Pressures from the banking industry? Some are suspect of the FATF’s motivation behind putting its “travel rule” in the new guidance. “Travel rule” was a term frequently heard at the V-20 Summit, which took place in parallel with the G-20 meeting in Osaka, Japan from June 28 to 29. Regulators and Virtual Asset Service Providers […]
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has hired a CEO for its digital banking service Mettle, Marieke Flament — a former managing director at the crypto firm Circle. The Roybal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired a former executive from cryptocurrency finance firm Circle, according to a report by the Financial Times on June 18. Marieke […]
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BanQu announced that it closed an extension of its series A funding round led by Anheuser-Busch InBev’s investment arm ZX Venture. United States-based blockchain identity startup BanQu announced that it closed an extension of its series A funding round led by multinational drinks and brewing company Anheuser-Busch InBev’s investment arm. The development was announced in […]
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Antonopoulos believes that the current volatility is an inevitable fact arising from the crypto market’s limited liquidity. Andreas Antonopoulos is a well-known bitcoin (BTC) educator and crypto commentator, as well as a security and decentralized systems expert. His 2014 book, Mastering Bitcoin, gave an in-depth technical analysis of the top cryptocurrency and a solid foundation […]
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Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that its payment processor Coinbase Commerce now supports Circle’s USD Coin. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that its cryptocurrency payment processor Coinbase Commerce now supports Circle’s stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) in a blog post on May 20. Per the announcement, Coinbase Commerce users can now accept USDC […]
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Venezuela’s representative to the UN reportedly revealed that the country is working with Russia to use oil-backed coin Petro. Venezuela is considering to close mutual trade settlements with Russia using the ruble, Russian government-backed TV channel RT reports on May 17. Jorge Valero. Venezuela’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva said they are also […]
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Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change signed an MoU with blockchain firm W-Foundation. A climate change initiative of the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain firm W-Foundation to collaborate on climate action, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 16. In accordance with the new […]
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Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced that it will be launching a Canadian dollar-back stablecoin. Coinsquare, one of Canada’s top crypto exchanges, will be launching a stablecoin backed by the Canadian dollar dubbed eCAD, according to a press release on April 4. The new coin will purportedly be backed at a 1:1 ratio with Canadian dollars. […]
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Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said that blockchain technology could offer tremendous benefits across global aviation systems. The president of the United Nation’s specialized agency for aviation has said that blockchain technology could offer tremendous benefits across aviation systems globally, industry news source AirTrafficManagement.net reported on April 4. The president, Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, made his […]
Continue ReadingIf crypto mining is similar to oil extraction, should nations worry about the resource curse? The former Soviet republic of Georgia, which occupies picturesque mountain valleys and rugged ridges of the Southern Caucasus, has roughly the same population as the state of Connecticut. It is renowned as the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, as well as […]
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