Category: Cryptocurrency

blockchain
January 01, 2020 BY Mariela Naydenova

Takasbank launches blockchain-based gold transfer system

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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Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research
December 31, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

A $69 million tax bill for Bithumb - litigation ahead

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…

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December 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Huobi Indonesia launches a local fiat gateway

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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digital currency
December 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

The Dash Gold Foundation promotes BDSG digital currency era

The Dash Gold Foundation has announced that it will use the gold SKR (Safe Keeping Receipt) to promote BDSG (Beyond Dashgold) digital currency payment business, online shopping mall and gold sales business, and digital currency ATM business. Gold SKR is issued by BankoSentralng Pilipinas, and the beneficiary is the Dash Gold Foundation. BDSG, a digital…

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December 27, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Uzbekistan bans its citizens from purchasing cryptocurrencies

Uzbekistan has allegedly banned its citizens from buying cryptocurrencies. According to local news media Novosti Uzbekistana, it was the National Project Management Agency that has barred its citizens from buying digital coins, even ones on established exchanges. The news comes out as a shock to many, especially since Uzbekistan was thought of "crypto friendly" place. For example,…

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If Russia ends its ‘Love-Hate’ of cryptos, can it be the ‘King of Blockchain’?
December 27, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Russia's Central Bank is testing a stablecoin under sandbox

Russia is moving forward with testing stablecoins, as The Bank of Russia has started testing these pegged to real assets set in regulatory sandbox. The head of the central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, commented that the bank does not assume that stablecoins will eventually replace money or function as payment means. What the Bank of Russia…

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ECB rate move
December 26, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

ECB proposes "Controllable Anonymity" crypto payment system

The European Central Bank has proposed a new model to deal with cryptocurrencies, especially the AML risks associated with them. The ECB also clarified that it it not looking to creating its own coin. The new proposed payment system is called EUROchain and is a simplified CBDC payment type of service. Under this new model, all…

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China to carry out the initial real-world trial of its central bank digital currency
December 25, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

China seizes 7,000 crypto mining machines

The fight against the mining of cryptocurrencies continues with full force. It is a well-known fact that the mining of Bitcoin and other digital coins drains a huge amount of electricity and this cost often comes at the expense of the respective government. While in China it's no longer a crime to found mining operations,…

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