Search Results for: Digital Asset
EU tax moves positive step to more just world
April 2nd, 2018
As the recent scandal over Facebook and the company Cambridge Analytica has shown, many companies operating in the new “digital economy” are, essentially, extractive industries. They mine and sell data on an immense scale. The ephemeral nature of this ...
Bitcoin rallies above $9,000 after positive G-20 cryptocurrency meeting
March 21st, 2018
Bitcoin prices recovered above $9,000 after regulators had “productive” discussions on cryptocurrency at a G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday. Bitcoin prices topped $9,000 after finance ministers took a more ...
This is the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as legal tender
March 5th, 2018
The Marshall Islands is creating its own digital currency in a bid to raise money. In doing so it becomes the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as legal tender. The small Pacific Island nation passed ...
Interview with ID Finance co-founder and CEO Boris Batin – EU-Startups
February 22nd, 2018
An interview by EU-Starups: ID Finance is a fast-growing fintech company specializing in data science, credit scoring and digital finance in emerging and well-developed markets. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Barcelona, and has conducted two successful ...
Cryptocurrency market could hit $1 trillion this year
February 8th, 2018
Cryptocurrencies could go on a bull run greater than last year and pass the trillion-dollar mark in terms of value, experts told CNBC, following a recent violent sell-off across digital coins. Cryptocurrencies could go on a bull run greater ...
Gold-Backed Cryptocurrencies: Icing On An Already Tasty Cake
February 2nd, 2018
The blockchain has discovered gold (or gold has discovered the blockchain). Either way, this means several things. First, the decades-long dream of a gold-backed cybercurrency may finally be realized. Second, gold and probably silver are looking at a big ...
Bitcoin got a big boost in 2017. Here are 5 other cryptocurrencies to watch in 2018
January 4th, 2018
Mainstream investors spent much of last year trying to figure out how to jump in on bitcoin, the digital currency for which prices ballooned to as high as $19,000 in recent months. But even as people hope to make ...
The Bank of England is Entertaining its Own Official Cryptocurrency
January 3rd, 2018
As originally reported by The Telegraph, the Bank of England may approve the creation of a state-sponsored cryptocurrency within the year. Just last year, the bank announced it had commissioned a theoretical currency, RS Coin, which could be used ...
A bitcoin ETF took another step closer to reality
December 21st, 2017
A bitcoin ETF took another step closer to reality after the NYSE filed with the SEC to list two funds tracking bitcoin futures. The NYSE wants to list the ProShares Bitcoin ETF and the ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF, two ...
Act with extreme caution when you are about to invest in cryptocurrencies
December 20th, 2017
Following the announcement issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators for the risks associated with cryptocurrency futures contracts, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued an announcement to advise the public to act with extreme caution and understand the ...
