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EU State-By-State Regulation of Bitcoin, Digital Currencies: What Are the Implications?

The European Commission’s recent decision to delay new anti-money laundering legislation by six-months is the latest in a string of new developments impacting digital...

Chinese Investors Turn to Bitcoin Amid Yuan Depreciation

The continuous devaluation of the Yuan has increased demand for bitcoin and new asset classes in China. Today, the country counts some 2 million...

Cyberfunks Alliance for the Unbanked Uses Play to Promote Bitcoin Adoption

Some Bitcoin marketers and advocates have conflated mass adoption with mass appeal; the two, however, are not the same.That’s according to Reynaldo Poullard, founder...

Op-Ed: Investing in Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups: Can You Survive an Interest Rate Hike?

At a recent Bitcoin meetup in Hong Kong, a serial bitcoin/blockchain angel investor gave a talk. His investment framework consisted of investing in companies...

Unocoin to Focus on Security Upgrades, Expansion After $1.5 Million Funding Round

Prominent Indian bitcoin startup Unocoin has raised a national record-setting $1.5 million in a Pre-Series A funding round from a group of international and Indian...

Op-Ed: Yuan Internationalization Will Lead to Growth for Bitcoin

On October 1 of this year, the IMF added the Chinese Yuan (CNY) to the Special Drawing Rights basket of currencies. Only Big Boy...

Op-Ed: Imagine if Gold Exchanges Were Treated Like Bitcoin Exchanges

Traditionally, gold has been the most trusted form of currency, globally. Up until the 1970’s, most paper currencies were backed in some shape or...

Economists Propose a Digital Currency for Scotland, Backed by Scottish Parliament and Banks

Economists at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland, have warned that Scotland’s financial sector needs to accelerate its adoption of technology to avoid a future...

Utility Settlement Coin Aims to Set Industry Standard for Central Banking Digital Cash

A group of major banks; UBS, Deutsche Bank, Santander and BNY Mellon, as well as the broker ICAP, have teamed up to develop a...

World Economic Forum Examines How Blockchain Can Reshape Financial Services

Article written by Leah ZitterOn August 11, 2016, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a 300-page report entitled "The future of financial infrastructure: An...