From Encrypted Messaging to Critical Fire Systems: Blockchain for Security Sector

Law enforcement agencies and the military could benefit from blockchain as much as financial institutions do. Blockchain-based systems’ decentralized nature makes for their formidable resiliency to the outsiders’ attempts to infiltrate or take down such networks. Governments, law enforcement agencies and even military leadership around the world seem to be embracing a more blockchain-friendly way […]

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Venezuela Mandates Passport Fees Must Be Paid in Controversial Cryptocurrency Petro

Petro, the cryptocurrency touted as a way out of Venezuela’s financial crisis, will become the only payment method for passports starting Oct. 8. Venezuelans can only use the state-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, to pay for passport fees starting next week, the country’s vice president Delcy Rodriguez said in a press conference Friday, Oct. 5. Ahead […]

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Bitcoin, Altcoin Prices Shun Volatility Amid Multi-Year Trade Volume Lows

A trough in global trade volume is seeing Bitcoin markets calm, sparking less volatility across major cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) remained stable Sunday, October 7, capping a week of sideways trading as overall exchange volumes reached their lowest level for thirteen months. Market visualization by Coin360 Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker and Coin360 show BTC/USD hardly […]

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Hodler’s Digest, October 1-8: WSJ Gets In and Out of Crypto, While BofA Sees a $7 Billion Future for Blockchain

The Wall Street Journal creates, then gets rid of, its own cryptocurrency and the Petro may be ready for public sale in November. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, […]

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‘Huge Cash Flows’: Lithuania Voices Concern Over ICO, Crypto Trading

Lithuanian regulators are focusing on ICOs and cryptocurrency trading in new investigations and potential policy reforms. Lithuanian authorities held a seminar examining the “threats and potential benefits” of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) to the country’s economy, a press release reported Wednesday, October 3, amid an ongoing investigation into cryptocurrency trading habits. The Financial Crime Investigation […]

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Crypto Markets Stay Mostly Stagnant Despite This Week’s Major News for Industry

Crypto markets keep being stuck despite big news, including institutional investments in crypto, and the SEC’s establishment of a Bitcoin ETF review deadline. Saturday, Oct. 6: crypto markets keep remain fairly stable on the day, despite this week’s major news in the industry, including institutional investments and an update from the SEC on their highly-anticipated […]

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New Taiwanese Exchange Rewards Users for Token Mining and Staking From Its Fee Revenue

sponsored The company says customer fiat assets are stored safely and securely with a third party bank trust custodian. MaiCoin, the largest one stop digital asset platform provider in Taiwan, recently launched it’s MAX Exchange. The exchange initially started by offering Taiwan Dollar (TWD) to crypto pairs and it currently lists 16 crypto/TWD pairs. As […]

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South Africa and Crypto – a Conservatively Optimistic Approach

South Africa has taken a conservatively optimistic stance toward cryptocurrencies — balancing development with investor protection. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have proliferated the minds of millions across the world, as trading and crypto asset ownership continues to rise. In the same breathe, many countries across the world have taken a tough stance against cryptocurrencies in particular. […]

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