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Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain may not to be in line with policy objectives and nation-states, especially with the emergence of Libra and policy makers’ reaction worldwide. However, some collaboration areas have Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to reduce the volatility generated by...

Chechnya launches blockchain projects for municipal services and real estate. Authorities of the Russian bank Vneshekonombank (VEB), in partnership with the local government of the capital of the Chechen Republic, Grozny, recently announced the development of two blockchain-based projects,...

The U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday saw the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) discuss issues pertaining to cryptocurrency and token sale regulation. SEC chairman Jay Clayton stressed that token sales will soon...

The ATMs are in some gas stations and stores in the country. LibertyX, the company that launched the first Bitcoin ATM in the US, will expand to 90 retail stores in Arizona and Nevada, according to...

It is no secret that, since peaking on January 7, the crypto market has been mired in a concerning decline that has been going on for months now. However, prices are slowly beginning to climb back to more normal...

“Pier”, Brazil’s anti-corruption blockchain platform. “Pier” is the codename for the recently announced Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) blockchain platform. The platform will be used to facilitate information exchanged between the country's financial regulators and the BCB. According to an official...

At the beginning of 2019, there were 4,101 ATMs worldwide. South America has already exceeded 60 cryptocurrency ATMs. The number of cryptocurrency ATMs has increased from 4,101 early in 2019 to start with 6,387 in 2020....

The platform allows the user to exchange a cryptoactive into a fiat currency without using an exchange house. Through a new decentralized and auditable network called PegNet, the startup Factom will seek to allow the...

This development includes trading, consulting, and managing digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). KB Kookmin, the largest and most important South Korean bank, is planning to offer crypto custody services for Bitcoin and...

The FATF has just implemented a set of recommendations for Latin American exchanges. Several countries in the region belong to a regional branch of the FATF The recommendations issued by the Financial Action Task Force...