A former President of China’s central bank says the digital yuan will be able to eventually replace cash if four key conditions are met. Former Bank of China President, Li Lihui, has revealed the launch of the digital yuan is imminent, and that the currency can replace cash if four key conditions are met. The […]
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If you can’t join ‘em… there’s still beats. Summer festivals and concerts are canceled, but you can enjoy the world’s top electronic dance music acts LIVE in your own home. Lockdown shouldn’t mean pop and lock-down. That’s just one takeaway from today’s free electronic dance music concert organized by The Giving Block and Multiplied to […]
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Industry leaders from Bitfinex, Poolin mining and TradeBlock research briefed a number of timely topics, including halving effects on Bitcoin amid COVID-19 uncertainty. As part of the most recent edition of Cointelegraph Talks on May 5, Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino, TradeBlock director of institutional research John Todaro, and Poolin mining pool VP Alejandro De La Torre came on […]
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The U.K.’s financial regulator is launching its digital sandbox early to foster innovative firms developing solutions to the coronavirus outbreak. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it will pilot a digital sandbox intended to foster innovation from firms developing solutions addressing the COVID-19 pandemic on May 4. While applications have not opened yet […]
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The Bitcoin price is surging as the halving approaches, but options data can shed some light on what experts think Bitcoin will do next. With the halving just six days away, the crypto community is collectively holding on to their proverbial hats and counting down the days until the historic event takes place. Looking back, […]
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Chinese mining hardware giant Bitmain released a batch of Antminer products with a particularly high failure rate, according to a group of miners. The Telegram group, started by Arseniy Grusha on May 1, co-founder of United States-based cryptocurrency consulting and mining firm Wattum, contains several complaints about Bitmain products, primarily the Antminer S17+. “I have […]
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The SEC has introduced temporary changes to crowdfunding regulations that make it easier for firms to raise funds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced temporary changes to its Regulation Crowdfunding offering guidelines, making it easier for crypto blockchain firms seeking to launch on via platforms like Indiegogo […]
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Australian livestock traceability platform, Aglive Group Limited, announced the completion of a pilot tracing beef exports from Australia to China on May 4. Australian livestock tracking platform Aglive has completed a pilot that monitored shipments of beef to China. Aglive’s trial was launched during late-January and was conducted in partnership with global shipping logistics company […]
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The Linux Foundation has launched the ToIP Foundation, a new cross-industry coalition that aims to provide a trusted exchange of data over the internet. Data privacy issues have been escalating in 2020 as personal data is increasingly being used to fight COVID-19. The Linux Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium, has today announced a new data […]
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The crypto community should depend less on Bitcoin in order to truly mature and become the financial industry of humanity’s future. For the past few months, the blockchain community has been abuzz about the Bitcoin (BTC) halving happening in May. With the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Bitcoin has been performing extremely well, especially […]
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