The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by 62 central banks. In the latest report focused on the CBDC topic, the group outlined six of the main consumer needs: privacy, ease of use, cash-like security, universal access, cross-border payments and peer-to-peer usability similar to cash. Let's see some in detail….
Coinbase just joined the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), a consortium of crypto-scholarships regulated at Japan. The broker Bitcoin American has not yet received Licence to operate in the archipelago. This summer, Coinbase announced the opening of new offices in Japan to expand its international presence. But operate a cryptocurrency trading platform at Japan…
As anticipated by some rumors in recent days, Microsoft is working on a new design for the Windows 10 Start menu without Live Tile. Brandon LeBlanc, senior program, confirmed the change manager of the Windows Insider team, during a podcast. The concept shown can be seen as a current state of play, designed to "differentiate…
Faced with regulatory pressure, Facebook would have decided to offer digital versions of currencies supported by governmentsin addition to its own token, on the network Libra. According to people close to the case cited by TheConversation, Facebook and its partners are considering complete overhaul of the cryptocurrency project Libra. Facebook has decided to offer its…
Actor Steven Seagal has entered into an agreement with the SEC after being indicted for his role in promoting a fraudulent ICO in 2018. The regulator issued a statement outlining that Seagal has violated anti-sale provisions of federal securities laws. He agreed to pay a fine of $ 157,000, without admitting or denying any crime….
This week the report “Hurun Global Rich List”, a ranking of the richest individuals, was published. According to this list, 346 new billionaires appeared last year, and the ranking also includes six crypto and blockchain entrepreneurs. Compared to last year, the number of crypto billionaires has dropped from 13 to just six. For example, Bitmain’s…
This week, the SEC rejects the Bitcoin ETF proposal submitted by Wilshire Phoenix. The decision was justified by concerns about market manipulation and lack of supervisory sharing agreements. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom”, publicly voiced his disagreement over the decision. In his statement, Peirce explained: “The SEC again rejected a proposed rule…
Bitcoin is designed to have a finite number of cryptocurrencies that can be mined. Estimated calculations show that the last currency is expected to be mined around 2140. To estimate the price of Bitcoin in the future, several projections have been made, based on different growth models. The best known are the model proposed by…
OKEx and Bitfinex, victims of DDoS attacks. OKEx and Bitfinex crypto exchanges suffered multiple denial-of-service (DdoS) attacks yesterday. It is not yet clear whether the attacks are connected, although the OKEx CEO blamed the competitors on his personal Weibo page. The first platform affected was OKEx, and the attack diverted up to 200 gigabytes per…
Wilshire-Phoenix publishes views on rejecting Bitcoin ETF. On February 26, the SEC rejected the Wilshire-Phoenix Bitcoin ETF proposal. This is the tenth application on this subject rejected by the US supervisory authority. Wilshire-Phoenix expressed disappointment over the SEC’s decision, reiterating some of the comments made by Commissioner Hester Peirce. They believe that the SEC did…
