Nigeria begins review of its blockchain technology policy

An official from Spain’s central bank, the Bank of Spain (BDE) believes that Bitcoin (BTC) is unable to resolve the problems faced by major payment systems. BDE’s Deputy General Director for financial innovations and market infrastructure, Carlos Colesa, gave his opinion on the leading cryptocurrency in a report published on Sunday, Feb. 17.The study dubbed…

CEO Richard Teng’s commentary came in response to Binance reaching the 200 million user threshold.

Crypto-friendly regulation may be in the eye of the beholder. 1382 Total views 5 Total shares With nations around the world each holding significantly different regulations, what is the most crypto-friendly country? Kosala Hemachandra, CEO and founder of MyEtherWallet, labeled the query as a tough one. “First we have to define what crypto-friendly means,” Hemachandra told…

Meta published the application for registration on Jan. 25 and is currently awaiting opposition prior to INPI approval. 1056 Total views 6 Total shares Meta, the world’s biggest social media platform, has filed a trademark registration with the Brazilian authorities to design, develop and provision hardware and software for various Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-related services. Meta…

Thursday, Nov. 15: yesterday's fall in crypto markets continues today, with Bitcoin (BTC) dipping below the $5,400 mark, and total market capitalization dropping as low as $174 billion, according to data from CoinMarketCap.After an extended period of low price volatility, crypto markets experienced a massive decline yesterday, Nov. 14, with Bitcoin dropping from its average…

Oregon joins five other states that have delicensed Binance.US after former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to felony charges.

Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said that immunity passports to prove lack of coronavirus infection may push blockchain technology out of Bitcoin’s shadow. 3467 Total views 47 Total shares Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson has claimed that private, consumer-controlled immunity passports may be the killer-app that propels blockchain technology into the mainstream.In an interview with PYMNTS, he…

Bitcoin’s blockchain bandwidth usage surpasses 90% post-halving, driven by new token standards and increased transaction volume.

The Ethereum community has been hard at work over the past few years, laying the foundation for its shift away from its current proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm which has formed the backbone of the blockchain’s operation up until today.Ethereum’s switch to its proof-of-stake- (PoS-) powered Ethereum 2.0 chain is edging closer to reality, with recent updates…