Maerki Baumann — a private bank based in Zurich, Switzerland — has announced it will manage its clients’ cryptocurrency assets. This makes it the second Swiss bank to make such an announcement following Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (Hypi), which stated in June that it would open business accounts for cryptocurrency companies. The bank recently published an article […]
American troops serving overseas will be able to cast their votes in West Virginia through a mobile voting platform based on blockchain technology in the federal elections in November 2018. The mobile voting platform, Voatz, will use facial recognition software to match each user’s “selfie-style video of their face” to their government-issued ID, according to […]
The U.S. SEC has delayed a decision on a proposed bitcoin ETF, pushing its final determination ahead by more than a month.
A member of the Ukraine Central Election Commission is investigating the use of blockchain technology in elections with a local NEM Foundation group.
SEC officials huddled with stakeholders last week on a proposed bitcoin ETF.
Coinbase has announced that it has renewed its money transmitter license in Wyoming three years after terminating its activities in the state. The move marks a significant shift in the working relationship between the crypto exchange giant and state regulators following the expiry of the previous license in June 2015. Working With Regulators In a […]
The post Bitcoin News Summary – August 6, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Español Русский Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. The unexpected price drop in Bitcoin last week likely resulted from a failed margin call on a massive position on Hong Kong’s OKEx exchange. A highly-leveraged position, representing about […]
Even with our altcoins optimism, there seem to be no demand to buoy further higher highs. We can rightly see that in Stellar Lumens, Litecoin and IOTA charts. Most noteworthy from all altcoins under our review is IOTA which is simply ‘flat” despite announcement of IOTA Hub. This hub allows for easy exchanges integration and […]
SportsCastr, a live-streaming platform that allows anyone to become a color commentator, announced recently that the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), via its athlete-driven accelerator the OneTeam Collective, has acquired a minority stake in the company to power live, interactive video content for fans. Through this partnership, active and former NFL players will use SportsCastr to […]
Caitlin Long is a Wall Street professional with 22 years of experience including running Morgan Stanley’s pension solutions business. Recently, Long wrote an article about the financialization of cryptocurrency by Wall Street entities, describing the new initiative by ICE (owner of the New York Stock Exchange) to launch a new Bitcoin market called Bakkt as […]