Government
Central Bank of Lithuania Issues Updated Position on Virtual Assets and ICOs
The Bank of Lithuania has updated its position on virtual assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to an announcemen...
South Korean Capital to Invest Over $1 Billion in Fintech and Blockchain Startups by 2022
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in blockchain and fintech startups by 2022...
Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Regulator Releases Regulation for Crypto Futures Market
Indonesia’s commodity futures regulator has established a legal framework for operating crypto and digital assets futures marke...
Tim Draper Predicts Crypto Will Rule, Only Criminals Will Use Cash in Five Years
Billionaire investor and known Bitcoin (BTC) bull Tim Draper argued that in five years, only criminals will use fiat as crypto ...
February 18, 2019
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German Government Consults Industry About Blockchain Technology
The German government is consulting companies and industry groups that could become stakeholders in the country’s blockchain de...
How the Marshall Islands Envisions Its National Digital Currency Dubbed ‘Sovereign’
On Jan. 10, 2019, the team behind a national cryptocurrency for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) — dubbed the Soverei...
Russian Tech Giant, Blockchain Platform Sign Agreement to Improve Operational Systems
A subsidiary of Rostec, a Russian state-owned high-tech conglomerate, has partnered with blockchain platform Vostok, major Russ...
Anarcho-Capitalist Smart City Adopts Crypto as Sole Recognized Medium of Exchange
Liberstad — a private, anarcho-capitalist city in Norway — has adopted a cryptocurrency native to its blockchain-powered smart ...
Government Involvement Key to Crypto’s Success
Terry Duffy, CEO of leading derivative market CME Group, has said that until governments start to accept cryptocurrencies, it i...
New Legislation Recognizes Crypto as Trading Commodity
Indonesia has introduced new legislation that recognizes Bitcoin (BTC) as a trading commodity, Asia-oriented news outlet KrASIA...
