Search Results for: digital currency
IMF Head: Cryptocurrency Could Be the Future
October 3rd, 2017
Christine Lagarde sees a path ahead for cryptocurrency. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, talked up the potential of virtual currencies to supplant traditional monies in coming decades on Friday. Cryptocurrencies, or virtual currencies, are ...
The first Australian Law Firm to accept digital currencies as forms of payment
September 25th, 2017
The Lehman Walsh Lawyers, a specialist Startup and General Corporate Law practice based in Australia, has issued an announcement to inform that it will be the first Australia Law Firm to accept three of the major digital currencies, as ...
Blockchain firms in $1.3b virtual currency battle
September 12th, 2017
Two of the world’s largest blockchain developers are battling over more than US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) in virtual currency options, in a dispute that may help establish the leading player in providing new payment technologies to financial companies. R3, ...
Canada’s first registration of an investment fund manager dedicated to cryptocurrency investments
September 8th, 2017
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) announced the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada solely dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. The BCSC has granted First Block Capital Inc. registration as an investment fund manager and an exempt ...
Burger King launches own cryptocurrency in Russia
September 1st, 2017
Customers will be able to claim one virtual coin for every rouble (1.3p) they spend and once they have accumulated 1,700 WhopperCoins, they will be able to buy the eponymous Whopper. Burger King will be launching accompanying Apple and ...
Value of all digital currencies hits record around $160 billion
August 29th, 2017
The total value of the digital-currency universe tracked by data research site Coinmarketcap.com, including those linked to the Bitcoin BTCUSD, +0.00% Ethereum and Ripple blockchain networks, reached around $160 billion on the session, surpassing a previous record at $156.4 ...
Australia regulates digital currencies
August 21st, 2017
The Australian government has announced plans to strengthen its anti-money laundering rules with new reforms that will include digital currencies for the first time. The plan follows the recent scandal involving its biggest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ...
Singapore warns of potential risks of virtual currency-related investment schemes
August 10th, 2017
The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have observed the emergence of initial coin (or token) offerings (ICOs), and other investment schemes involving digital tokens, in Singapore. Members of the public are advised to ...
Bitcoin’s New Currency Trades Above $200 on First Day
August 2nd, 2017
Bitcoin, the world’s most famous digital currency, split in two on Tuesday. So now there are two versions: The original one and a new type of online money called Bitcoin Cash, which is now being bought and sold at ...
7 Cryptocurrency Predictions From the Experts
July 28th, 2017
Fortune convened some top cryptocurrency entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, bankers, and others to chat about the future of digital money at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. last week. A select group met at the Aspen Institute for a ...
