Tag Archives: Blockchain Technology

A new three-strike rule is now in effect for crypto businesses looking to apply for New York’s dreaded BitLicense.The Dreaded BitLicense Just Got a Lot WorseRegulators have issued a warning telling users that anyone looking to apply for a BitLicense could potentially have their applications thrown out or quickly rejected granted they do not follow the feedback or rules brought forth by New York-based lawmakers. Granted a rejection occurs three times, the company will not be permitted to try...

Well, well, well… It looks like after years of needless fear and concern, institutional players have a stronger presence in the crypto space than we originally thought.Institutional Players Need to Work Hard for Crypto to GrowIt has often been stated that institutional players are necessary if the cryptocurrency space is going to ever serve as a legitimate and mainstream financial marketplace. For crypto to ever rank amongst cash and credit cards, professional traders must have a hand in how...

Civic Technologies – a startup based in San Francisco – is developing a new blockchain application that will allow people to prove to their employees that they don’t have COVID-19.Civic Technologies Looks to Blockchain to Battle CoronavirusCOVID-19 – or the coronavirus, as its more commonly called – first came about in December of 2019. Developed allegedly in a Chinese lab, the virus spread like mad throughout several regions of the world including Europe, the United States and other parts of...

The U.S. government has hired a new comptroller of the currency, and his name is Brian Brooks. What makes Brooks so interesting? He’s a bitcoin and blockchain bull and a former attorney for Coinbase. How ironic that he would work in an administration headed by Donald Trump, who in the past, has expressed negative opinions of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Brian Brooks: Blockchain Gives Us Great PowerIn a recent interview, Brooks explained that he sees blockchain as a major turning point...

Pavel Durov – co-founder of encrypted messaging service Telegram – isn’t taking his latest defeat sitting down. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently brought the company’s TON blockchain program to a crashing halt, and Durov is frustrated about the situation.What Does the Defeat of Telegram Mean for the Future?In a recent interview, Durov explained that the news is bad for other countries in that while they can elect their officials, they are still very dependent on the...

Telegram has ended its dealings in cryptocurrency. An encrypted messaging service, Telegram initially announced a token sale of its new “GRAM” token, which garnered the company more than $1 billion in additional funds, but thanks to a longwinded fight with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it looks like the GRAM is never going to get off the ground.The Battle Is Lost for TelegramThe GRAM token was supposed to work in cahoots with the company’s new TON blockchain. Customers of the...

Cascadia Blockchain Group Corp. in Vancouver has announced that it has developed a new payment system that would allow for crypto to fiat transactions.Cascadia Empowers Crypto to Fiat PaymentsThe entire payment platform would be powered through debit cards, which would contain the fiat currency that has come from the digital coins in question. Once digital coins are transformed into fiat, they are stored on cards that the customers keep in their wallets. They can then be used for purchasing...

Members of Congress are urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to use the blockchain to send out Americans’ stimulus payments.Will Blockchain Empower the U.S.?The request is coming a little late considering about 80 million people have already gotten their stimulus money by direct deposit. In addition, several other checks are already in the mail and making their way to recipients’ homes. That said, it’s an interesting notion that the U.S. Congress is becoming so “blockchain focused.”It was...

Several cryptocurrency exchanges are looking to build their own blockchains, which means that somewhere down the line, we’re likely to see the birth of several crypto exchange-birthed tokens.Exchanges Are Making Their Own BlockchainsSome trading platforms have already made this goal a reality. Binance, for example, is the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange by volume. The asset trading company has given rise to both Binance Coin (BNB) and Binance USD (BUSD), which is the...

Crypto custodial firm Curv is building a new office in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.Curv Is Looking to Ensure Institutional Players Get a ChanceThe company offers digital assets and cryptocurrency services to institutional traders. Over the years, an institutional presence is widely considered a huge and necessary factor in bringing cryptocurrency closer towards mainstream territory. Many have sought to avoid crypto like the plague out of fear that their digital holdings could potentially...