25,000 Blockchain Firms in China Tried to Issue Cryptos, Senior Official Claims

opinion Pindar Wong is the chairman of VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board. An internet pioneer, he co­founded the first licensed Internet Service Provider in Hong Kong in 1993.  There is a crisis in governance. I’m not talking about bitcoin, but Brexit. Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) is not so…

The most recent crypto boom pushed the Ethereum blockchain to its limits – with an unprecedented inflow of new users slowing down the network and pushing its traffic-based transaction fees sky high. This network congestion – and the accompanying fees and speeds – made Ethereum unworkable for some users, spurring a wide field of faster,…

10 Years of Decentralizing the FutureMay 29-31, 2024 - Austin, TexasThe biggest and most established global hub for everything crypto, blockchain and Web3.Register NowThe Bank of England shared its plans to regulate stablecoins that could pose a risk to the financial system in a discussion paper published Monday.The Bank of England will be regulating these

Aug 10, 2020 at 18:33 UTCEthereum Classic’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad WeekEthereum Classic developers were still licking fresh wounds late last week when yet another 51% attack was launched against their blockchain early Thursday morning.  And as the bits settle, the proof-of-work blockchain’s future remains in question more than ever. The first attack…

news Israel’s Fintech regulator is rearranging its licensing regime to encourage competition in the field. The Israeli Capital Market Authority is looking to change how fintech licenses are distributed in Israel according to a Monday announcement reported by Israeli daily newspaper Calcalist. Some 2,000 fintech and blockchain-businesses are currently seeking licenses from the state regulator.…

news Fairfax County Retirement Systems has released details about its investment in a blockchain fund, seemingly to quell fears about the Virginia municipality’s two pension funds taking on exposure to cryptocurrency. “Given that this technology is what has been used to create and run the cryptocurrency markets, you may be concerned that these are investments…

Mar 31, 2020 at 17:03 UTCUpdated Mar 31, 2020 at 17:11 UTCA checkpoint in Tuguegarao City, the Philippines. Via the Philippine Information AgencyView From Manila: Life During CoronavirusLeah Callon-Butler, a CoinDesk columnist, is the director of Emfarsis, a consulting firm focused on the role of technology in advancing economic development in Asia.About a week ago,…

Nov 12, 2020 at 7:04 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 12, 2020 at 7:32 p.m. UTCECB President Christine Lagarde speaks Thursday about the prospects for a digital euro at an online forum. (European Central Bank)ECB’s Lagarde Has ‘Hunch’ Digital Euro Will Launch in 2-4 YearsEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she believes the region’s monetary authority…

Hong Kong could approve spot bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds early as Monday, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.If listing details are worked out in time with Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, the products could be launched by the end of the month, the report said.Harvest Global Investments, a major