019 Will See Entry of More Institutional Players in Crypto, Says Asia Fintech PwC Leader

The fintech and crypto leader for Asia at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes that many institutional players will enter the crypto space in 2019. Henri Arslanian, the Asia fintech and crypto leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hong Kong, has predicted that many institutional players will enter the crypto industry in 2019. Arslanian made this claim during an interview […]

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British Regulators Ruminate on Crypto Rules While Standing Firm on Crypto Taxation

British regulators are taking more time over crypto, but this won’t make U.K. legislation more permissive. A significant crypto market slump has brought concern and alarm, but also some unexpected side benefits. One such benefit comes from how financial regulators in the United Kingdom now appear sufficiently relaxed about crypto and its growth that they can […]

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BitMEX and Hong-Kong Listed Wine Firm Plan Joint Foray Into New Japanese Crypto Exchange

Crypto exchange BitMEX and French wine retailer Madison Holdings Group are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake in BitOcean. Crypto exchange BitMEX and a fine French wine retailer are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake of licensed — but as yet inactive — Japanese crypto exchange BitOcean. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the potential […]

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2019 Stanford Blockchain Conference Spotlights Blockchain Security and ‘Risk’

Blockchain will come under the microscope for a third year next month as Stanford hosts its now annual conference event. Security and “systemic risk” will form the focus of the third Stanford Blockchain Conference at Stanford University on Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, organizers have revealed. Continuing the institution’s ever increasing interest in blockchain technology, […]

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