Recently, professional participants in the financial market have been showing an increasing interest in cryptocurrencies, which requires Russian legislators to appropriately regulate the industry. However, before it is introduced, it is necessary to carefully study international experience. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the Committee of the Council of the Federation on constitutional legislation and state-building Lyudmila Bokova during the […]
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Civic Technologies, a blockchain startup, has announced a partnership with technology company BitGo, which will develop a new wallet for Bitcoin and other digital assets, promising anonymity of users. According to the Civic report, the wallet will be based on the BitGo-developed multi-signature technology and will allow storing and transferring cryptocurrency without disclosing user credentials. Built on top of @ BitGo's […]
A Wallet Trust Wallet owned by the Binance cryptocurrency exchange added support for third-party decentralized platforms. About this in his Twitter reported CEO Wal Wal Trust Victor Radchenko. Multi-DEX support for your Multi-Coin wallet ?️ https://t.co/flDxw5P3SH – Viktor Radchenko (@vikmeup) July 25, 2019 Support for other exchanges was made possible by integrating the liquidity protocol from start-up Kyber Network, which also develops […]
Supporters of the US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Andrew Young, launched the independent political actions committee of the Humanity Forward Fund, realizing in particular the possibility of bitcoin donations from Lightning wallets. It is reported by CoinDesk. Technical integration of the solution was made possible through the OpenNode payment service. “The committee, of course, wants to receive donations of the maximum size. But now the opportunity to support his candidate appeared and people who […]
The9 Ltd, a Shanghai company, was the first to invest in the Telegram blockchain project in the course of the closed offer of coins (ICO) held in 2018. This is stated in the statements of the company posted on the website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The materials indicate that The9 Ltd for $ 2 million acquired 5 297 257 tokens of Telegram Inc., the release of which is expected […]
According to Bloomberg, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that US regulators are likely to develop new rules for cryptocurrencies in order to avoid their negative impact on the country's financial system. On Wednesday, Mnuchin again expressed concern that Bitcoin could be used in illegal activities. The minister also called on financial regulators to step up efforts to develop countermeasures […]
Starting next year, German cryptocurrency companies will be required to obtain a license from the Federal Financial Supervision Authority of Germany (BaFin) in accordance with the new legislation on countering money laundering (AML). Reported by the Cointelegraph. So, from January 1, 2020, cryptocurrencies will be considered a financial instrument, in connection with which Bitcoin exchanges and providers of cryptocurrency wallets will be required to obtain a BaFin license […]
The largest social network Facebook has gained the support of the lobbying firms Sternhell Group, Cypress Group, OB-C Group, as well as law firms BakerHostetler and Davis Polk, which specialize in the field of finance, to help launch and eliminate regulatory issues around the cryptocurrency project Libra. This is reported by Politico. Efforts of lobbyists will be directed to the legislators of the state of Washington in order to achieve a better understanding of the technology […]
On the page of the famous and rather peculiar representative of the bitcoin industry, John McAfee, a message appeared about his possible arrest. Apparently, it was posted by the head of the presidential campaign of McAfee 2020 Rob Benedict Juan Maria Loggia-Ramirez. (1/4) This is @loggiaonfire again. John McAfee, @theemrsmcafee and other companions have been detained by the authorities at […]
The State Duma adopted in the second reading the draft law “On attracting investments using investment platforms” (“On crowdfunding”), which also affects the ICO sphere. According to its provisions, investments by unqualified investors will be limited to 600 thousand rubles a year. Reports about it "Parliamentary newspaper". According to the document, Russian companies and individual entrepreneurs will be able to officially attract money from citizens, individual entrepreneurs and legal entities through […]