April 25, 2019 Malta’s Financial Regulator Issues Guides on Crypto Assets, Scams Maltese financial regulator has issued a note to the public regarding the risks of crypto assets and the possibility for scams.…
April 23, 2019 Coinbase Files to Close Its Political Action Committee U.S. crypto exchange Coibnase has filed to close down its political action committee. Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed to close its political action committee (PAC) on April 3.According to a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) — the regulatory agency in charge of enforcing election laws — Coinbase’s PAC received no funds nor made any disbursements, and is seeking to terminate the PAC.Per FEC regulations, a PAC must file a termination report in order to cease operations once it no longer intends to make or receive contributions or expenditures.…
April 22, 2019 Major US Health IT Provider HMS Partners With Blockchain Startup Solve.Care The new partnership between HMS and Solve.Care aims to reduce government healthcare costs and improve interoperability and accessibility.…
April 22, 2019 Adviser to President of Russia Proposes Digital Currency in Crimea An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to adopt a digital currency in Crimea to attract foreign investment.…
April 22, 2019 British Virgin Islands, Blockchain Firm Develop Crypto Payments System for Emergency Aid The British Virgin Islands has partnered with blockchain firm Lifelabs.io to launch a crypto-enabled payments infrastructure.…
April 21, 2019 Chilean Government Introduces New Cryptocurrency and Fintech Regulation Bill to Congress The Chilean Minister of Finance announced the introduction of a bill regulating cryptocurrencies and fintech to Congress.…
April 19, 2019 Central Bank of Russia Reviews Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of CBDCs The Bank of Russia believes that CBDCs can reduce transaction costs in the economy and provide an asset that is less risky.…
April 18, 2019 US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Calls for Clear Crypto Regulations Andrew Yang, a U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate in 2020, is advocating for clear regulations on digital assets.…
April 18, 2019 US Gov’t Blockchain Spending Expected to Increase 1,000% Between 2017-2022: Study The U.S. federal government is expected to raise its blockchain spending to $123.5 million by 2022 — an over 1,000% increase from 2017.…
April 17, 2019 Pakistani Prime Minister Addresses Digitization of Gov’t Administration The Pakistani prime minister has conducted a meeting dedicated to digitization of government operations. The prime minister of Pakistan has conducted a meeting dedicated to the digitization of government administration, local Egnlish language news outlet The News reported on April 17.At the meeting, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reportedly addressed such issues as digitization of government processes and blockchain technology’s impact on ensuring efficiency and transparency in its operations.…
