In the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), we are confident that there are compelling reasons why the EAEU can no longer ignore cryptocurrency digital assets . Tatiana Valovaya, the head of the Ministry of Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), told a press conference held on January 28 in the Russian capital that we came to the key point of the development of this phenomenon as cryptocurrency, when it becomes obvious: then it will seriously affect the basic parameters of macroeconomics, including such an important point as stability. On…
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A well-known trader under the nickname Jack “Sparrow” (Jack Sparrow), recently wrote on Twitter about his analysis, which may indicate that the cryptocurrency market is approaching the bottom. Jack noted that the current inverted BTC schedule resembles a schedule that was at a record high of $ 20,000 set at the end of December 2017. Although the trader did not claim that the # 1 cryptocurrency finally hit the bottom of exactly $ 3,000, he combined two charts to show the similarities. Based on Jack’s analysis, BTC may begin to show signs of life in the coming months. In another…
Audit giant Deloitte has conducted a SOC 2 type check on the Winklevoss brothers Gemini Bitcoin Exchange. According to representatives of the platform, the audit was successful and the security measures meet the standards of the traditional financial industry. . @ Gemini's product is TRUST. FIRST crypto EXCHANGE and CUSTODIAN to complete a SOC 2 Review by Deloitte […]
The speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, demanded that the adoption of bills on the use of digital technologies in the financial sector be accelerated. According to her, the relevant initiatives for almost a year lie in the State Duma "with virtually no movement." This writes Tass. Matvienko instructed Dmitry Mezentsev, head of the upper house economic policy committee, to find out what is holding back the adoption of draft laws, since the legal vacuum in this […]
According to the speaker of the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, it is necessary to accelerate work on the adoption of bills on the digitization of the Russian economy, including documents on the regulation of relations in the cryptocurrency industry . She instructed Dmitry Mezentsov, who heads the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, to find out why the State Duma is slow in this direction. Matvienko stressed : I will ask you to understand the reasons for the lack of movement in the State Duma on the adoption of laws on the introduction of digital technologies, initiated by senators. It…
American financial giant Fidelity Investments announced that their crypto subsidiary, Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS), will release its depositary service by March. According to reports, FDAS will initially only support BTC. If successful, they will also introduce Ethereum (ETH). Representatives of Fidelity Investments said the following: We currently serve a limited number of customers. Over the next few months, we will carefully interact with all potential customers and determine their priorities depending on needs, jurisdiction and many other factors. The March launch will confirm the deadlines previously set by Tom Jessop, the executive director of FDAS. Joseph Young, a…
Binance Bitcoin Exchange will start trading BitTorrent tokens on January 31. Users can already make deposits. #Binance Lists BitTorrent (BTT) and Completes Distribution for Successful Launchpad Binance (@binance) January 30, 2019 Trading will open at 10:00 UTC in BTT / BNB, BTT / BTC and BTT / USDT pairs. Note that Binance has already distributed project tokens among the participants […]
The total number of ATMs for the purchase of cryptocurrencies installed over the past three years has increased by 700%. This is indicated by data from the Drive Markets Exchange. Thus, according to the company's calculations, on January 1, 2016, 501 automatic machines for digital coins functioned, and in 2019 the number of crypto receivers worldwide reached 4,128. According to experts, this trend is connected with the growing popularity and level of trust in the crypto industry and the simplicity and accessibility of using the devices themselves as compared to exchanges for digital assets . How does a cryptocurrency ATM…
Integration with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform and a special extension for Visual Studio Code will make it easier for developers to create and work with smart contracts . Waves, an open source global blockchain platform, has released an update that includes two kinds of its own smart contracts: smart accounts and smart assets. Waves is hosted in the Microsoft Azure cloud and new functionality is already available to developers on the Azure Marketplace site. Two new virtual machine templates in Azure will allow you to deploy new features in both public and private blockchains. “Unlike similar solutions, Waves Turing-Incomplete…
Switzerland-based hardware maker Tangem announced that it will release “physical blockchain-banknotes” for the upcoming national digital currency of the Marshall Islands. This is reported in a press release. According to representatives of the startup, these “blockchain-banknotes” will be used to store the national digital currency Sovereign (SOV). The latter is intended to become an alternative means of payment in the territory of the Pacific state and be accepted along with the dollar […]
