China is introducing a Password Law at the very start of 2020 to promote digital currencies and their adoption. The ultimate goal is to allow the technology of blockchain to thrive and set a legal framework for the issue of digital blockchain-based RMB. According to press, China passed a password law in 2019 (October) that…
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While there is no proof who the real Satoshi Nakamoto is, legal cases and Bitcoin awards for proclaimed "Satoshis" are quire common. The latest one involves the most famous "Satoshi" of all: Mr. Craig Wright. Mr. Wright has fought several legal battles in the crypto industry, with the latest being against his former business partner…
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Takasbank (or Turkey’s Istanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank) has announced that it will be launching a blockchain-based physical gold-backed transfer system. The system is called BIGA Digital Gold and allows P2P gold transfer through blockchain. The transfer is valid for digitizable gold only. According to the announcement what the new system tries to accomplish…
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced today that it has sold its 10 per-cent stake in Borsa Istanbul. The EBRD had been a shareholder in Turkey's sole exchange since December 2015. The Turkish Wealth Fund has bought EBRD's 10% stake in Borsa Istanbul, raising its stake in the stock exchange to 90.6%.…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of several unregulated firms. The names of the latest additions to the regulator’s warning list are Smart Loans UK, Rockwell Investment Management and Parker, Weismann & Associates LLC. According to the regulator, the fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…
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While the US is still pondering on a Bitcoin ETF, China is moving forward in to the future by preparing to launch its first blockchain ETF, it seems. Penghua Fund, a Shenzhen-based asset management company, has recently filed an application for a blockchain ETF, a document that was accepted by CSRC or the China Securities Regulatory Commission…
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Poloniex, the cryptocurrency exchange, has recently initiated a password reset procedure for all of its clients due to a confirmed email address and password "leak" on Twitter. The information comes from Cointelegraph. Yesterday, Poloniex sent an email to its customers to let them know that there is a list of leaked passwords and email addresses…
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Taxes in the cryptocurrency world are not an uncommon issue. In fact, the idea of taxing cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges has been a long standing issue for many countries around the world. However, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world and the largest one in South Korea, Bithumb, got hit with a massive…
Read moreTradegate and Berlin stock exchanges have just released their 2019 volumes report. The united exchanges have jointly achieved a record result of 165.6 Billion euros in 2019. All details can be seen in the table below: Number of Trades in 2019 Number of Trades in 2018 Change in % Tradegate 18.0 M 16.4 M +9.8…
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Huobi Indonesia has announced that it has launched a local fiat gateway to enable a direct fiat-to-crypto trading facility between the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) and Tether (USDT). Indonesian investors will now be able to use the local fiat currency to trade over 250 cryptocurrencies available on Huobi Indonesia's digital asset exchange. Local customers can now…
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