Coin Vigilance

A UK government hearing was held yesterday aimed to inform regulators about the nature of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Four panelists sat in front of the UK treasury committee, but it was Ripple’s Director of Regulatory Relations…

Nearly 18 months since forming, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has published a guide to the building blocks that will make up its open standards. Posted by Ian Allison on May 2, 2018 @…

Dubai's Department of Economic Development is using blockchain technology to make it easier for companies to set up and operate in the country. Posted by Sujha Sundararajan on May 2, 2018 @…

The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will suffer a 90 percent correction that will cause a “mass market wipeout” within the next 12 months, says investment bank GP Bullhound. While the market correction will decimate many…

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The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said this week that cryptocurrency is a generational interest and that regulators need to treat it with respect. J. Christopher Giancarlo, who was sworn in as a CFTC…

BMW, Ford, GM and Renault have joined with tech providers to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on blockchain for the automotive industry. Posted by Ian Allison on May 2, 2018 @…

The historic moment when the leaders of South and North Korea agreed to end decades of hostility has been recorded on the ethereum blockchain Posted by Wolfie Zhao on May 2, 2018 @…

Last week’s meeting between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been recorded on the ethereum blockchain, where the historic Panmunjom Declaration that the two nations signed will now be stored in…

Furthering its interest in blockchain-based technology, MasterCard has filed a patent for a system designated to increase the speed with which blockchain nodes are being verified.   It seems the bees in the company’s crypto…

The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) has this month eased regulations regarding automatic teller machines in the country. The (perhaps unexpected) upshot of this has been a plan to install 4000 new crypto-enabled ATMs. Rules,…

Many in Japan feared its cryptocurrency market would grind to a halt following the hack of the Tokyo-based exchange, Coincheck. It appears that those fears were unwarranted, however, as the exchange is set to remain operational under Monex…