Blockchain

Facebook’s Libra, even with all the regulatory hurdles it currently faces, is still going strong and forging ahead with its plans to launch the digital currency next year. A while back, Libra Exec David Marcus, after enduring several hours of questioning from the United States Congress, promised that the Libra will not be launched until all regulatory concerns have been met and satisfied. The head of the Libra Association, the outfit in charge of the Libra project, has iterated this, given a...

One of the largest music companies in the world, Warner Music announced their partnership with Dapper Labs, the company that stands behind CryptoKitties, all in order to create a new blockchain called Flow.The music giant that stands behind Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Bruno Mars, as well as some other prominent celebrities, eventually decided to go on blockchain, joining an $11.2 million investment in above mentioned Dapper Labs.Just for a reminder, back in 2017, in December, CryptoKitties, the app...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 705. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Krypto Handel steuerfrei in Frankreich, Watford FC führt Bitcoin Trikotwerbung ein & Sorge um Bitcoin-Verbot durch Trump. 1.) Frankreich: Besteuerung nur bei Krypto-zu-Fiat-Handelhttps://de.cointelegraph.com/news/france-wont-tax-crypto-only-trades-will-tax-crypto-to-fiat-sales 2.) Premier League: Watford FC führt Bitcoin Trikotwerbung...

Everybody involved with cryptocurrencies would one day wake up and find out that cryptos are no longer a viable innovation. This is due to the traditional banking system catching up with its confirmation processes, which it is actually doing as we speak. This nightmarish prospect of hacking, theft, delays in transactions and worst, monetary losses will soon be eradicated if we consider the best technology for all cryptocurrencies – not just an alternative system.The Bitcoin scalability...

Photo: ShutterstockEthereum Classic has completed its long-awaited hard fork named Atlantis. The network hard forked at block height 8,772,000 and implemented new upgrades to the blockchain.The #EthereumClassic network successfully upgraded today on block 8,772,000. This upgrade, nicknamed “Atlantis”, includes features on #SpuriousDragon and #Byzantium EIPs from the #Ethereum blockchain.https://t.co/lKHgphlNU9 via @MyEtherplan— Ethereum Classic (@eth_classic) September 12, 2019As Coindesk...

After months of regulatory scrutiny, VanEck-SolidX launched a limited version of its Bitcoin ETF last week. Not having the SEC approval to launch a full-fledged Bitcoin ETF, VanEck planned the limited ETF launch to prove that there’s actually some demand for this investment product in the market.However, it looks like VanEck hasn’t succeeded enough to make an impact in the market. Popular crypto analyst and commentator Alex Krüger recently released some data showing that the VanEck Limited...

Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), gave a speech related to cryptocurrencies at the 10th-anniversary celebration of Senior Finance at the Shanghai Jiaotong University. During this speech, he mentioned that the Central Bank was about to issue a legal digital currency and more than one month after the announcement of this Digital Currency/Electronics Payment (DC/EP), news spread quite wildly.Recently, Mu Changchun, the Deputy Director of Payments and...

Tom Lee: Der Misery Index deutet auf einen Anstieg beim Bitcoin-Preis hin. Seit Juli schwankt der Kurs für den Bitcoin von 9’500 bis 10’500 US-Dollar. Abweichungen davon, ob nach oben oder nach unten gibt es kaum. Unter anderem wurde Tom Lee dazu interviewt und sagte, es gäbe viele Hinweise dafür, dass der Kurs für der Kurs für den Bitcoin jedoch bald wieder ansteigen könnte. Viele Zeichen deuten darauf hin. Indikator: Der Bitcoin Misery...

Santander, one of the largest banks in the world based in Spain, has issued a blockchain bond and started using a public blockchain to manage all aspects of debt issuance.According to the Spanish banking giant, they used a token on Ethereum to represent the $20 million debt issuance and what is more, settled it with another set of ERC-20 tokens representing cash held in a custody account. As Coindesk has reported, the transaction conducted was a plain-vanilla bond with a one-year maturity,...

Photo: Bitwise / TwitterBitwise has tapped into the experience of the Bank of New York Mellon. It has appointed the BNY Mellon to serve as the administrator and transfer agent for its forthcoming Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Bitwise filed an amendment to its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF S-1 form on September 11. It then submitted the amendment to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the same day.The amendment lists Foreside Fund Services as the marketing agent, BNY...