Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country’s financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter regulations for margin trading of digital assets. A report by local news publication Nikkei…
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BINANCE RESEARCH: USD CORRELATIONS INCREASING, BITCOIN CORRELATIONS DECREASING
Binance, one of the world’s most popular and largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has released a report investigating price correlations between major cryptocurrencies. The report comes specifically from Binance Research, the exchange’s market…
Blockchain in Biometrics Could be Used in Travel Security, US Customs Rep Says
Using blockchain for biometric tracking would be the technology’s killer app in the travel security sector, according to a representative from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The…
Blockchain and AI: Leading the Way to the Fourth Industrial Revolution Against the Odds
Human imagination and the strive to turn science fiction into science fact goes back to ancient times, but has only truly begun to manifest itself in the last 50 years. Though…
Australia: Clients Take Crypto Fund Manager to Court, Cite $14.2 Million in Losses
The founder of what reportedly claims to be Australia’s first online mattress retailer OzMattress and cryptocurrency fund manager Stefanos Papanastasiou is about to be brought to court by his clients over the loss of over…
BitMEX Research Finds ‘Potential Bug’ in Syncing of Ethereum Parity Full Node
The research arm of major cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has revealed in a blog post on Wednesday, March 13, that its Ethereum Parity full node contains a “potential bug.” The alleged bug was discovered while analyzing…
Crypto Exchange Bittrex International to Host Its First Public ‘Initial Exchange Offering’
Crypto exchange Bittrex is hosting its first token sale — dubbed an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) — on Bittrex International, its Malta-based digital asset trading platform. The news was announced in an official…
US State of Connecticut Introduces Bill to Authorize Smart Contract Use in Commerce
A committee of the Connecticut state legislature has proposed to authorize the use of smart contracts in commerce in the state, according to official documentation introduced on March 7. The Commerce Committee of…
Your Guide to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Events at SXSW 2019
It all started with a keynote conversation with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in 2016. South by Southwest (SXSW) organizers say that was the first inkling that cryptocurrency could play…
Ethereum Block Count Spikes as Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule
The rate at which new transaction blocks are being added to the ethereum blockchain is back on the rise after the network’s successful upgrades, Constantinople and St. Petersburg, last week….
