Crypto Media Banned From WeChat In Sudden Online Sweep
Blockchain and cryptocurrency media accounts in China have been banned on WeChat, the messenger app owned by Tencent. As first observed by Lanjiner, a China-based finance news outlet, among those...
View ArticleBitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Bounces Sharply, Could Retest $600
Key Points Bitcoin cash price found a decent support near the $500-510 zone and bounced back against the US Dollar. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $545 on the...
View ArticleBank of Thailand Announces “Milestone” Digital Currency Project Using R3...
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has revealed plans to develop a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that will use R3’s Corda platform, in a press release published August 21. A CBDC is a digital...
View ArticleDash Core Group CEO: Venezuela ‘2nd Biggest Market’ as Interest in Crypto Spikes
Venezuela has become the second biggest market for Dash (DASH), with almost one hundred merchants accepting the cryptocurrency each week, a spokesman told mainstream media Wednesday, August 22....
View ArticleBeijing Bans Venues from Hosting Crypto Promotion Events
Shopping malls, hotels, restaurants, and office buildings in downtown Beijing have been ordered not to provide venues for activities that promote cryptocurrencies. A document, first circulated online...
View ArticleA Canadian Government Body Has Built an Ethereum Blockchain Explorer
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced Monday that it has built an ethereum blockchain explorer. The organization wrote in a news release that its Industrial Research Assistance...
View ArticleCrypto Markets See Green Amid Talk of ‘Forced Short Squeeze’ on BitMEX
August 22: The crypto markets are seeing a second flush of green, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing solid growth on the day, as Coin360 data shows. Positive price momentum is a...
View ArticleBitMEX Rents World’s Most Expensive Skyscraper, Rising Status of Crypto...
Popular crypto exchange BitMEX, widely recognized for its Bitcoin and Ethereum margin trading system, has rented out the world’s most expensive skyscraper located in Hong Kong. Experts have said that...
View Article128MB is not the end for Bitcoin BCH: CoinGeek supports “miners’ choice” for...
Last week, leading blockchain research and development outfit nChain introduced Bitcoin SV, a full node implementation for Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The node, created per a special request by CoinGeek and...
View ArticleChina: Insurance Giant Ping An Releases “White Paper on Smart Cities,”...
China’s Ping An Insurance, one of the world’s largest insurance company groups, has released a “White Paper on Smart Cities,” advocating for blockchain tech, AI, big data, and cloud computing, People’s...
View ArticleLiechtenstein Bank Issues Own Crypto Stable Coin, Aims to Become ‘Blockchain...
Liechtenstein bank Union Bank AG announced it was issuing its own security tokens and in-house cryptocurrency backed by fiat in a press release Friday, August 17. Union Bank, which has concentrated...
View ArticleTier 1 banks in Kenya 2018
Tier 1 banks include the large banks that have been operating in Kenya for many years. All the banks have millions of customers and collective assets of around 100 billion Kenyan shillings. The tier 1...
View ArticlePeerStreet introduces new loan product
PeerStreet, an award-winning platform for investing in real estate backed loans, today announced the addition of a new investment option, Cash Offer Loans. Cash Offer Loans are a new investment option...
View ArticleTop questions a securities lawyer will ask an STO issuer
Security Token Offering is a serious business. The days of the ICO are over. These are clear messages not only from the SEC and other regulatory bodies but also from thoughtful and experienced...
View ArticleOTC Markets Group introduces small cap listed compliance product
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTC:OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, recently introduced a first of its kind compliance product designed to provide broker-dealers and...
View ArticleDigital transformation slowly taking hold in many U.S. credit unions
FIS 2018 PACE Bank Executive Study finds many U.S. credit unions are not placing enough focus on digital efforts. By Keith Nolan, FIS Vice President, Credit Unions & Associations Digital...
View ArticleUsing eCurrency to provide targeted disaster relief
With Hurricane Florence ravaging the East Coast and more tropical storms and hurricanes brewing around the world, now is the perfect time to discuss disaster relief. Specifically, how e-currency can...
View ArticleImage recognition improves as more use cases develop
Content reigns supreme in the media industry. Companies are always on the lookout for ways to improve their outreach and, over the last few years, artificial intelligence has played a significant role...
View ArticleFixing bad credit despite low income
Many people suffer from bad credit. It is hard to deal with it, especially if your income isn’t high enough. Repairing your finances seems like a lost cause when you are on a tight budget. The good...
View ArticleMarqeta posts strong 12-month results
Marqeta, the open-API platform pioneering the future of modern card issuing, today announced record growth in the alternative lending space. The company has established a dedicated alternative lending...
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