Blockchain Companies May Exit If US Fails With Crypto Regulations
The future of blockchain in the US is up in the air and this was brought to the forefront during a recent roundtable discussion. More than 50 of the top names in the cryptocurrency and finance industry convened this week
Read MoreSwiss Investors Look To Establish Blockchain Factory
The general problem generally associates blockchain technology with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, the public ledger technology has other applications and this is why a consortium of Swiss investors are planning to establish a start-up factory for blockchain companies. Their
Read MoreAbu Dhabi Regulator Wants Tougher Crypto Trading Regulations
The global cryptocurrency market has expanded significantly in the last 25 months and crypto trading is becoming very popular in the Abu Dhabi. This is why Richard Teng, the head of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) for the Abu
Read MoreBinance & Kraken Could Face Unlawful Operation Charges In NY
Barbara Underwood, the New York State Attorney General has contacted the New York Department of Financial Services and pointed out a potential violation of the state's virtual currency regulations. Underwood claims that cryptocurrency exchanges Kraken, Binance and Gate.io are possibly
Read MoreDeutsche Bank To Shift Assets To Frankfurt Due To Brexit
Brexit has been a headache for the British economy as many financial institutions are moving out of the country. Deutsche Bank, one of the world's leading financial institutions has already moved its Euro clearing business from London to Frankfurt. The
Read MoreSurvey Shows Crypto Enthusiasts Want Salary In Bitcoin
Bitcoin single-handedly changed the global crypto currency market when its value sky-rocketed in 2017 and went as high as $20,000. The massive spike in value created a global hunger for cryptocurrency industries and turned Bitcoin into the most popular cryptocurrency
Read MoreSoftBank Presents PoC For Blockchain Cross-carrier Payments
SoftBank Group, one of Japan's biggest companies recently announced that they have developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) that will allow users to send mobile payments between different carriers. This innovative platform uses blockchain technology from TBCASoft to do the job, while
Read MorePayPal Launches ‘Funds Now’ For Businesses
Businesses that use PayPal as their main payment systems are going to be pleased by their new Funds Now feature. With this feature, businesses would be able to receive the money paid to them instantly. Normally, PayPal has a delay
Read MoreUS SEC Halts Trading Of Two Crypto Investment Products
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted trading of two foreign-based cryptocurrency investment products in the United States. Notably, one of the products was being promoted as a Swedish bitcoin ETF. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a hot topic
Read MoreEU Lawmaker Wants To Make ICO Regulations A Lot Easier
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) was the hype in 2017 raising billions in start-up money as they offered investors a chance to get into the ground floor of new tokens and businesses. However, they did face a lot of pushback in
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