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...
How Blockchain is disrupting identity management
In the digital space, the need for a digital identity becomes stronger and stronger as the technology progresses. Here, governments are no longer responsible for the authentication in the majority of the cases, but private companies such as Facebook or Google act as third party identity providers for many digital services.
Iran: in the footsteps of the Venezuelan Petro
Penalties, hardening and bilateral relations between the United States and Iran have been steadily worsening over the last two years. The economic sanctions now...
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...
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...
Three ways Blockchain could contribute to social good
Bitcoin and crypto in general, have seen a lot of bad press. In particular related to extreme energy consumption from mining. Some articles have...
LVMH, Consensys and Microsoft: visionary supply chain with Blockchain
In June, the permissioned blockchain tracking the production of the entire LVMH group will be launched. Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior will open the...
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...
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...
Bithumb: US$ 35 million revenue for Q1 2018
The mastodon Bithumb victim of a hack last June of $ 17 million sees its revenues approaching close to US$ 300 million with an...