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Prominent blockchain strategist and advisor Steve Tendon has spent years trying to close the gap between regulators and developers in the blockchain space. More recently, he has taken on a more direct role as the first Chairman of the Blockchain Malta Association. Widely considered the architect of what is now known as the ‘Blockchain Island’ […]

BlackRock CEO remains cautious about entering crypto space, highlights need for stronger backing before commitment.

American public relations giant Edelman believes a “full quarter” of millennials hold and transact using cryptocurrencies, as per recent research concluded in October 2018. Rising Interest in Cryptocurrencies According to the Millennials with Money report, the survey recorded responses from “affluent” millennials – those with minimum annual pay of more than $100,000 and/or having $50,000 in […]

A year after attempting to abdicate his throne as ruling Bitcoin basher, Jamie Dimon has stepped back into the king’s court heralding fresh commentary on the original cryptocurrency and the technology that underpins it. Coming on the eve of Bitcoin’s 10th birthday, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief whip brought an end to his oratory […]

Stably, a venture capital-backed startup seeking to bring stability to the cryptocurrency market is launching an early-access sale of a price-stable cryptocurrency that is pegged and fully backed 1:1 by the U.S. dollar, the StableUSD (USDS) stablecoin, the company announced in a press release on Oct. 31. Stably Launches Early-Access StableUSD Sale The Stably developer […]

Ten years ago on Oct. 31, pioneer cryptocurrency Bitcoin was introduced to the world after pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto sent its whitepaper to a private mailing list of cryptographers. A decade later, the initially envisioned landscape has spawned into a multibillion-dollar sector, rivaling the traditional finance sector. Humble Beginnings The first bitcoins were transacted privately […]

Indian regulatory body the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is considering measures to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies while encouraging distributed ledger technology instead, after a meeting on Thursday. Mr. SC Garg briefed FSDC Council about the progress in the Inter-disciplinary committee on Crypto "to devise an appropriate legal framework to ban use of […]

BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes said we may not have seen the last of the bearish market for BTC in an interview with Yahoo Finance published Friday. Unfortunately, the entire sector is in a bear market right now, down from a peak of above $800 billion last year. How long will the pain continue? @CryptoHayes, @MatiGreenspan, […]

The Venezuelan government announced via Twitter on Monday that its controversial Petro cryptocurrency is now on sale to residents of the country via the official government portal. #Enterate || El Petro podrá ser adquirido por personas jurídicas y naturales desde su portal web https://t.co/0ldQe5CTHL #PetroNuevaEraEconómica pic.twitter.com/x2gyoncOVd — Vicepresidencia de Economía (@ViceEconomia) October 29, 2018 An […]

A new report on cryptocurrency regulation in the UK warns that “bad regulation is worse than no regulation at all,” the Telegraph reported on Monday. Experts cited in the report claim that an overly harsh crackdown on cryptocurrencies could break up the UK crypto market, causing companies to move to less regulated pastures to set […]