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States Increase Action To Combat Crypto Money Laundering

Since the earliest days of the blockchain movement, governments have recognized the potential for cryptocurrencies to be used for illegal activities. In fact, whereas states have been very slow to accept crypto for legitimate economic purposes, they have paid significant attention to its criminal use. Recently money laundering has become a priority for law enforcement,…

May 22, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Technology

HSBC Performs First Trade Finance Transaction Using Blockchain

HSBC Holdings, in a joint effort with the Dutch bank ING, successfully executed the world’s first live financial transaction using a blockchain platform with the food and agricultural trading group, Cargill. The convenience for testing was that Cargill was the exporting and importing company. Namely, Cargill based in Switzerland exported soybeans in the name…

May 21, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Bitcoin Technology

Crypto Youtuber Launching Bitcoin Funded TV Series on CBS

Cryptocurrency television shows are now gaining more popularity as various broadcasting services are taking responsibilities by offering to air these shows. TradeStation and Cheddar –a live streaming financial news network- announced in a press release on March 15 to air “Crypto Craze” a weekly show focusing on cryptocurrency trading which has caught the attention of many…

May 20, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Technology

FedEx: Global Supply Chains will be Changed by Blockchain

The Chief executive officer of FedEx, Fred Smith, said at the 4-day blockchain Conference "Consensus" in New York, that the blockchain is the next determinant for the success of his company. From his own perspective, there is a whole sea of new opportunities, that are only available because of blockchains. This technology offers the world’s economic…

May 19, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Opinion Technology

Telegram Open Network – What is going on?

Telegram Open Network is a project orchestrated by Pavel Durov, the creator, and sponsor of the Telegram messenger. Unofficial sources claimed that a public ICO was in the works, following two private sales undertaken by the company. Recently, the Wall Street Journal reported on the topic of Telegram abandoning the plans for a public ICO. They…

May 17, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Opinion Technology

Why Enterprise Blockchain Is Still Not Mainstream

Blockchain technology has been around for close to a decade now. While during its early years it was relatively unknown, its popularity has soared in the past few years and it’s now being sought to address some of the challenges that have plagued many industries for decades. From obvious uses such as in funds transfer…

May 15, 20180Comments

BySteve Kaaru

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New South Korean Financial Minister Open for Blockchain

Barely four months after the ban of anonymous cryptocurrency transactions in South Korea, Yon Suk-heun - South Korea’s newly appointed governor of Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) during a press conference- said that he sees the brighter side of cryptocurrency. The trading ban which was introduced on January 30, implies that transactions will only be made…

May 12, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Bitcoin Opinion Technology

Cryptocurrencies featured in “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American production for the HBO network, in the popular late night talk-show concept. The episode that aired on March 11th featured an extended part (over 25 minutes) about all our favorite topics: Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Blockchain technology Beyond this, Oliver also educated on a lot of common…

May 12, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Bitcoin Technology

Beyond Money: The Most Promising Blockchain Platforms Are Not Currencies

As crypto values begin to pull out of the slump that began in February, once again great interest is emerging over altcoins and which, if any, could challenge Bitcoin as the leader in the crypto space. Although the recent price decline may have caused concern for traders and investors, blockchain and crypto development has been…

May 9, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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NASDAQ Considers to Become a Crypto Exchange

NASDAQ, the largest stock market in the world, came out to CNBC for an interview a couple of days ago, saying they are strongly considering becoming a full-fledged crypto exchange. They are planning on undertaking this move following the maturity and movements of the market. The expectation is to have them start with the most popular…

May 1, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski