In what is a rare, time-sensitive window, bitcoin’s volatility since September 14, 2018 has been less than that of the most popular indexes from traditional finance sectors. Bitcoin seems to have found a temporary bottom relative to its incredible bull…
Kategorie: Crypto Trends
Japanese Financial Services Authority Approves Self-Regulation for Crypto
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has granted self-regulatory status to the country’s cryptocurrency industry, giving the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) authority to oversee the space, according to a Reuters report. The FSA approval, which was granted on Wednesday,…
A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar
Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. As the platform’s tokens are tied to Australian dollars, all units in circulation will…
Blockchain Verification and Decentralized Subversion in Cambodia
Season 2 of Distributed Dialogues has begun, and a general theme will be the connection of major, real-world problems to possible solutions using blockchain technology. This is displayed in full on the first episode, which combines a historical context on…
David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. “Consumers are starting…
Regulators Approve Coinbase to Offer Custody Services in New York State
Coinbase has secured approval from New York state regulators to act “as a limited purpose trust company” in the state, a press release reveals. According to the release, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has officially signed off…
Blockstack Looks to Boost Decentralized App Usage Through New App Mining Program
As a company looking to give users full control over their digital rights, Blockstack is piloting a new app mining program that encourages designers to create new applications directly on Blockstack’s platform and earn rewards in bitcoin. The goal is…
A Year After Launch, BTCPay Has Grown Larger Than Its Creator Expected
First hinting at his project in a reply to a BitPay tweet on August 2017, Nicolas Dorier boldly claimed that BTCPay would make one of crypto’s most popular payment processors obsolete. In an r/Bitcoin post two months later, he clarified…
Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse…
Coinbase Just Added Its First Stablecoin
Coinbase is integrating its first stablecoin, joining other top exchanges in what has become a listing race to add Tether’s rising competitors. As detailed in an October 23, 2018, blog post, Coinbase has added support for Circle’s USD Coin (USDC).…