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Kraken Acquires Marco Santori Leaving Blockchain High and Dry

Marco Santori, former President and Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain.com, joined Kraken as their new Chief Legal Officer on the 6th of April, according to a blog post on the official Kraken website. Marco Santori is known for his work in litigating, advising, and creating new laws in the crypto industry. He is also known for…

April 18, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Bitcoin Opinion

The Only Correlation Between Bitcoin and the Stock Market is Panic Selling

Bitcoin recently experienced a significant drop in value when over the course of this last week. Its value dropped from a stable $9,000 to $5,000 in a matter of days. At the same time, on the stock market, many companies and indexes also lost value. Most notably, the S&P 500 index, whose loses flipped a…

March 15, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News Opinion Technology

Austria and France Unite Against Crypto Crime

The Austrian Institute of Technology AIT and French blockchain security company NIGMA Conseil, have signed an agreement to combat cryptocurrency-enabled crime, according to a press release published by the parties on Feb. 25th, 2020. The foundation of this agreement is intended to strengthen the collaboration between them against both cryptocurrency and other financial crimes. Both of…

March 1, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Bitcoin Ethereum Opinion

The United Nations is on a slow path to blockchain adoption

Bitcoin enables financial freedom and provides access to everybody that also has access to the internet. It represents the perfect global blockchain use case. No intermediaries, just payees and receivers. However, we have a long way to go before we start to use blockchain in all of the right places (and in the right ways). For…

February 26, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News Opinion

The U.S. Needs to Step up and Embrace Blockchain Technology

Distributed ledgers, i.e. blockchain applications and cryptocurrencies are completely separate things, but that doesn't reflect the U.S. budget and intentions. Trump has once again completely ignored the need for the U.S. to begin integrating blockchain technology in the governmental structures of the country. A recent Forbes article reveals how close the U.S. President Trump is to minds…

February 23, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Opinion

Clothing Companies Are Ignoring Blockchain

The food and transport industries are embracing blockchain technology to realize a more transparent and efficient future. At the same time, very little is done in one industry where blockchain can provide a significant amount of value to consumers. Big-name fashion, clothing, and shoe brands are the ones that stand the most to benefit, while at…

February 1, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Opinion Technology

Blockchain in Desperate Need of Standardization

We've been talking about many different deals and projects that involve shipping, supply chains, and preventing forgeries. Through blockchain implementation, the global market processes can be upgraded to the next level. Humans are economy driven, but that doesn't necessarily mean we always go for the cheap stuff. Providing customers with enough accurate information will help them…

January 16, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

News Opinion Technology

National Chinese BSN Blockchain Network to Become Commercially Available in April

Following the speech of Xi Jinping on the importance of embracing blockchain technology, China went on a spree of development to establish a nation-wide blockchain network. Now, following a report published on January 3rd, we have more information about the future of the BSN network. These latest updates are more of a recap of what…

January 15, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Opinion Technology

Ripple’s xSongs to Challenge Global Music Sales Sector

At the onset of the new year, an article was published by The Block Crypto, where they speak with Ripple executive Craig DeWitt about his new addition to the XRP ecosystem. xSongs, a platform for musicians to sell their songs directly through the public. In addition, the app will charge no fees to artists, enabling them…

January 14, 20200Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Opinion Technology

Blockchain Expert Reveals Everything You Wanted to Know About Tokenization

An interview with Pavel Kravchenko, Founder of Distributed Lab. CryptoNews had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Pavel Kravchenko, one of the world’s leading experts on blockchain and decentralized systems. We discussed the intricacies of tokenization in an interview setting. Together we have created a short, but comprehensive guide to understanding tokenization in…

June 30, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski