Five major Spanish banking institutions have completed a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. Multinational banking giant Banco Santander and four Spanish banks have successfully finalized a proof-of-concept for payments using smart contracts. The PoC was coordinated with IberPay, the company that oversees the Spanish Payment System. Trial confirms blockchain’s feasibility for payments In a […]
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DeFi will see a number of bullish developments over the long term, the latest dGen report alleges. Big Four accounting firms like KPMG and Deloitte will become an important part of the decentralized finance — or DeFi — in the coming decade, according to Berlin-based non-profit think tank dGen. In its report titled “Decentralised Finance: […]
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Crystal Blockchain reports that crypto transfers in the Republic of Seychelles keep growing as regulatory pressure increases for the G-20. A new report released on Tuesday by Crystal Blockchain attempts to categorize cross-border transactions of Bitcoin (BTC) based on their “country of origin,” which may have important implications for the Financial Action Task Force’s Travel […]
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Major digital asset firm BitGo announces API support for the Financial Action Task Force’s travel rule. BitGo, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) transaction processors, is integrating a new API into its crypto wallet service to support the Financial Action Task Force’s travel rule. BitGo told Cointelegraph on July 14 that the company is […]
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In early 2018, dozens of experts called the STO the next big thing in fintech. However, in 2020, there still was no big break for STOs. What are the reasons? The ICO boom of 2017 failed thousands of investors worldwide, but it has also demonstrated how technology can improve the way companies raise capital. The […]
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This week has seen some major breakthroughs in disguise, reminding us of how regulation doesn’t all happen at once. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Policy changes slowly. Crypto wants to move fast. Sometimes fairly, sometimes not, the crypto industry […]
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The Malaysian authority that oversees compliance with Islamic law in finance has permitted digital asset trading. In a landmark announcement, Securities Commission Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council declared that digital assets trading was permissible. The Malaysian Shariah Advisory Council is the authority that oversees the implementation of Islamic laws in the operation of Islamic Financial Institutions. […]
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Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov and Interwork Alliance President Ron Resnick are optimistic that enterprise adoption is speeding up. Enterprise adoption of smart contracts and blockchain technology is coming to a head soon, according to Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov and Interwork Alliance President Ron Resnick. The pair were members of a Unitize 2020 panel earlier today […]
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An overview of the first two days of the Unitize virtual blockchain conference where top crypto and blockchain experts offered their views on topical issues in the industry. The first two days of Unitize, the virtual conference organized by BlockShow and San Francisco Blockchain Week, have come and gone with speakers from various sectors of […]
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Part 1 of this series covers the legal implications associated with the sale of SAFTs and different approaches to legal interpretations of tokens. The enfant terrible of the digital token world, the Simple Agreement for Future Tokens, or SAFT, continues to grab headlines. In the recent Telegram case, the federal district court for the Southern […]
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