Turkey develops its national cryptocurrency and introduces blockchain technology 5 (100%) 1 The Turkish authorities have included the launch of the state digital currency in the plan for the further development of the economy. This is stated in the statement of the government of the country, the authors of the so-called roadmap are the experts of the Central Bank of Turkey. The implementation of the innovation development program should be completed before 2024. In addition to launching cryptocurrency, the Turkish Central Bank wants to use blockchain technologies to automate the work of customs and logistics companies. In addition to the…
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As part of the e-voting experiment to be held at the elections of deputies of the Moscow City Council of the seventh convocation in the fall, the accounting of ballots will be transferred to the blockchain system. Today, July 11, the system is tested by students of Moscow universities. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Information Technology Department of Moscow Artem Kostyrko, reports TASS. “The key difference of our electronic voting system from all others is that the human voice […]
Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphones will add an application to use Bitcoin 5 (100%) 1 After the South Korean technology giant Samsung announced the addition of a cryptograph to its newly launched Galaxy S10, crypto and Internet space were inspired to use Bitcoin through the Blockchain Keystore app on the phone. However, their hopes did not come true. It was reported that the Samsung Blockchain Wallet wallet supports Ethereum and ERC20 based tokens , removing Bitcoin from the cryptocurrency list, despite the fact that the logo appeared in the device’s presentation prior to its launch. However, according to a new ZD…
The future regulation and taxation of cryptocurrency assets and mining in Russia 5 (100%) 1 Russia step by step creates the rules of the game to regulate the activity of cryptocurrency enthusiasts: in the spring of this year, the concept of “digital rights” appeared in the RF Civil Code, and the laws on digital assets and crowdfunding as the Russian version of ICO are expected to be adopted in autumn. Taxation of cryptocurrency transactions The bill on digital financial assets says nothing about cryptocurrency taxation. Rather, it creates a conceptual apparatus that will help key players speak the same language…
Samsung, a leading technology company in South Korea, announced the release of a beta software development kit (SDK) based on the Ethereum blockchain for the latest Galaxy line of smartphones. This release, as claimed by Samsung, is an extended set of all SDKs and provides “the full range of features that any decentralized application (DApp) needs. At this stage, according to the official report, the decision of Samsung […]
Jerome Powell, chairman of the United States Federal Reserve System (FRS), believes that the Libra Facebook project to create its own digital currency cannot be launched until the world's largest social network answers the “questions of concern to everyone”. Reported by Reuters. Speaking on Wednesday to the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Powell specifically stated: “Libra […]
LG has applied for a patent to develop a cryptocurrency wallet 5 (100%) 1 The South Korean electronics corporation LG can develop its own cryptocurrency wallet , according to an application filed in the US Patent and Trademark Office. Last week, LG applied for the registration of the ThinQ Wallet trademark for several application scenarios, including “software computer platform for blockchain”, “mobile electronic wallet for cryptocurrencies” and “payment application for mobile phones”. Currently, LG is already using the “ThinQ” trademark in its G7 + smartphone. The company has been interested in the blockchain's capabilities since at least 2017, when it…
The law on regulation of cryptocurrency in Russia is likely to be adopted only in the autumn 5 (100%) 1 The bill on digital financial assets will most likely not be passed by the end of July, as previously expected. This was stated by the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov, reports TASS . Apparently, the main reason for the transfer of the adoption of the law is the lack of a unified position of the authorities regarding the regulation of cryptocurrencies . “It is necessary to prescribe in legislation what a cryptocurrency is. Then…
The European Central Bank (ECB) has once again made it clear that it does not recognize the innovative financial instrument Bitcoin as currency. As part of the interactive program on Twitter under the hashtag #AskECB, representatives of the ECB made it clear that they are not going to add Bitcoin to their reserves. So, Philip Lane, a leading economist at the ECB, said: "Bitcoin is not a currency, it is an asset, and very volatile." Recall that in May of this year, the report entitled “Crypto-assets: impact on financial stability, monetary policy, payment and market infrastructure” noted that, in general,…
On Wednesday, July 10, the price of the first cryptocurrency rose on a number of exchanges above the psychological mark of $ 13,000. At the same time, the leading altcoins are in the red zone. As can be seen in the CoinMarketCap chart below, over the past 24 hours, the price of bitcoin has increased by 5.70%, capitalization has risen above $ 232 billion, which represents more than 65% of the total market – […]