Darryn Pollock

Luxembourg’s New Bill Affords Blockchain Transactions the Same Protections as Traditional Ones

Luxembourg lawmakers passed a new blockchain bill into law, giving transactions completed via distributed ledger the same legal status as those done via traditional means. Luxembourg is one of the more forward-thinking in terms of blockchain adoption. Now, the country has taken a significant step in providing financial market participants with more transparency and legal […]

Ripple Grants $2 Million to University of Kansas, Funds 29 Universities to Conduct Blockchain and Crypto Research

The University of Kansas has become one of the 29 research institutions to receive funding from Ripple. The University is receiving $2 million—over five years—to support research related to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital payments. Ripple—known for its push for cross-banking digital payments, as well as its XRP token—instituted the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in June […]

Ripple Grants $2 Million to University of Kansas, Funds 29 Universities to Conduct Blockchain and Crypto Research

Analyzing Vitalik Buterin’s Statement About Cryptos that are “Centralized Piles of Trash”

Co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, spoke at the Blockchain Connect Conference in January about Casper CBC and Ethereum 2.0, but also criticized blockchains that boast their speed, calling them “centralized piles of trash” at the Blockchain Connect Conference in San Francisco. The audience asked Vitalik whether CBC Casper was being designed with any transaction throughput […]

Analyzing Vitalik Buterin’s Statement About Cryptos that are “Centralized Piles of Trash”

Philippines Introduces Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework Aimed at Investor Protection

The Philippines has become the latest nation to issue a cryptocurrency regulatory framework through the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), with the Asia Blockchain and Crypto Association (ABACA) becoming the self-regulatory organization to enforce the new regulations. The principal aim for this framework is investor protection, as well as general cryptocurrency regulation with the rules […]

Philippines Introduces Cryptocurrency Regulatory Framework Aimed at Investor Protection

QuadrigaCX Granted Creditor Protection After CEO’s Death Makes $190 Million Inaccessible

Following the sudden death of the 30-year-old founder Gerald Cotten, one of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges was granted an order for creditor protection in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court while the company looks to recover $190 million in investor funds. On Jan. 28, Quadringa, through a statement from Jennifer Robertson, wife and partner of Cotten, announced […]

QuadrigaCX Granted Creditor Protection After CEO’s Death Makes $190 Million Inaccessible

Analysis of UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Government Cross-Border Payments Cryptocurrency

The United Arab Emirates and its neighbor Saudi Arabia launched a government-backed cryptocurrency to facilitate cross-border payments. The launch was part of a seven-point co-operation plan that was unveiled on Jan. 20th. Apart from cryptocurrency development, the rest of the plan includes a sort of customs union, which allows Saudi and Emirati small and medium-sized enterprises […]

Analysis of UAE and Saudi Arabia’s Government Cross-Border Payments Cryptocurrency

Brave Browser Teams Up with Cheddar to Engage “Crypto Crazed” Users

Cheddar, a popular live-streaming financial news network, announced a partnership with Brave Software—the privacy browser behind Basic Attention Token. The move leverages Cheddar’s viewers who are “obsessed with crypto.” The partnership will provide free subscriptions to premium Cheddar content for Brave browser users, allowing hundreds of thousands of users to take advantage of Cheddar’s premium subscription. […]

Brave Browser Teams Up with Cheddar to Engage “Crypto Crazed” Users