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Russia has plans to introduce its own digital currency
August 25th, 2017
Russia has plans to introduce its own digital currency running on blockchain technology, according to First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. The FSB “is actively working at the international level and wants to ensure that security issues are solved ...
This European country may issue its very own digital currency
August 23rd, 2017
We’ve officially hit peak ICO. Estonia, a small country in Northern Europe, just floated the idea of potentially raising money by issuing a token called “estcoins“. So why Estonia? The country is pretty forward thinking when it comes to ...
Bitcoin, Digital Currency and AML/CFT eKYC via Paydentity™
August 18th, 2017
Highlights • iSignthis welcomes Justice Minister’s statement to include digital currency exchange sector into Australian Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations • iSignthis Paydentity service already providing identity verification eKYC and processing services to US and EU companies, including Coinify.com ...
Bitcoin plunges $200 after cyber attackers demand ransom using the digital currency
May 16th, 2017
Bitcoin fell from a record high after Friday’s WannaCry cyberattack. The digital currency hit an all-time high of $1,848.75 Thursday and on Monday traded near $1,676.42. Analysts also pointed to increased Chinese selling. Bitcoin plunged from a record high ...
Digital currency, the Airbnb and Uber killer
May 15th, 2017
Ride-sharing app Uber experienced a setback on Thursday (11 May), as a top EU lawyer of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in an opinion that the company can be regulated as a transport business, instead of an ...
New global fund to raise $300 Million for digital currency investments
April 24th, 2017
Alphabit, a global fund that invests in digital currencies, has been launched with a target of $300 million, co-founder Liam Robertson said in an interview, as managers seek to tap growing demand for virtual assets that allow for instant, ...
A brief history of Digital Currency
April 20th, 2017
Digital currency is a recent invention which means that currency with real value can be exchanged for traditional cash; it is instead entirely virtual or digital. It is a new invention in the history of money and commerce. Electronic money only ...
A Bitcoin civil war is threatening to tear the digital currency in 2 — here’s what you need to know
March 27th, 2017
There’s a civil war in the bitcoin community over the digital currency’s future. Developers, miners, and other stakeholders are locked in a heated debate over how best to scale the network, with chances steadily rising of irreconcilable differences causing ...
Japan offers Russia common digital currency on Kuril Islands
March 21st, 2017
Tokyo has prepared a range of offers to Moscow for joint economic projects on Russia’s Kuril Islands, according to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK. The package of proposals, including tourism and fisheries, as well as a common electronic currency, will ...
Digital currency exchange Coinbase stop operation in Hawaii
February 28th, 2017
The Digital currency exchange Coinbase announces that it ceases operations in Hawaii after received a word from the Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) back in September. That time the DFI informed that Coinbase and other digital currency businesses ...
