Private Firms Can Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies, IMF Official Says
A senior figure at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes a digital currency backed by a central…
Facebook Calibra Digital Wallet Gets a New Name – Novi
What is Novi? Facebook has renamed its digital wallet, Calibra, as Novi. Calibra was the digital…
Blockchain Bites: Facebook’s Calibra Facelift and Tencent’s ‘New Infrastructure’ Investments
We’re happy to be back after a recharging long weekend. Let’s get to the news. India’s central…
Argentina Orders Stricter Monitoring on Local Crypto Transactions Amid Battling the Flight of Devalued Pesos
Argentina’s Financial Information Unit (FIU) has ordered stricter controls and monitoring into cryptocurrency transactions in the country…
First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies
Bitcoin prices are caught in a downdraft, after a series of rallies in recent weeks that repeatedly…
Louisiana State Congress Unanimously Pass Crypto-Business Licensing Bill
Crypto businesses may soon be offered a regulated path to legalization in the state of Louisiana. The…
Bitcoin Bounce Stalls at $9K Amid 2% Rise in S&P 500 Futures
Bitcoin moved back over $9,000 earlier on Tuesday alongside signs of an improved risk appetite in the…
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures
India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with…
Binance CEO Says Steem Too Centralized but Exchange Must Support Controversial Hard Fork
Binance is forced to “technically” support last week’s hard fork of the Steem blockchain, according to the…
Craig Wright Called ‘Fraud’ in Message Signed With Bitcoin Addresses He Claims to Own
The credibility of Craig Wright – the Australian tech entrepreneur who controversially claims to be bitcoin’s pseudonymous…
Zcash’s First Halving May Solve Its Inflation Problem
Mining reward halvings are a hot topic in the crypto markets, as they alter a cryptocurrency’s supply…
Bitcoin in Africa: Cryptocurrency and P2P Bitcoin Trade Surge Across the African Continent
According to recent data and reports, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency adoption are soaring across Africa. Cryptocurrency adoption and…
As Bitcoin Falls to 2-Week Lows, Small Investors Look to Be Buying
With bitcoin’s price losing altitude again, small investors appear to be seeking exposure to the top cryptocurrency…
Chinese E-Commerce Giant JD.com Launches Enterprise-Level Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, also known as Jingdong, has successfully launched two enterprise-level applications, including blockchain-based smart…
Telegram Quits Court Fight With SEC Over TON Blockchain Project
Telegram has thrown in the towel in its court battle against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
ISIS Is Not Hoarding $300M in Bitcoin War-Chest, Reports Chainalysis
Over the past week, the comments of a counter-terrorism think tank Director have indicated that ISIS has been using…
Innovation Cycles, Crypto Venture Funds and Institutional Investors
Famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) stirred up some discussion last week by dividing…
Elon Musk tried to help explain Bitcoin to J.K. Rowling in a bizarre Twitter exchange, and said central banks have made cryptocurrency ‘look solid by comparison’ | Currency News | Financial and Business News
AP/Business Insider JK Rowling asked Twitter to explain bitcoin to her, and was bombarded by replies —…
Spiritual Reflections on the Bitcoin Halving
Allen Farrington writes at Quillette, Areo and Merion West, as well as extensively on Medium, where he…
Genesis Trading Buys Crypto Custodian Vo1t in Bid to Become Prime Broker
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition…