A recent analysis by online recruiting portal Glassdoor has noted an increase in blockchain-related job opportunities. A recent study by recruiting site Glassdoor published Oct. 18 found that crypto and blockchain-related job opportunities significantly increased in the U.S. this year, despite the slump in cryptocurrency prices. In the course of its analysis, Glassdoor examined a […]
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The U.S. SEC has created the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology which will focus on fintech-related issues, including DLT and cryptocurrencies. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched the agency’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), according to an official announcement published Oct. 18. The FinHub will be run […]
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Are Mastercard and VISA about to deem crypto and ICOs ‘high risk’? On October 12, Finance Magnates reported that payment giants Mastercard and VISA will both soon group cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offering (ICO) jurisdictions in a new “high risk” category. What are the consequences for those ‘high risk’ merchants? According to the publication’s undisclosed […]
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The head of Russia’s Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, remains skeptical about cryptocurrencies’ popularity, which she has previously compared to “gold fever.” The head of Russia’s central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, believes that “crypto fever” is beginning to diminish, major Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports Thursday, Oct. 18. Nabiullina, while speaking at finance innovation forum Finnopolis […]
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Dubai and the United Arab Emirates are making concerted efforts to be global leaders in blockchain adoption. In some countries around the world, governments have had a stifling effect on the adoption of blockchain technology. Conversely, the government of the UAE and Dubai have been the driving force behind the promotion of blockchain use in […]
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U.K.-based global security company G4S has announced a new high-security “vault storage” for holding crypto assets. U.K.-based multinational security services company G4S has developed a new service for protecting cryptocurrency assets, the firm announced in an official press release Thursday, Oct. 18. G4S, formerly Group 4 Securicor, has released an “innovative security solution” for holding […]
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Guarding everything from cash transfers to prisons, it was a matter of time before international security giant G4S flexed its muscles in cryptocurrency. Yesterday (October 17) the security firm announced it now offers high-security offline digital currency storage – a result of demand from clients including an unnamed European cryptocurrency exchange itself. The company cited […]
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Genesis Global Trading says it has seen an “incredibly strong reception” from institutional clients Institutional cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) broker Genesis Global Trading revealed its loans spin-off processed over half a billion dollars in its first six months in a new report Thursday, Oct. 18. Genesis, which began its digital asset lending activities in March, revealed […]
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TSMC expects growth of demand for the high-end servicing of premium smartphones, but forecasts “continued weakness” in crypto mining demand. Major global chip manufacturing firm Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) predicts revenue growth in Q4, but expects a counterbalance due to the low demand for crypto mining hardware, Reuters reports Thursday, Oct. 18. TSMC, the world’s […]
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Chile, whose banks have recently attempted to close crypto exchanges’ accounts, has a very low level of crypto awareness. The results of the first Financial Knowledge Index conducted in Chile reveal that only 39 percent of citizens have ever heard of cryptocurrencies, according to a paper published Tuesday, Oct. 16, by the Chilean Central Securities […]
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