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Project TITANIUM: The EU’s Plan to Decloak Cryptocurrency

Monitor blockchains, deanonymize wallet addresses, surveil dark net markets, and stop terrorists and money launderers: that’s the main thrust of Project TITANIUM.

Malta Rolls Out Ambitious Strategy for Blockchain Technology

The Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat, reportedly announced that his cabinet has approved the first draft of a new national strategy to promote...

European Securities and Markets Authority Urges Caution With Blockchain Tech

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchains have caught the attention of many sectors, particularly the finance industry, due to their potential to improve monetary...

Daimler Financial Services Acquires Bitcoin Operator PayCash Europe to Launch Mobility Service “Mercedes Pay”

Daimler Financial Services, the global financial services provider of Daimler, is acquiring the electronic payment services provider PayCash Europe to develop a presence in...

Op-Ed: Blockchain Can Make Globalization Work

De-globalization is not just about Brexit and rising U.S. protectionism. It is much more than that. It's a pervasive negative attitude regarding globalization that...

First European-Regulated Bitcoin Product Launched by the Gibraltar Stock Exchange

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) announced the launch of BitcoinETI, an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in Bitcoin, making it the...

Bitcoin Payments Company Circle Scores Partnership With Barclays and E-Money License for UK Expansion

“Bitcoin Bank” Circle announced that people in the U.K. can now experience social payments over the open Internet in their native currency, pound sterling...

Coinify Acquires Coinzone in a Deal That Accelerates the Consolidation of European Bitcoin Services

In May Bitcoin Magazine reported on the European expansion initiatives and plans of two European Bitcoin startups, Coinify and Coinzone, respectively based in Denmark and The Netherlands.“We expect to...

Varoufakis Speaks Out Against Greek Bailout Agreement Reached by EU Leaders

Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who resigned after the Greek referendum on July 5 in a surprising move interpreted as a conciliatory move toward Greece’s...

Bank Lines in Athens Trigger a Rush to Gold and Bitcoin

The crisis in Greece is unfolding so fast that new breaking updates are being published every hour. Yesterday, Greece became the first developed nation...