The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) expresses concern over the disruption that might occur with big tech firms like Facebook entering the financial space, in its annual report for 2019. As per the report “Big tech in finance: opportunities and risks,” the BIS...
Global interbank messaging giant SWIFT reveals that it will allow blockchain firms to employ its Global Payments Innovation (GPI) platform for near real-time payments, as per a report published late last week. SWIFT stated in the report that after a successful...
All property rental contracts in Malta are now required to be registered on a blockchain for security considerations, as reported by the local news outlet Malta Today on June 23.As per new regulations in Malta, which will be announced over the coming days, rent...
Binance Research, the research wing of the largest and most reputed cryptocurrency exchange in the world claims in its recent study that Tether (USDT) takes the top place on the list of institutional usage, despite the tokens ongoing backing irregularitiesWhile the...
The firm behind the second-biggest anoncoin zcash (ZEC), the Electric Coin Company (ECC) plans to build a new scalable zcash blockchain, as reported by the cryptocurrency news outlet Forklog on June 22.As per the report, ECC Nathan Wilcox, the chief engineer added...
Two Israeli brothers who were allegedly involved in the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex have been arrested by the local police, as reported finance news outlet Finance Magnates on June 23. As per an Israeli police spokesperson, who is quoted by the Finance...
A U.K.-based non-profit with a global reach Oxfam International tested MakerDAO’s stablecoin DAI for a whole month, as a vehicle for aiding disaster victims. The pilot project was conducted in the South Pacific Ocean nation of Vanuatu, in partnership with Australian...
A Chicago-based over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading platform, DigitalMint installs bitcoin kiosks at 20 Circle K convenience stores as part of a pilot program across Arizona and Nevada.As per a press release, this will be the largest expansion for the crypto...
While the cryptocurrency enthusiasts are ecstatic about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, various government regulators have raised concerns over it. According to Reuters reports on Friday, France plans to form a task force within the Group of Seven (G7) nations to...
Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm introduced a new survey titled “The Kaspersky Cryptocurrency Report 2019,” on June 17th, inferring that 19% of people globally have purchased cryptocurrency.The said survey was conducted in October and November 2018 and...
