“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...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded the blockchain project Factom with $193,380 to support the testing of a platform that aims to secure information from border police cameras and sensors, the Department announced last Friday.
This project...
After the cryptocurrency “boom” of the past few months, many states in the US have found themselves in the need to update their legislatures, in order to make sure any new concepts are properly treated within the...
Everyday, new nations come to the conclusion that the global adoption of strict regulations on cryptocurrencies are necessary.
However, there are still some nations that maintain optimism in the potential for cryptocurrencies, and continue to have a more flexible point of...
Switzerland has been referred to several times as the most blockchain-friendly country in Europe. Due, in part, to the existence of “Crypto Valley” and the country’s tax-free policy for crypto investors. As reported by local news outlet...
With the constant discussion of nations and central banks issuing their own cryptocurrencies, Russian President, Vladimir Putin recently dissipated any rumor by clarifying that,
"digital currencies are a phenomenon that is just developing"
Putin added that,
"Russia can not have their...
According to the Deputy of the Bank of Italy: government cryptocurrencies could save the EU up to € 76 billion.
Fabio Panetta, Deputy Director of the Bank of Italy, gave an opening speech
focused on the digital currencies of the...
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is considering the issuance of their own cryptocurrency, according to the bank's governor in a statement on June 5th.
In a speech on Thai economic development, the governor of the Bank of
Thailand, Veerathai Santiprabhop,...
The CEO of Ripple affirms that BTC will never be the global currency.
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, was recently interviewed by CNBC, and stated that he does not believe that Bitcoin will become the global currency. He added that it...
"We want local cryptocurrency’s in New York" - Rom Kim
Rom Kim, a New York state legislator, recently proposed the A11018 project, which, if approved, will modify the law on the development of urban corporations of New York, and will launch 10...
