Country-wide Bitcoin adoption a mixed bag for national economies

The Anti-Money Laundering registration will allow cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to offer its services to both retail and institutional investors within Spain. 153 Total views 2 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has secured an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance registration from Spain’s central bank, as part of its ongoing expansion across Europe.According to a Sept. 22 statement

Last week, two United States senators unveiled a bipartisan blueprint for artificial intelligence (AI) legislation. The framework put forward by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley advocates for mandatory licensing for AI firms and makes it clear that technology liability protections will not shield these companies from legal action.The framework proposes creating a licensing system

International electrical engineering company ABB has rolled out a blockchain pilot to explore how the technology could promote the role of solar energy in peer-to-peer (p2p) energy trading, technology-focused media outlet PV Tech reported on May 16.To implement the project, ABB collaborated with Italian energy aggregator Evolvere to deploy a blockchain it jointly developed with…

Bakkt has announced the coming launch of its much-anticipated platform for daily and monthly futures in the United States in a blog post on Aug. 16. Having received approval from the necessary regulators, the launch is scheduled for Sept. 23.  Bakkt’s physically delivered futures have been the subject of a great deal of anticipation, with the…

Solana’s onchain and derivatives metrics show no signs of stress, possibly paving the way for a rally to $160.

Bitcoin (BTC) is on top form — almost literally — as it heads into a new week less than 15% from all-time highs.A classic cocktail of factors has laid the foundation for a Q4 finale which analysts are now confidently comparing to the bull runs of 2013 and 2017.Decoupling from macro market movements and the…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in the shadow of a deepening geopolitical nightmare unfolding in Ukraine.As retaliation for the Ukraine invasion and the macroeconomic consequences grow, crypto by and large is struggling to keep up.A curious paradox has presented itself this month. Despite investors and those directly impacted by the war assumedly looking for…

On Feb. 12, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that users of its Coinbase Wallet can now back up their private keys on cloud storage, namely on Google Drive and iCloud.The move has received mixed reaction from crypto community and cybersecurity experts, some of whom seem skeptical about the idea of storing private keys on…