The Australian Securities Exchange has once again delayed its transition to blockchain, due in part to uncertainty around the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has once again delayed its transition to the blockchain, due in part to uncertainty around the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement […]
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India’s relationship with blockchain and cryptocurrency hasn’t been clear, but the country has the potential to become a global leader in the upcoming fintech revolution. India’s cryptocurrency ecosystem has been in limbo since the country’s central bank barred banks from dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges in 2018. As of March 4, the Supreme Court of India […]
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Japanese financial services firm Monex announced that it will give Bitcoin to its shareholders as a year-end benefit for 2019. Japanese financial services firm Monex — the company behind crypto exchange Coincheck — announced that it will give Bitcoin (BTC) to its shareholders as a year-end benefit for 2019. According to an announcement on March […]
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Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has revealed plans to invest in Indian cryptocurrency startups. Billionaire investor and the winner of thousands of Bitcoins (BTC) in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2014 Silk Road auctions, Tim Draper, has set his sights on India’s nascent cryptocurrency industry. On March 22, the venture capitalist tweeted that the Supreme […]
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As Facebook’s Libra members flock to the competing Celo Alliance project, Cointelegraph unpacks its goals and specs to figure out why. Several members of the Facebook-backed Libra Project have announced their alliance with a rival stablecoin project known as Celo. Since the middle of March, members that have joined the Celo Alliance for Prosperity include, […]
Continue ReadingInstitutions partner with blockchain startup, Toyota builds a blockchain identity platform, & more headline news from Japan this week. This week’s headlines from Japan included exchange self-regulatory organization, JVCEA, suggesting guideline changes, financial institutions collaborating with a blockchain startup for asset management, GMO Coin exchange listing BAT, and news that Toyota has built a blockchain-based […]
Continue ReadingSenator and former Bakkt CEO, Kelly Loeffler, appeared on Fox today, defending her sale of shares the day after a private Senate hearing. Kelly Loeffler appeared on Fox News last night to discuss her sale of more than $1 million in equities the day after she attended a private Senate Health Commission hearing about the […]
Continue ReadingEarn a blockchain certification by taking one of these five online course at home, or learn more about cryptocurrency from the comfort of your couch. It seems like the entire world has been told to stay inside their homes as the coronavirus outbreak continues to wreak havoc. As a result, the world has become almost […]
Continue ReadingSwitzerland-based crypto exchange Smart Valor listed major gold-backed stablecoin PAX Gold for trading against the Swiss franc and the British pound. While global stock markets are experiencing extreme turmoil, cryptocurrency projects keep introducing more ways to trade gold-backed assets twenty-four hours a day. PAX Gold (PAXG), a major cryptocurrency pegged to physical gold, has now […]
Continue ReadingThe open-source Baseline Protocol allowing private systems to be built on the public Ethereum blockchain has been made publicly available on GitHub. The open-source Baseline Protocol code allowing private systems to be built on the Ethereum public blockchain has now been published to GitHub, as of March 19. This means that the EY, Microsoft and […]
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