Blocknox will expand its cryptocurrency custody service to institutional clients, including banks and fintech firms. Blocknox, a subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH that has provided cryptocurrency custody service on an escrow basis, is looking to expand the service to its institutional clients. Boerse Stuttgart revealed the plans in a Feb. 18 tweet, detailing […]
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How is the FATF’s AML guidance being implemented around the world, and what is its impact on the crypto industry? It’s been nearly eight months since the Financial Action Task Force issued its divisive crypto directives, establishing traditional banking regulations within the crypto sector. With the year-long adoption deadline fast approaching, how have the world’s […]
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American universities are expanding blockchain education with no signs of stopping. As blockchain weaves its way deeper into the world economy, more American universities are teaching the technology, offering more courses and expanding delivery methods. Kevin Werback, a professor and blockchain club mentor at the University of Pennsylvania, told Cointelegraph, “Even if they aren’t pursuing […]
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So far, 2020 has been a year of cryptocurrency regulation… Now, Australia has unveiled its five-year blockchain strategy. So far, 2020 has been a year of cryptocurrency regulation: The European Union, the United Kingdom and Singapore have officially introduced their approaches to the burgeoning industry. Now, Australia has published its national roadmap, hoping to become […]
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Through Crypto AG, the U.S. government has spied on the world for more than half a century, proving the need for private crypto and blockchain solutions. As the crypto and blockchain space investigates seemingly private solutions for payments and messaging, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, has had the backdoor to one of the […]
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On the heels of new anti-Money Laundering laws, over 40 German banks are reported to have sought regulators’ go-ahead to offer digital assets services. On the heels of new Anti-Money Laundering laws, several German banks are reported to be seeking regulators’ go-ahead to offer digital assets services. Local newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Feb. 7 that […]
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BitGo, a U.S.-based firm that claims to process over 20% of all Bitcoin transactions, established new regulated custody entities in Germany and Switzerland. Major digital asset financial services firm BitGo is expanding its global reach by setting up two new regulated custodial entities in Europe. BitGo, a United States-based firm that claims to process over […]
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Israeli blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads. Israeli blockchain startup Clear has raised $13 million in a Series A round led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads. Clear — which develops blockchain networks for high-volume transaction systems between businesses — announced the round’s completion in a […]
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Alex Dreyfus, CEO of sports blockchain venture Chiliz, explains the relationship between the sports industry and crypto. It seemed nobody cared about AR until Pokémon Go launched in 2016. All of the sudden, every headline was about how augmented reality could change the world. Sophisticated technologies like AR, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence need their […]
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Waves established a non-profit association to stimulate global adoption of the DLTs and support the growth of the Waves ecosystem. According to a Feb. 3 press release, open source blockchain platform Waves established a non-profit organization called Waves Association in Frankfurt, Germany to provide effective governance for its own ecosystem, Web3, and to foster the […]
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