Following IOTA’s recent hack on its Trinity Wallet, the development team is urging the users to protect their wallets by changing their passwords and implementing a secure way for users to protect their funds. Here’s how. One of the most highlighted news stories in the past month is the hack that happened on IOTA’s top […]
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Russia’s Central Bank And FSB Agree to Ban Cryptocurrency Payment Options
A Russian local news source, recently reported that the country’s Central Bank and Federal Security Service (FSB) finally came to an agreement that cryptocurrencies should be outlawed. The two authorities have in the past differed on the approach to crypto regulation; this new development will definitely shape how crypto payments in Russia are regulated going […]
Virtual Game World Decentraland Launches On Ethereum, $100k In Hidden Prizes
A virtual game that is developed on the Ethereum network has finally been launched to the public, the Block reports. The new game allows users to access their Ethereum wallets and have the capacity to buy digital real estate which will be in the state of non-fungible token mostly known as NFT which will be […]
BlockStation and Jamaica Stock Exchange Go Live with DSO Integration
Ready, Set, Go! In a pilot program that dates back to 2018, the Jamaica Stock Exchange and Blockstation were able to demonstrate the future potential of digital securities. Fast forward to 2020, and this relationship has paid dividends, as the pair has just announced the official launch of their new platform. Through a series of […]
MERJ and OpenFinance Expand on Asset Listings
Liquidity for All The promise of digital securities becoming liquid assets is a wonderful thing. There is a major issue plaguing the sector to date, though – a lack of listings on secondary markets providing a home for these tokens. While progress may seem slow to some, this is changing. This past week has brought […]
Indonesia’s Customs Dept Joins IBM & Maersk’s Blockchain Shipping Platform TradeLens
The Indonesian Directorate General of Customs and Excise has started using TradeLens, IBM’s blockchain-based platform for shipping. The news comes after a few months of work on the platform, whereas the Indonesian Customs and Excise Department made the announcement that they will join TradeLens at the end of last year. The customs department in Indonesia […]
KuCoin Joins Binance, Huobi In Offering A White-Label Crypto Exchange Solution
The global digital asset trading platform KuCoin has made on Thursday the announcement that it’s launching a white-label solution that will allow its customers to make in only 72 hours fully functional crypto exchanges. The platform will be called KuCloud and have 2 products to offer: XCoin and XMEX. Both these products will include KuCoin […]
Crypto Needs Central Banks’ Pegged Fiat Currency to be Stable: Former ECB Benoit Coeure
Benoit Coeure, current head of Innovation Hub at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has today said in an interview with CNBC he is confident central banks partly hold the future of cryptocurrencies. The French Economist and a former executive board member at ECB was keen to highlight a that practical approach by regulators would […]
Q&A: Openfinance Co-CEO Explains How Security Tokens Now Reach Non-Accredited Investors
On February 19th, 2020, Openfinance announced a security token listed on its Alternative Trading System (ATS) is now available to non-accredited investors. Openfinance Co-CEO Juan Hernandez sat down with The Tokenst to discuss the industry-wide milestone — and what it will take to see similar activity in the future. The Struggle to Increase Investor Access […]
Did Justin Sun Rig Super Rep Election? Two Tron DApps Received Votes From ‘Zion’ Account
The Tron foundation is under pressure from its blockchain community after it came to light that Justin Sun may have voted as a Super Representative (SR) in two apps built on this network. These details were ‘confirmed’ after the Zion address which is linked to the TRX Genesis coins was traced to have been part […]
