United States: 80% decrease in criminal activity via Bitcoin
The United States Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) says criminal activity via cryptocurrencies has fallen sharply in the last five years. While bitcoin transactions...
Getting Familiar With Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency has always been one of the most controversial technologies we have today. To some, the controversy is primarily fueled by the inability of...
The Hidden Value In Crypto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtqs2-kRVQ8 The Hidden Value In Crypto (with Ari Paul) Ari Paul, CIO and managing partner of BlockTower Capital, joins Real Vision's Ash Bennington for a wide-ranging...
Switzerland: cryptocurrencies accepted in a 2nd Bank
Maerki Baumann, a Zurich-based private bank, announced that it will manage the cryptoassets of its customers. In Switzerland, it is the second private bank...
Bitcoin: The new digital Black Hole of the Century
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South Korea: Bitcoin classified as a financial asset
After Russia last summer and Ukraine last October, it is now the turn for South Korea to qualify Bitcoin as a financial asset. South Korea...
Russia: “Cryptoassets are not a threat to financial stability”
President of Russia's Central Bank doesn't want to call cryptocurrencies by their names. Elvira Nabiullina prefers the nickname "Cryptos-Things". Last month, Elvira Nabiullina was...
Libra – or how Facebook plans to empower billions of people
Libra is in the spotlight. Everyone is talking and speculating about it. Do we even know what it entails? Are we ready for such...
The implications of Samsung’s Crypto phone
Leaked screenshots of the flagship S10 smartphone showing a multicurrency cold wallet reveal that apart from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, Korean technology giant Samsungs...
KYC: 68% of exchanges do not meet standards
Previously cited in the article LexisNexis & Blockbid Partnership, KYC and AML formalities are in the line of sight of international regulators. However, it...