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French Residents Will Soon Be Able to Buy Bitcoin (BTC) in Local Tobacco Shops

November 23, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Bitcoin, News

KeplerK, a France-based fintech firm has established a strategic partnership with tobacco shops in the region to enable them to sell bitcoin (BTC) to cryptocurrency enthusiasts in the state starting from 2019, reported Reuters on November 22, 2018. KeplerK Fueling Bitcoin Adoption Amidst Per sources close to the matter,...

Spain: Financial Watchdog Intensifies Efforts to Make Cryptocurrency Holders Pay Tax

November 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Finance, News

It may soon no longer be business as usual for bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins investors in Spain as the nation’s tax authority, the Agencia Estatal de Administracion Tributaria (AEAT), has reportedly identified at least 15,000 distributed ledger technology (DLT) based virtual currency holders and is now set to make them...

Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Integrates Refinitiv’s KYC Software

November 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Business, News

Binance (BNB), the world's number one cryptocurrency exchange by 24-hour trading volume has joined forces with Refinitiv, a U.S-based financial technology firm, to integrate the latter's "World-Check" know-your-customer (KYC) software into its trading platform, reported Finance Magnates on November 20, 2018. Binance Integrates Refinitiv's "World-Check" for KYC In a bid...

Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Data Center in Washington Despite Crypto Crash

November 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Business, News

World's leading bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, Bitmain has launched a new $20 million data center for cryptocurrency mining in the East Wenatchee area of Washington, United States, actively expanding its global digital assets mining operations despite the ongoing bitcoin price slump, reported NW news network on November 18, 2018. ...

Catalonia Turns to Blockchain Technology For Electronic Voting System

November 21, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, News

Catalonia, an autonomous community, located in northeastern Spain may be looking to adopt distributed ledger technology (DLT) for external e-voting, to make it easier for citizens residing outside the region to participate in the electoral process, according to local news source La Vanguardia on November 19, 2018. Catalonia Seriously Considering...

TransferWise Chairman: Distributed Ledger Technology Is Very Hard To Use

November 20, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Interviews, News, Tech

Blockchain technology, which undergirds bitcoin and other digital assets is slowly but steadily making its way into mainstream finance, but some financial institutions remain unconvinced about its potentials. TransferWise, a London-based payments platform has stated it is yet to see anything good in the nascent technology, reported Fortune on November 19,...

U.S. Authorities Sentence Bitcoin Criminal to 15 Months Imprisonment

November 20, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Crime, News

Joseph Kim, a 24-year old Phoenix, Arizona resident has been sentenced to one and half year in jail for defrauding his former employers, Consolidated Trading and friends over $1 million in bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC), using the funds for his personal enrichment, reported Finance Magnates on November 18, 2018....

Islamic Financial Expert Affirms That Cryptocurrency Is “Halal”

November 18, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Commentary, Finance, News

The Chairman of the International Business Forum (IBF) Erol Yarar has urged Islamic countries to embrace a common type of cryptocurrency system. The call was made due to the growing concerns among Muslim states on the overwhelming nature of the U.S. dollar and its grip on the world financial markets,...

China’s Ping An Insurance Firm Partner With Sanya City Authorities to Build DLT-Powered Smart City

November 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

Ping An Insurance Group, a highly reputed China-based insurance corporation has joined forces with the Sanya municipal government to develop a “smart city” that would be powered by blockchain technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies,” according to a local news source, People’s Daily on November 14, 2018. Strategic...

BitGo Adds Support For Stablecoins; Set Sights on Listing 100 Cryptos and Tokens by the End of 2018

November 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

BitGo, a California-based blockchain security firm, digital assets wallet provider and custodian has announced it's now supporting the major stablecoins currently on the market, including Circle’s USDCoin (USDC), Gemini Dollar (GUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX), and more, according to a Finance Magnates report on November 15, 2018. BitGo Targets the...

IBM to Develop a Blockchain-Based Solution for Scientific Researchers

CLS Foreign Exchange Settlement Platform Partners IBM for Blockchain-Based Netting Service

November 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS ), a New York-based financial institution that facilitates settlements for foreign exchange (FX ) firms is set to utilize IBM blockchain platform for handling its netting services, reported Computer Business Review on November 14, 2016. CLS Joins Blockchain Technology Bandwagon CLS, the world’s leading foreign exchange (FX)...

EXMO Cryptocurrency Exchange To Be Acquired By Canadian Firm

November 16, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Platform, Tech

GoverMedia Plus Canada Corp., a Canadian publicly traded firm with a wholly owned Russian subsidiary that offers clients e-commerce, auctions, cryptocurrency related services and more, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the acquisition of EXMO cryptoassets exchange and trading platform, according to a news release by the firm...

Cryptocurrency Prediction Marketplace Stox Debunks Exit Scam Rumors

November 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Crime, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

Stox (STX ), a distributed ledger technology (DLT ) based prediction platform that allows users to predict the outcome of events in various ecosystems including the cryptocurrency markets, sports, tech, and others, has responded to rumors making the rounds that its orchestrating an exit scam, according to a Finance Magnates...

B2BX Cryptocurrency Exchange Secures Estonian Blockchain License

November 14, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

B2BX, a European digital assets exchange that supports major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), NEO (NEO), monero (XMR) and several others, has gotten approval from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), making it one of the cryptoassets exchanges to be entirely regulated in crypto-friendly Europe, reported Finance Magnates on...

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CoinJar Cryptocurrency Exchange Founder Says Stablecoin Will Transform the Crypto World

November 13, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Business, Exchange, Finance, News

At a time when stablecoins have become the rave of the moment in the cryptoverse, with several startups from Circle Internet Financial, Gemini, and others launching own dollar-backed altcoins, Asher Tan, the co-founder of CoinJar, a digital assets platform, has predicted a bright future for the price-steady alternatives according to...

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