Strategic partnership for a trusted digital asset ecosystem
Deutsche Börse, Swisscom and Sygnum enter into strategic partnership to build a trusted digital asset ecosystem. Core elements of new ecosystem to provide issuance, custody, access to liquidity and banking services leveraging Distributed Ledger Technology. The partnership is strengthened through cross-shareholdings in key components of the ecosystem.
The World’s First Share Dispenser
For the first time in the history of finance, it is now possible to obtain shares of a corporation directly via its website. No tough registration process nor other preconditions. Thanks to blockchain technology, a share can be simply bought by sending Cryptofrancs to a piece of code, a smart contract. The smart contract will, in turn, dispenses shares...
4th ICO / STO Report
A Strategic Perspective , Report Insights. Review ICO / STO Facts & Figures In 2018, over 1’132 ICOs / STOs have happened successfully, which is twice as much as in 2017 (total of 552). Besides, the total amount raised has nearly tripled to almost USD 20Bio compared to 2017 (total of USD 7Bio).. However, two unicorn ICOs (EOS USD 4.1bn & Telegram...
Ukraine: 1st attempt at E-Voting
NEM announced that The Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CEC - Центральна виборча комісія) had made a first experiment concerning the possible uses of its own blockchain for regional and national elections. NEM platform meets Ukraine It seems that e-voting is currently on the rise these days; it is now the turn of the buffer state chaired by Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine. A bit more than a dozen...
Malta: New set of regulatory framework for Blockchain
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the local Financial Services Authority, has recently released three blockchain and cryptocurrency bills. However, their implementation has been delayed. Cryptocurrency companies on the island are on the alert. New regulatory framework Firstly, nothing extreme should change the Crypto-Maltese landscape. The new regulations -due to be announced on July 20- were slightly delayed. The MFSA is currently...
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 are rising sharply, the currency of Nakamoto used by some criminals now only accounts for one-tenth of these transactions. Volume going up and ratio going down
We remember the statement of a former US federal prosecutor. This...
South Korea: end of tax benefits for exchanges
Eventually, after a series of events and an urgent call from the Financial Services Commission, the South Korean government announces the introduction of new changes for the exchanges of the region. “Laissez-faire” period This is the type of news the main Korean exchanges would have rather not be informed about. It seems that the various petitions, including those of Park Yong-jin...
Venezuela: Petro nowhere to be seen
Yet formally announced by the President of Venezuela in person, the local cryptocurrency, the Petro, should have been issued with, not only oil reserves as collateral, but also gold, diamonds and other commodities. A few months later, after a major issue of the latter, the record is far from brilliant: no one user, no investor and even less convenience...
Bitmain: investment of US $ 500 million
The mastodonte Bitmain has announced its intention via a press release to create a blockchain data processing center and a Texas-based bitcoin mining site for $ 500 million as part of its expansion into the United States.
Bitmain, unstoppable
Nearly half a billion is the equivalent of last year's nominal GDP of Comoros, islands in the Indian Ocean, in northern Mozambique....
Iran: cryptocurrency may be back
The Iranian Central Bank decides to lift the bans on cryptocurrencies by next month. This approach opens the way for new regulations for the latter in the country.
Opening the same file once again: cryptocurrency Shortly before the summer, the currency of Nakamoto and all these derivatives had experienced strong moments in the Persian Gulf and more particularly in the country...