Japan has officially revised the regulation of #cryptocurrency#exchanges and margin trading to provide greater clarity and tighter control over the cryptocurrency industry. The amendments will also limit the #margin trading of cryptocurrencies.
Brazil will set up a #cryptocurrency regulation commission. President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Rodrigo Maia (Rodrigo Maia) signed an order on its creation. #blockchain#adoption
Dublin City University, together with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet, is working on the creation of a master program for the #blockchain#technology. Students who have received the degree of "Master of the blockchain" will have all the knowledge needed for blockchain engineers.
According to Nassau Guardian news agency, the Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) will sign a formal agreement with https://t.co/0ZEiT7JsvO these days to create and deploy Project Sand Dollar, the first state digital currency in the Bahamas, by 2020.
The #cryptocurrency#exchange Cryptopia, which began the liquidation process in the middle of this month, filed an application for protection against creditor prosecution under the US Bankruptcy Law.
South Korean corporation Samsung plans to add #cryptocurrency support to its Samsung Pay #payment service.
According to the publication of Business Korea, the #blockchain group was transferred from the company's mobile unit to the service department.
Member of The United States House of Representatives Eric Swalwell accepts #donations in #cryptocurrencies in support of his election campaign for the presidency of the United States (The White Company #blockchain-based company provides technical support to this initiative).
The court of the Central District of Israel ruled in favor of the tax authority of the country, recognizing a #bitcoin financial #asset, and not #currency. Accordingly, profits from its sale in Israel should be subject to capital gains #tax.
#Cryptopia#exchange recently announced liquidation. #Hackers who stole $ 16 million from the site, according to data provided by research firm Coinfirm, are moving stolen funds to other wallets, including two addresses that are directly connected to the #Huobi exchange.
According to FedEx Strategic Planning and Analysis Vice President Dale Chrystie, everyone wants to benefit from the use of #technology, but not everyone understands that you need to work together because “#blockchain is a team sport.” FedEx joined the #Hyperledger in 2018.
Representatives of the German technology giant Bosch see potential in the #blockchain#technology and believe that it will help the company become a global supplier of the Internet of Things (#IoT). https://t.co/FOQXLm2m4h
The manufacturer of solar power components ABB is testing the #blockchain of Prosume, a company that sells electricity from #renewable and fossil fuels, to modernize its energy trading and smart grid systems.
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#Bitcoin price fluctuations did not affect the general interest in #cryptocurrency futures, Steven Quirk, head of brokerage TD Ameritrade, said on Tuesday during a discussion at CoinDesk Consensus 2019
Indian traders did not respond to a possible ban on #crypto in the country. The head of the Indian #exchange WazirX Nischal Shetty said that the volume of cryptotrading has not changed after the proposal of the authorities of the country to completely ban digital currencies.
German authorities are planning to adopt a law regulating #cryptocurrencies and #blockchains already by the summer of this year. At the same time, the main purpose of the draft law will be the introduction of “rights to digital values”.
One of the largest #cryptocurrency exchanges, #Binance, reported a #hack, as a result of which hackers were able to obtain some user data and withdraw 7,000 BTC from the hot wallet of the exchange.
The Malaysian #Stock#Exchange is working to test the concept of borrowing and lending using the #blockchain(PoC). The initiative Bursa Malaysia is aimed in particular at increasing #transparency, and solving other problems associated with lending securities in the country.
According to a study by Fidelity Investments, 22% of US institutional #investors joined the #cryptocurrency industry, and another 40% intend to do this over the next 5 years.