West Virginia to Offer Blockchain Voting Statewide in Midterm Elections

Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng said he hopes there will be discussions exploring the possibility of connecting virtual asset platforms in Hong Kong with digital asset exchanges in Shanghai.In an interview with The Paper, a Chinese media outlet, Ng noted that many Chinese provinces and cities have policies on the development of the metaverse. Ng…

Apr 2, 2020 at 20:25 UTCUpdated Apr 2, 2020 at 20:32 UTC"Our objective is that this system promotes gains to the market," said CVM President Marcelo Barbosa. (Image via Edilson Rodrigues/Wikimedia Commons)Brazil’s financial regulators launched an information-sharing blockchain platform called PIER on Wednesday.  At launch, the blockchain pulls data from three of Brazil’s four major financial…

Oct 15, 2020 at 16:38 UTCNigeria’s federal government is reportedly developing an ambitious plan to facilitate national crypto adoption with the vision of creating a “Digital Nigeria.”  According to an early draft of the strategy framework obtained by local publication Technology Times, the country’s Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the National Information Technology…

news Online investment platform BnkToTheFuture will expand its security token offering (STOs) business to the U.S with an investment in a Securities and Exchange Commission-licensed broker dealer. Announced in a Nov. 7 statement to investors, BnkToTheFuture acquired an undisclosed stake in BMI Capital International’s holding company, which enables the lending platform to offer STOs to…

news Messaging platform Kik Interactive is facing off with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017 Kin token sale. The SEC alleges Kik violated federal securities law, while Kik maintains that kin is not a security and its sale was legitimate. Kik CEO Ted Livingston told CoinDesk on Wednesday that the SEC had…

news EnCirca, an internet domain registrar, is launching an ethereum naming service (ENS) to provide domain names at .eth locations. The firm is in the pre-registration phase and will accept domain applications until August 10. Similar to the domain name system (DNS) currently in play on the web, ENS will link to alphanumeric ethereum addresses…

NEWS Oct 25, 2018 at 06:00 UTC  |  Updated  Oct 25, 2018 at 07:13 UTC Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to put a cap on the leverage available for crypto margin trading to curb speculation and risk. According to a news report from Nikkei Thursday, the financial market regulator is considering limiting crypto margin traders' borrowing…

Crypto companies looking to operate in South Africa will need to apply for a license from the country’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in the six months starting June 1.While South African crypto companies have welcomed the new licensing regime, they worry the fine waiting for those that fail to register in time may sink…

Jan 26, 2021 at 2:19 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 26, 2021 at 2:26 p.m. UTCFinCEN Further Extends Comment Period for Controversial Crypto RulesThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is further extending a comment period for a controversial proposed rule that would require crypto exchanges to gather and store counterparty information for transactions to unhosted wallets.FinCEN announced…