Posts Tagged ‘Cryptocurrency’
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 29
This week’s headlines from Japan included the country’s Financial Services Agency revealing feedback from the public on recent regulation, the Cabinet Office Ordinance announcing regulatory changes, Zaif exchange removing three crypto assets, BitBank’s COO predicting crypto exchange mergers, and Nomura Research Institute issuing Japan’s first blockchain-based bond. Check out some of this week’s crypto and…
Read MoreRevolut Standard Users Can Now Use Cryptocurrency Feature
British fintech company Revolut with over 10 million users is now offering its cryptocurrency feature to standard users. Revolut Allows All Users to Try Cryptocurrencies One of Europe’s largest and most successful fintech companies is getting serious about taking cryptocurrencies to the masses. Today, its users received an email advising them that the company’s cryptocurrency…
Read MoreMicrosoft Files Patent For New Cryptocurrency and Mining System
Microsoft wants to create a new cryptocurrency that’s still mined using PoW–except replacing expensive power-intense mining rigs with basic human energy. If that sounds a little strange, you should take a dive deep into the details of the patent published yesterday filed by Microsoft. It’s called: “Cryptocurrency system using body activity data.” Microsoft’s Human-Mined Cryptocurrency…
Read More1 in 9 Indonesians Now Own Cryptocurrency, Report
About 11% of all Indonesians own some form of cryptocurrency, according to a recent report by Hootsuite, which cited GlobalWebIndex. 11% of Indonesians Own Cryptocurrency as Fiat Currency Devalues With over 270 million people, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, and the fact that 1 out of 9 citizens own cryptocurrency…
Read MoreCryptocurrency News From Japan: March 15-21 in Review
This week’s headlines from Japan included exchange self-regulatory organization, JVCEA, suggesting guideline changes, financial institutions collaborating with a blockchain startup for asset management, GMO Coin exchange listing BAT, and news that Toyota has built a blockchain-based identity platform. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. JVCEA adds…
Read MoreOpera Browser Adds New Cryptocurrency Purchase Options
The Opera browser app has partnered with e-payments startup Wyre to expand its built-in wallet’s crypto buying power, the Norwegian web developer announced Tuesday. In a deal that primarily caters to mobile crypto buyers in the U.S., the Opera–Wyre partnership brings Apple Pay functionality to iOS and debit card integration to Android. It lets users…
Read MoreZimbabwe Finally Decides to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Zimbabwe has long been a hive of cryptocurrency trading. But aside from some rumors after the government banned forex trading in Oct 2019, bitcoin’s fate in this country has been someone uncertain. Not for much longer, though. At long last, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has drafted a proposal to regulate cryptocurrency. Zimbabwe Cryptocurrency…
Read MoreCryptocurrency News From Japan: March 1-7 in Review
This week’s headlines from Japan include crypto exchange Zaif reopening account registrations, government agencies meeting on crypto, the Federation of Economic Affairs submitting a national Blockchain proposal, Coincheck adding Qtum, and Rakuten Wallet opening leverage trading account registration. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. Zaif crypto…
Read MoreGrammy-Nominated Artist Akon to Launch Cryptocurrency on Stellar
Multi platinum-selling recording artist Akon has chosen to build his Akoin cryptocurrency ecosystem on top of the Stellar blockchain. Akoin co-founder and president Jon Karas said they chose to launch the project on Stellar due to sharing similar values. “Akoin selected Stellar’s distributed, hybrid blockchain due to a shared vision for creating global financial inclusion,…
Read MoreICE Reveals Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P and Darknet Markets
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed the existence of a Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program (CIP) in the agency’s 2021 budget proposal. The proposal states that the CIP seeks to identify unlicensed capital flows taking place across peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces, online forums, and darknet markets. The CIP was developed by ICE’s Bulk Cash…
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