09/29/2020
Crypto Industry Responds to FATF Red Flag Report
New guidance from the FATF has been welcomed by the crypto industry, despite the compliance challenges it presents, writes Nathan Smale at Emfarsis.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
09/25/2020
ConsenSys wins Hong Kong central bank digital currency project
The aim is to ‘build a proof-of-concept (PoC) where a THB-HKD cross-border corridor network is set up as a bridge between the Inthanon and the LionRock networks”.
09/24/2020
UK Information Commissioner's Office publishes guidance on artificial intelligence and data protection
The guidance offers a framework for how businesses can assess and mitigate these risks from a data protection perspective.
09/24/2020
Booming African crypto adoption drives concerns over regulation
African crypto adoption has exploded in 2020, prompting fears of a heavy-handed regulatory response
09/23/2020
A Bitcoin ETF Finally Launches...in Bermuda
Companies have struggled for years to get a Bitcoin ETF approved in the US. Now, the Bermuda Stock Exchange will have one.
09/23/2020
Standard Bank to use Contour letter of credit blockchain
Contour was founded by seven banks, Bangkok Bank, BNP Paribas, CTBC Holding, HSBC, ING, SEB, and Standard Chartered.
09/22/2020
Adriano Lucatelli: «Picked on Bitcoin, But Meant Investors»
There are too many cryptocurrencies – several thousand of them.
09/22/2020
How Merrill, Schwab, Fidelity Are Using Tech to Build Values-Based Portfolios
Big firms are using AI and machine learning to help clients build individualized portfolios that align with their values.
09/22/2020
World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund now owns cryptos
Norwegian Government Pension Fund owns almost 600 Bitcoin through its investment holdings.
09/21/2020
ECS Fin To Test Apifiny's Blockchain Program
It is designed to settle payments within seconds, and to work with multiple assets and asset classes, unlike previous incarnations, according to the release.
09/21/2020
A quarter of pension funds expected to up crypto allocation
Four in five respondents also said the cryptomarket would expand significantly by 2025, providing more liquidity.
09/21/2020
Sujimoto bags the Tech Times’ Africa LinkedIn Corporate Brand Awards 2020, amongst other Giants
All they had was a dream and a passion to redefine luxury living in Nigeria.
09/21/2020
Allfunds launches "Allfunds Blockchain"
Allfunds Blockchain will be focused on two clearly differentiated and totally independent types of activities
09/20/2020
Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Framework to Align With FATF Crypto Regulations
to curb money laundering in the past, particularly in its DLT rules, describes the update as a “natural evolution of the defined regulatory principles.”
09/20/2020
Why Africans are fast using Bitcoin for payment transfers
In recent times, the use of Bitcoins for payment transfers has fast increased in the continent.
09/20/2020
India government’s plan to ban digital currency trading moves forward: report
The development will be a blow to the digital currency sector in India, which has already suffered from unclear laws.
09/18/2020
Bermuda-Based Digital Asset Bank, Jewel, Partners With Crypto Custodian Anchorage
Interestingly, Bermuda’s government is also one of the few authorities that accept tax payments in crypto, the USDC coin, to be specific.
09/18/2020
The Bahamas Central Bank to Launch Its Digital Currency, the Sand Dollar, Next Month
The Sand Dollar transfers will be made using a mobile-based wallet app on users' phones which will be much easier since more than 90% of the citizens use a mobile phone.
09/18/2020
Decentralized Finance: evolving to optimize investment and maximize returns
Decentralized finance uses smart contracts and blockchains to provide financial services previously only available from centralized regulated businesses.
09/18/2020
New WealthTech Views Report: How Distributed Ledger Technology & Blockchain are shaping the future of wealth & asset management
The report was created because the wealth and asset management sector continues to face challenges due to the unstoppable digitalization that is threatening traditional business models in finance.