Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, is considering whether the country should introduce a purely digital form of government-backed money, perhaps using distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) similar to the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin. This move is part of a recent trend: around the world, nations are considering cryptocurrencies issued by central banks; and recently, the managing […]
The American team of blockchain developers has officially announced the release of its new product – ZUMMINER, a multi-currency wallet for all financial operations with cryptocurrency. According to the creators, the wallet is very user-friendly, and all operations with ZUMMINER are made possible “in just one-click.” What makes ZUMMINER convenient and competitive? The main features […]
A US federal judge has signed off on a final judgment against GAW Miners CEO Homero Josh Garza.
Earlier today, a court in Thessaloniki, Greece, approved an extradition request against Aleksandr Vinnik made by the US. The 38-year-old Russian stands accused of using the BTC-e exchange platform to launder money, as well as operating it without a license. Immediately following the ruling, the defence team filed an appeal. Vinnik’s attorney explained to RT […]
If you want to learn more about this subject, you should already be used with the subject of cryptocurrency. If not, there are some basic notions you will want to know about. It is paramount to know what the money functions are and why it is required to know some things about them, about how […]
A startling trend has recently emerged in the cryptocurrency industry. Since July 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has regularly begun asserting itself in this space. It has taken various actions against several companies relating to their Initial Coin Offerings, or “ICOs,” or other cryptocurrency activities. It investigated The DAO, an online corporation, […]
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange commission offered new remarks on the topic of ICOs earlier today.
UBS chairman Axel Weber offered a strong rebuke of cryptocurrencies during an event in Zürich earlier today.
While governments and mainstream media still equate privacy with only “bad things” as demonstrated by Europol’s recent report, the Particl Project has over delivered on its roadmap and quietly made big leaps in building apps for its decentralized privacy platform. Particl’s most recent advancements include the release of a new multi-signature wallet, user interface updates and […]
In its “Distributed Ledger Technology: Beyond Block Chain” report published in 2016, the U.K. Government Office for Science deemed the impact of blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) “probably as significant” as foundational events such as the creation of the Magna Carta and the steam engine. In the real estate market, the introduction of blockchain […]