Donations in bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies to political funds in Japan have legal status and are not regulated by the relevant law. This was stated by the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan Sanae Takaichi, reports Reuters Japan. At a press conference, Takaichi explained that donations made to cryptocurrencies to politicians are not subject to declaration in accordance with the Law on the Control of Political […]
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The current Executive Vice President of the European Commission for Financial Services and Economics Valdis Dombrovskis promised, in the event of his re-election to this position, to introduce new rules for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. It is reported by Reuters. According to him, in light of the threat posed by financial stability to the digital currency Libra from Facebook, Europe needs a unified approach to cryptocurrencies. New rules will be, […]
Block.one, the developer of the EOS protocol, introduced EOSIO 2.0, a new version of the software designed to improve network security and scalability. According to a Block.one report, EOSIO 2.0 will be the first implementation of the protocol, where the WebAssembly engine will be used to expand the capabilities of the network and create new tools for developers. Allegedly, with the release of a new version of the protocol and the abandonment of the engine […]
Bitcoin Core developer Gregory Maxwell said that people calling for a bitcoin hard fork to provide protection against a “51% attack” demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the first cryptocurrency. Greg Maxwell responds to the question: “Why not hard-fork Bitcoin to make it less vulnerable to 51% attacks?” (HT @AlyseKilleen) pic.twitter.com/k9yb9KBc9I – Tuur Demeester (@TuurDemeester) October 6, 2019 He explained , Oh really […]
On Monday, October 7, a meeting was held on the regulation of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in Ukraine. Representatives of the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Verkhovna Rada, the Office of Effective Regulation (BRDO), as well as relevant associations and businesses participated in it. The meeting was organized by the recently formed inter-faction parliamentary group Blockchain4Ukraine. Among the main steps developed during the event: the development of terminology for further regulation of the industry. In particular, […]
NuCypher blockchain startup raised $ 10.7 million through the sale of SAFT contracts. A round of financing led by the Polychain Capital cryptocurrency fund. Among investors are Bitmain, Bitfury, Arrington XRP Capital and others. 6 / Led by @polychaincap w / participants @BITMAINtech @BitfuryGroup @ycombinator @ boshen1011 @fenbushi @josh_nussbaum @CompoundVC @notationcapital @ 0xDHVC @ed_roman @hack_vc @hashed_official @arringRenCherpu October ring ton ton ring ring ring ring ring 8% of […]
Against iFinex Inc. and its subsidiaries filed a class action lawsuit for more than $ 1.4 trillion with the East District Court of New York. Top managers Giancarlo Devasini (CFO Bitfinex), Philippe Porter (ex-CSO Bitfinex) and Jean-Louis van der Velde (CEO Bitfinex), as well as Panamanian processing Crypto Capital and Global Trade Solutions AG, are also defendants in the case. The last […]
The president of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, called bitcoin “a useful souvenir” and said that his company was in discussion with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on the tokenization of various assets. According to CoinDesk, Potanin enthusiastically looks at the future of asset-backed tokens, similar to the one that Norilsk Nickel is preparing. In his opinion, their usefulness goes beyond speculative value. Cryptocurrencies, however, Potanin is not too […]
Coinbase, the largest US cryptocurrency company, is negotiating the purchase of the Omni rental business p2p platform. This was reported by TechCrunch with reference to informed sources. Omni offers users the opportunity to rent various physical goods. Despite the $ 25 million raised last year from Ripple, the startup is currently going through difficult times and is forced to cut staff. In May, Omni sold […]
Algorand blockchain-oriented investment firm Algo Capital has lost several million dollars in USDT and ALGO tokens, reports CoinDesk. According to a source familiar with the situation, Algo Capital told partners that the attackers were able to access the mobile phone of technical director Pablo Yabo. As a result, the company lost funds in the amount of $ 1 million to $ 2 […]