DLT-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies – BoE paper
Aug 29, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
Distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based securities settlement without regulation could lead to monopolies, according to a new paper from the Bank of England. Authored by Evangelos Benos, Rodney Garratt, and Pedro...
Singaporean blockchain startup Bluzelle raises $1.5M in series A round
Aug 29, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Bluzelle, a blockchain startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised $1.5 million in Series A round from venture capital firms Global Brain, LUN Partners Capital, and existing investor True Global Ventures, Tech In Asia...
NEM, Kchain to Host First Blockchain Developer Forum in Korea
Aug 29, 2017 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
NEM, a global blockchain enterprise solution platform, and Kchain, leading Korean blockchain SI company, are going to co-host the first blockchain forum in South Korea. Kchain and NEM have partnered to host NEM...
SEC warns investors against fraudulent ICOs
Aug 29, 2017 03:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to investors against potential scams involving companies engaging in Initial Coin Offerings (or ICOs). The alert follows recently issued trading...
MAGOS to launch fund managed by AI that can predict future events with high accuracy
Aug 28, 2017 17:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bound to transform the world we live in, as some believe that in the future we wont even have to work anymore, as production will be at an all-time high thanks to AI agents. Although that...
Bitcoin To Become Officially-Recognized Legal Tender In Vietnam
Aug 28, 2017 15:56 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Thanks to the increasing popularity and credibility of cryptocurrency, more and more countries are joining on opening doors to make spending them a lot easier. One of these countries is Vietnam, which is reportedly...
SEC temporarily suspends trading of Bitcoin Crypto Currency Exchange Corporation
Aug 28, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily suspended the trading in the securities of American Security Resources Corp. The suspension notice follows the companys announcement made earlier this...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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