G20 member countries will reportedly meet to discuss international cryptocurrency anti-money laundering regulation in June in Fukuoka, Japan. G20 member countries will meet to discuss international cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation on June 8 and 9 in Fukuoka, Japan. The news was revealed in a report from local news outlet Kyodo on April 4. Per […]
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Zurich-based blockchain insurance startup B3i has expanded its group of investors in its current funding round. Swiss blockchain-based insurance transaction platform B3i has expanded its group of investors in its ongoing funding round, according to a press release published on April 3. Per the release, B3i has added three new insurer and reinsurers to participate […]
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Veerathai Santiprabhob, the Central bank governor of Thailand, reportedly defined the Ethereum-based remittance system as an important step. The governors of two central banks endorsed the Ethereum (ETH)-based remittance system developed by blockchain company Everex, the firm reported in a press release shared with Cointelegraph today, April 5. The service is set up to send […]
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Viennese crypto and fintech firm Bitpanda has received a payment service provider license from Austria’s financial regulator in accordance with EU-wide rules. Viennese crypto and fintech firm Bitpanda has received a payment service provider license from Austria’s financial regulator. The development was reported by Cointelegraph auf Deutsch on April 4. The license has reportedly been […]
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Russia’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom introduced its blockchain project for automated gas supply agreements. The Russian prime minister has welcomed an initiative to use blockchain in agreements over gas supplies by the country’s state-owned gas giant Gazprom, local finance news outlet Vestifinance reports on April 4. The news agency operates under Russian Television and Radio […]
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Okta has launched a $50 million investment fund and announced its first investment in Trusted Key, a blockchain-based digital identity firm. San Francisco-based enterprise identity solution provider Okta has launched a $50 million investment fund and announced its first investment in Trusted Key, a blockchain-based digital identity firm. The news was revealed in an official […]
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The Number of Credit Karma Tax filers that reported short-term crypto losses in the first month of 2019 surged 521 percent over the same period in 2018. The amount of Credit Karma Tax filers that reported short-term crypto losses in the first month of 2019 surged more than fivefold over the same period in 2018, […]
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Two staff members at the SEC have published a framework in order to help market participants tell if their offerings are securities. Staff at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have published a framework to help market participants ascertain whether or not a digital asset is deemed to be an investment contract, and […]
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Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramboeck said that “we do not need regulation for blockchain.” Austrian Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs, Margarete Schramboeck said that “we do not need regulation for blockchain,” technology-focused media outlet Trending Topics reported on April 2. Schramboeck — who previously served as CEO of major Austrian […]
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The State Bank of Pakistan, the nation’s central bank, aims to issue a digital currency by 2025. Jameel Ahmad, the deputy governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the nation’s central bank, declared that the institution aims to issue a digital currency by 2025, Pakistani YouTube news channel Public News reported on April 1. […]
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