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...
A problem in Visa's payment processing network affected most of Friday night's movements in the United Kingdom, as well as other European countries. The problem was resolved on Saturday, according to what Visa Europe reports on their...
In a recent statement, the Director of the Bank of England (BOE), Mark Carney,
announced his support for the creation of a cryptocurrency backed by the banking
entity.
This announcement was communicated during the RiksBank conference in Switzerland. Although this potential BOE...
United Kingdom authorities have opened a 24 investigation into cryptocurrency businesses over financial regulatory compliance issues.
As the local media outlet, CityWire, reported on May 25th, responding to a freedom of information request, UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...
Maltese Transport Minister, Ian Borg, has announced a new partnership with British, middleware, blockchain platform, Omnitude. This partnership is part of a strategy with the goal of using blockchain technology in the operations of the Maltese Public...
In 2016, the Vyborgsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted a prosecutorial request to block bitcoininfo.ru, one of the biggest, Russian cryptocurrency websites, which is currently offline.
According to RAPSI, the official court´s press service, The Supreme Court of Russia...