BaFin Head Urges Global Bank Standards in Response to Facebook’s Libra

BaFin’s president Felix Hufeld has urged regulators to develop standards in response to Facebook’s forthcoming cryptocurrency, Libra. The head of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has urged regulators to develop standards in response to Facebook’s forthcoming cryptocurrency, Libra, Cointelegraph Deutschland reported on June 26 Speaking at the International Club Frankfurter Wirtschaftsjournalisten, BaFin President […]

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Oxfam Trials Aid Distribution With DAI, Future Use ‘Highly Likely’

Oxfam issued tap-and-pay cards loaded with $50 worth of DAI to 200 Vanuatu citizens to use via Sempo’s payment platform, following six weeks of direct consultation with villagers. Throughout May 2019, United Kingdom-based nonprofit organization Oxfam International executed a month-long trial that saw MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin distributed as a means of exchange among citizens of […]

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Germany: CDU and CSU Union to Integrate Blockchain Into Public Services

In Germany, the CDU and CSU Union is pushing to integrate blockchain technology into public services. In Germany, the CDU and CSU Union wants to integrate blockchain technology into public services, Cointelegraph’s German-language version reported on June 25. The CDU and CSU Union represents the centre-right Christian democratic political alliance of two parties in Germany, […]

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BTC, ETH, DAI Cross-Chain Atomic Swaps Launched By Liquality on Mainnet

Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin, ether and stablecoin dai on the mainnet. Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and stablecoin dai (DAi) on the mainnet. The news was revealed in an official company […]

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Circle CEO: ‘Non-Sovereign’ Bitcoin and Cryptos Will See Continued Growth

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire believes non-sovereign cryptos such as bitcoin will see continued growth despite the emergence of assets such as Facebook’s Libra and stablecoins. Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of payments company Circle, believes non-sovereign cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin (BTC) will continue to see growth despite the proliferation of new forms of digital assets […]

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