South Koreans Will Be Able to Pay in Cryptocurrency at Over 6,000 Stores Popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is partnering with digital payment service provider Korea Pay Services (KPS) to pave the way for widespread digital asset adoption in the country. Both compani…… Read More
U.K. Fintech Sector Strategy Announces Crypto Asset Task Force Today, March 22, 2018, at the government’s second International Fintech Conference, Exchequer Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the launch of a Fintech Sector Strategy that looks to keep the U.K. on the forefro…… Read More
Twitter and Square’s Jack Dorsey: Bitcoin Will Be World’s Single Currency Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey recently had some remarkably positive remarks about bitcoin. Predicting the future of finance, he suggested that the “father of cryptocurrencies” is likely to become the world’s…… Read More
Second Life Creator: High Fidelity’s HFC Is a Social Cryptocurrency for VR In December 2017, High Fidelity announced the launch of Avatar Island, a Virtual Reality (VR) space where High Fidelity users can purchase items for their avatars, all contributed by digital artists from around t…… Read More
Stellar Gears Up to Implement Lightning Network Last week, on March 15, 2018, Lightning Labs unveiled their beta for the Lightning Network in a flash of media attention and enthusiasm. The Lightning Network has been heralded as a solution to Bitcoin’s scalabil…… Read More
Op Ed: Could an Amazon Token Become a Viable Worldwide Cryptocurrency? Combining the benefits of a utility-based cryptocurrency and a company that exhibits the characteristics of a power law network creates the perfect opportunity for a globally adopted cryptocurrency –– the Amazon Token.Amazon’s Full-Circle EconomyIn …… Read More
Wyoming Blockchain Bill Rockets Ahead for Signing In a landmark development for blockchain advancement, Wyoming’s state legislature has cleared what is known as House Bill 70 (HB 70), which exempts various types of crypto assets from securities laws. The bill was originally passed by Wyoming’s Hous…… Read More
A Major Dutch Bank Is Considering a Cryptocurrency Wallet for Its Customers Rabobank, a major Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is considering the possibility of integrating a cryptocurrency wallet within its online banking system.Considered to be a global …… Read More