South Korea passes bill to make officials disclose Bitcoin holdings

Some analysts believe that the looming no-deal Brexit will push Bitcoin (BTC) price to an unprecedented breakout and record highs in 2019. Nicholas Gregory, CEO of blockchain firm CommerceBlock, even predicts it could fundamentally shift Bitcoin’s place in the global economy, as reported by the Independent, Aug. 9.Brexit already causing market turmoilThe prospect of a no-deal…

The IDF has reportedly extensively deployed AI to establish itself as a global leader in autonomous weaponry. 440 Total views 21 Total shares The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are reportedly utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to choose targets for air strikes and manage logistics.According to a Bloomberg report, officials in the Israeli military confirmed its use…

Major Polkadot ecosystem investors are backing the DeFi protocol. 2416 Total views 13 Total shares Equilibrium, a Polkadot-based decentralized finance project and parachain candidate, has raised $2.5 million from a number of venture funds primarily involved in the Polkadot ecosystem.Heavy Polkadot backers like KR1, Signum Capital and Hypersphere Ventures joined Equilibrium’s round. Other participants from…

Coinbase users were reporting issues with certain purchases, though normal function has now seemingly returned. 1874 Total views 6 Total shares Coinbase users recently reported suffering difficulties on the platform. Coinbase and its trading platform, Coinbase Pro, have a history of experiencing outages and other issues during high-traffic times. Although users reported problems early this morning,…

The United Nations’ UNESCO and the Dutch government launched a new project for supervising AI to help create a framework for the wider EU area. 55 Total views 1 Total shares The United Nations and the Dutch government announced plans for the creation of a framework for the ethical supervision of artificial intelligence (AI). On Oct.

Bank of Russia’s crypto restrictions through MCC would unlikely affect exchanges that have been operating illegally so far. 1249 Total views 26 Total shares Amid the ongoing uncertainty about the future of cryptocurrencies in Russia, one local industry executive has disclosed a potential method for the Bank of Russia to block crypto transactions.Andrey Mikhaylishin, CEO…

The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) crypto regulations will trigger a shift of criminal activity from Bitcoin (BTC) to privacy coins, it has been claimed.Criminals mostly use BTC and ETH to dateDavid Jevans, CEO of major crypto transaction tracking firm CipherTrace, shared his remarks about criminal use of cryptocurrencies at a panel held by blockchain…

At the Proof of Talk 2024 conference in Paris, Serio Mottola, the CEO of Music Protocol, advocated for integrating blockchain technology into the already established billion-dollar music industry.