- Thailand’s Revenue Department is considering implementing blockchain to prevent fraudulent VAT refund fraud in the country - G20 participants have declared their commitment to regulate cryptocurrencies - JumpStart, along with six other funds from across Ohio, plan to invest $100 million in early-stage blockchain startups - American car manufacturing giant General Motors … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (December 3, 2018): Thailand, G20, JumpStart, General Motors
Crypto news in brief (December 2, 2018): UAE, FINNEY, bitcoin ETF, Huawei
- UAE aims to transform 50% of government transactions into blochchain platforms by 2021 - Sirin Labs has released its blockchain smartphone, the FINNEY - SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has said he wants to see better market surveillance and custody for cryptocurrencies - Huawei Cloud has announced the global launch of its Blockchain Service (BCS) … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (December 2, 2018): UAE, FINNEY, bitcoin ETF, Huawei
SEC Chairman: crypto markets need to solve key issues for bitcoin ETF approval
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has said he wants to see better market surveillance and custody services for cryptocurrencies before being "comfortable" with a bitcoin ETF. … [Read more...] about SEC Chairman: crypto markets need to solve key issues for bitcoin ETF approval
Sirin Labs releases blockchain smartphone FINNEY
Sirin Labs, the blockchain startup funded by nearly $157 million in initial coin offering (ICO), has released its much anticipated blockchain smartphone, the FINNEY. … [Read more...] about Sirin Labs releases blockchain smartphone FINNEY
Crypto news in brief (December 1, 2018): Asus, Fidelity, Buterin, Mexico, Floyd Mayweather Jr., TRON
- Asus has parnered with mining software provider Quantumcloud, thus allowing gamers to use their idle graphics cards (GPUs) to mine cryptocurrency. - Fidelity Investments is looking to expand its institutional crypto asset platform to include trading services for the top five to seven cryptocurrencies. - Vitalik Buterin, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the … [Read more...] about Crypto news in brief (December 1, 2018): Asus, Fidelity, Buterin, Mexico, Floyd Mayweather Jr., TRON
TRON establishes $100 million blockchain gaming fund
TRON, the decentralized blockchain-based protocol that aims to build a worldwide entertainment platform, has announced the launch of a $100 million fund, TRON Arcade, for the blockchain gaming ecosystem. … [Read more...] about TRON establishes $100 million blockchain gaming fund
SEC charges Floyd Mayweather Jr. for promoting ICOs without disclosing payments
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music producer Khaled Khaled for unlawfully advertising initial coin offerings (ICOs). … [Read more...] about SEC charges Floyd Mayweather Jr. for promoting ICOs without disclosing payments
Bitmain launches cryptocurrency market index
Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has released a new cryptocurrency market index as a benchmark for investors. … [Read more...] about Bitmain launches cryptocurrency market index