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Morning News: Coinbase’s Vendor Tool, Call for Crypto Crackdown

Coinbase’s New Tool For Vendors Munger: “US Needs a China-style Crackdown” IT Investor Aiming to Bring Emercoin into Japanese Market Drone Expert Joins the Japan Blockchain AssociationCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia...

, by Tim Alper

Why it Would Be in Everybody’s Interests to Regulate Cryptocurrencies

Desné Masie, University of the WitwatersrandThere are growing calls for regulation of the cryptocurrency market, which is rapidly approaching a market capitalisation of $1 trillion. But there’s little agreement about the forms this should take.If the case for government regulation is...

, by Desné Masie

Blockchain is the Final Piece in Codifying Trust

Hasan Surtiwala is a Venture Consultant. Stemming from a background as an entrepreneur and investor in the financial markets as well as private start-up industry, he now consults ventures across Europe going from idea to commercialization and advising with growth financing strategies. Hasan is also...

, by Hasan Surtiwala

No, Yves Mersch, the ECB’s System Is Not ‘Better’ Than the Blockchain

It's misleading to say that TIPS is faster, since there are numerous blockchains. Blockchain offers the kind of security that TIPS couldn’t really provide.It's no secret that central banks aren't exactly the biggest fans of cryptocurrency. On Thursday, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Yves...

, by Simon Chandler

Students Flood Blockchain Courses

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are being added into the curriculum in many elite universities across the US, reported the New York Times.Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, Duke, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Maryland, among others, have added graduate-level courses...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

An Interview: Blockchain is About Challenging Authority

Toronto-based BlockGeeks brands itself as an online blockchain educational platform that aims to facilitate the transfer and growth of knowledge, and enable job seekers and employers from the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry to meet and work together online. With more than 250,000 members and...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Dark and the Bright Side of “Central Coin”

Citizens could benefit from vastly improved levels of government transparency if central banks decide to introduce their own cryptocurrency, but there are fears ensuing regulation could curb innovation in the independent crypto space.Central banks already issue digital currency to commercial banks,...

, by Emily Perryman

We’re in a Bubble – So What?

Dmitrij Radin is a blockchain enthusiast and cryptocurrency believer, CTO at ORCA Alliance, a customizable open banking platform connecting crypto and fiat services, Mentor at Blockchain Centre Vilnius.As Bitcoin gets more and more media attention, use of the word “bubble” is...

, by Dmitrij Radin

Ignoring Women Might Kill Your Blockchain Business

My best university friend — Thuong Le — is a qualified chartered accountant and senior tax manager. She has worked for various top consulting firms since graduation. Thuong is very clever with money. Since our university years, she has been whizzing around town on her motorbike with her...

, by Sophia Ha Ho

Russian Banks and Brokers Step up Crypto, Blockchain Drives

Sberbank Will Trade As-yet-unnamed Cryptocurrencies in Switzerland Chechnya to Pioneer Blockchain Initiative Russian Company Set to Launch Bitcoin Futures TradingRussia’s Sberbank has announced its plans to trade cryptocurrencies abroad through its Zurich-based Swiss subsidy Sberbank...

, by Tim Alper

FedEx Integrating Blockchain in Association With Transport Alliance

FedEx has begun developing a set of industry standards for blockchain usage as part of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), FreightWaves, a cargo shipping news outlet, reported.Kevin Humphries, senior vice president of IT at FedEx Services, said, “One of our focuses has always been to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Morning News: S Korean Crypto-crook Arrested, Russian Mine Raided

USD 165m Worth Crypto-funded Crime Japan Still Feeling the Burn from Coincheck Hack Taipei Strikes Blockchain Deal Chinese District Makes Blockchain Bid Police Arrest USD 150m Crypto Fraudster Men Arrested After USD 36,000 Raid on BTC MineCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and...

, by Tim Alper

4 Influential Cryptocurrency Projects

2018 has a number of exciting innovations that might be going live this year. Some of these could potentially change the entire way we interact with cryptocurrency today. They could also impact our financial lives in a far more direct way than we have ever seen before. Today, we will be going over...

, by Robert DeVoe

How Crypto World Puts Pressure on Government – India Case

Bitcoin fever had been on the rise in India for the past few months. However, the Indian Government’s recent high-handed approach against high net-worth cryptocurrency investors has created a state of unrest amongst the people. “Every three months, our volumes [Bitcoin trading] have...

, by Saket Singh

Morning News: Facebook Bans ICO Ads, New Blockchain Adoption Cases

Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency and ICO Ads American City Launches Blockchain Property Registry Pilot US Company Begins Blockchain-powered Fertilizer Trading South Korean Plastic Surgeons Keen on Crypto Japanese High-schooler Charged with Crypto TheftCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

Brussels to Intensify Dialogue With Blockchain Industry

Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry players both from the European Union and the rest of the world have taken a keen interest in policies and regulations currently being prepared by the EU authorities. Pierre Marro, an administrator and team leader at the European Commission’s Directorate...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

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