Blockchain

16 Jun 20 @ 16:23

Last week the US House Committee on Financial Services held a virtual hearing about the Digital Dollar or central bank digital currency (CBDC). The event promised to be interesting as two... read more

04 Jun 20 @ 16:06

CipherTrace has released its Spring 2020 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering and Crime Report with key data on cryptocurrency crimes and trends that will have regulatory repercussions for VASPs and other financial institutions. In the... read more

02 Jun 20 @ 11:50

A new report offers a comprehensive review of the blockchain landscape, COVID-19’s impact on crypto, and what’s in store for the rest of 2020. “Crypto not blockchain” was the dominant... read more

21 May 20 @ 12:58

Banque de France, the French central bank, has completed what it is calling the first successful test of a digital euro, as part of its ongoing experiments with central bank... read more

18 May 20 @ 15:30

Visa has been reported to have filed an application to create digital currency on Ethereum blockchain with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. According to the application published May 14 —... read more

13 May 20 @ 10:29

I think that the fact that COVID-19 has ravaged economies and industrial sectors does not need to be mentioned again, however the impact on FinTech is now starting to be... read more

12 May 20 @ 13:07

Yesterday, Bitcoin went through a much-hyped adjustment that reduced the rate at which new coins are created. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency’s so-called “halving” happens roughly every four years. Halving cuts... read more

06 May 20 @ 15:47

The Linux Foundation has launched the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation with the aim of creating digital identity standards to enable parties to share data with trust. Aiming to ensure interoperability... read more

02 Apr 20 @ 15:48

The Banque de France, France’s central bank, has begun testing its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the form of a digital Euro, according to an official announcement. The topic... read more

17 Mar 20 @ 12:54

In a ray of good news, The annual Tech Nation report charts and champions the digital economy. As emerging and maturing technologies continue to disrupt and transform incumbent industries, and... read more

13 Mar 20 @ 12:46

The Celo Foundation, which not only appears to be similar to Facebooks Libra project but in direct competition, has unveiled 50 members for its ‘Alliance for Prosperity’. Celo has a... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 12:24

A love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more