“Schweden wird innerhalb von drei bis fünf Jahren wahrscheinlich zu einer bargeldlosen Gesellschaft”, so die schwedische Ökonomin Skingsley.
Völlig ab vom Trend liegt das Exekutivmitglied der schwedischen Zentralbank Cecilia Skingsley mit ihrer Äußerung dabei nicht: Wie der kürzlich erschienene … Weiterlesen
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new “petro” cryptocurrency will attract investments from Turkey, Qatar, the United States and Europe, the country’s cryptocurrency regulator said on Friday.
Skeptics say that concerns about Venezuela’s financial solvency will likely limit investor interest, while the … Weiterlesen
The governments of Turkey and Iran are both considering developing their own government-backed digital currencies, following on the heels of the Feb. 20 pre-sale of Venezuela’s national oil-backed Petro coin.
Feb. 22, two days after the Petro’s … Weiterlesen
Belarus has legalized transactions in crypto-currencies, part of a drive to foster private sector growth and attract foreign investment by liberalizing parts of its Soviet-style economy.
“All smart and intelligent people know what stability and order are,” state news … Weiterlesen
ASTANA – In the midst of the worldwide blockchain and cryptocurrencies craze, Kazakhstan has realised the relevancy of the trend like never before. In mid-November, the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Association applied for state registration as a legal entity to promote the … Weiterlesen
Cryptocurrency advocates might have guessed that it was only a matter of time before a national bank would develop its own cryptocurrency. Now, it appears that the People’s Bank of China is doing just that, putting China in line to
Crypto-news.net: Bank of Russia planning its own digital currency
RT: Russian government mulls law to register and identify cryptocurrency users
Iran appears to be loosening its restrictions and jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon. The country’s recent move to legalize cryptomining seems to be another step toward creating a state currency based off the blockchain.
According to IBENA, an Iranian finance-focused news … Weiterlesen
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the nation’s new digital currency called petro will be traded for rubles, liras, yuan and euros starting Friday.
“Starting on March 23, all citizens
The ICDA Blockchain Conference will explore how the particular qualities of this new technology will change the face of business for exchanges, banks, CCPs and the industry at large. What are the implications of efficiency step-changes, trustlessness, transparency, security and regulation and what are the … Weiterlesen
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a center right, liberal conservative German paper founded in 1949, recently wrote a long article about the catchword after Bitcoin: the Blockchain. Or, as the article sometimes puts it, “the Blockchain.”
The article at many points takes on a … Weiterlesen
I’ve spent more than 5 years being a Bitcoin developer. The software I’ve written has been used by millions of users, hundreds of developers, and the talks I’ve given have led directly to the creation of several startups. I’ve talked … Weiterlesen
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released a brilliant report this week that outlines prospective areas in which it could leverage Blockchain technology.
Many of the novel applications that the Blockchain community is currently exploring are in service areas where the Postal … Weiterlesen
Bitcoin (englisch für „digitale Münze“) ist ein weltweit verwendbares dezentrales Zahlungssystem und der Name einer digitalen Geldeinheit. Überweisungen werden von einem Zusammenschluss von Rechnern über das Internet mithilfe einer speziellen Peer-to-Peer-Anwendung abgewickelt, sodass anders als im herkömmlichen Bankverkehr … Weiterlesen
IBM soll einem Medienbericht zufolge eine eigene Kryptowährung mit der auch bei Bitcoin verwendeten Blockchain-Technik samt eigenem Zahlungssystem planen. IBMCoin soll es dem Anwender ermöglichen, Geld weltweit fast ohne Gebühren zu überweisen.… Weiterlesen
