Image of The Week, 21-25 of January: News BTC, Mashable, Bitcoinist, CNBC and Others
We’re finally back with our weekly digest of the crypto and financial media telling you about the most important news of the digital world
25 January 2019 14:08, UTC
Ian Marchewski
Are National Cryptocurrencies Viable? 4 Practical Approaches To Consider
2018 presented to the world a number of projects initiated by government officials. How is this phenomenon going to develop and will this trend be successful at all?
25 January 2019 13:45, UTC
Denis Goncharenko
SBI Holdings and Russian Banks Partner: How Will Ripple Benefit From This?
SBI Holdings reached an agreement with two Russian and Japanese banks. It was signed during the meeting of the President of Russia with the Prime Minister of Japan
25 January 2019 08:35, UTC
The Number Of Blockchain Startups In Switzerland And Liechtenstein Grew By 20%
Despite the lingering “crypto winter”, a report by CV VC says that 121 new companies were registered in the mentioned jurisdictions during last year
25 January 2019 07:00, UTC
Blockchain Shrugged: No Need To Look For A Killer App
Some question if blockchain is pre-mature or over-hyped, others say it’s a hammer looking for nails. Jennifer Jiang expresses her stance on situation about blockchain
24 January 2019 13:20, UTC
Jennifer Hongbo Jiang
Singaporean Authorities Change Their Stance On Cryptocurrency Regulation
The Ministry of Law of the country does not consider cryptocurrency as a legal tender and obliged enterprises to carry out the necessary legal verification
24 January 2019 11:35, UTC
Zilliqa Is Preparing To Launch The Mainnet, Makes Updates
The team hired auditors to verify security. Also, all solutions for network scaling were considered and the miner remuneration principles has changed
24 January 2019 09:10, UTC
ABN AMRO Launches Bitcoin Wallet Project In A Test Mode
Customers will be able to deposit bitcoins along with fiat currency. The experiment is aimed at 500 ABN banking system account owners
23 January 2019 12:20, UTC
Stablecoins Are Named Among The Most Promising Trends Of 2019. Is That True?
The stability in times of high volatility is called the main advantage which stablecoins obtain. But what are the negative sides of these projects?
23 January 2019 09:45, UTC
Denis Goncharenko
JP Morgan-backed Company Partners With Blockchain-startup SUKU
SUKU is a platform for integration with products by Smartrac, the largest manufacturer of radio frequency identification (RFID) devices
23 January 2019 08:20, UTC
16 FinTech Companies Formed A Consortium To Oppose Fraud
The initiative is aimed at minimizing all possible risks associated with falsifying information about a borrower. Spring Labs is to uses blockchain for these developments
22 January 2019 08:55, UTC
The First Yen Stablecoin Approved by The Japanese Regulator
The stablecoin is a product of the Japanese fintech company Crypto Garage. The license will be valid for one year; the product must be tested during this period
22 January 2019 07:10, UTC
Denis Goncharenko
ICO Transformation: The Rise And Fall Of Digital Tokens’ Market
Two years ago the world faced the ICO phenomenon — a fundraising method through the emission and sale of digital tokens. Read the retrospective by Dmitry Machikhin
21 January 2019 14:10, UTC
Dmitry MACHIKHIN, partner of GMT Legal, IMMO evangelist
SBI Crypto Investment Ltd Invests $15 Mln in Tangem
Investments in Tangem would help in accelerating the blockchain introduction in new industries where there is a high potential and interest in safe storage and assets’ turnover
21 January 2019 09:16, UTC
Denis Goncharenko
European Blockchain Investment Congress 2019 Bringing Industry Professionals, Investors and Startups Together in Vienna
The summit is an unique opportunity for connection between ICOs and investors. The most outstanding projects will also participate in EBIC Awards, which will be held within the forum
21 January 2019 09:10, UTC
Komid Crypto Exchange Executives Received Prison Sentences For Fraud
This is the first case of imprisonment for inflated trade volumes. Fraudsters created fake accounts and manipulated stock exchange trading
21 January 2019 07:25, UTC
Denis Goncharenko
Can GDPR Disrupt Blockchain Technology?
Blockchain and InsurTechs are going to be greatly impacted by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What influence will the new laws have on the use of blockchain?
18 January 2019 11:30, UTC
Paul Mizel
BEF Davos 2019: World Economists To Settle The Foundations For The Future
The three-day conference will gather over 100 high-profile economists, officials and business leaders. The main goal of the participants is to set the ground rules for creating more inclusive and transparent financial system.
18 January 2019 11:00, UTC
Korea's Biggest Conference is Around the Corner
The conference covers almost the entire ecology of blockchain. Global leaders from around the world will attend to discuss and present various topics about blockchain industry, cryptocurrency, decentralized networks, economics, finance, etc.
18 January 2019 09:30, UTC
Binance Jersey Is Launched, Overloaded With New Registrations
According to the cryptocurrency exchange representatives, the opening of a new platform is a significant step towards the development of “crypto-fiat” trading
18 January 2019 09:15, UTC
Denis Goncharenko