Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, has voted to enact new digital rights legislation in October this year, according to a press release on the Duma’s official website on March 12. The changes…
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TWO AUSTRALIAN CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AN ARREST
Two cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been suspended following raids of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). One man has been arrested. …
WHAT THE WYOMING BLOCKCHAIN LAWS ACTUALLY MEAN
Last week, Bitcoinist reported that Wyoming had become the most blockchain-friendly state in the US by passing four new blockchain laws. But what does this mean for the state, the…
Securities Lawsuit Against Ripple to Stay in Federal Court
An ongoing securities lawsuit against payment startup Ripple will stay in federal court, per a recent ruling. The news was announced by lawyer Jake Chervinsky in a tweet on Mar. 1. “The Court has denied…
NYSE Arca Files Paperwork for Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Approval
New details have surfaced about the bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by Bitwise and NYSE Arca. Bitwise Asset Management announced its intention to launch the ETF earlier this month. If approved, it would…
Security Report Gives A or A- Rating to 16% of Major Crypto Exchanges, None Get A+
The latest Exchange Security Report from independent analysts at ICORating has given 16 percent of the world’s biggest crypto trading platforms an A rating, and none of them an A+. The…
Bitcoin Could Revolutionize Governance, Says Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp
Jameson Lopp — a crypto industry figure and self-proclaimed professional cypherpunk — described Bitcoin (BTC) as the first step in a broader transition to an anarcho-capitalist society. Lopp’s comments…
Institutional Crypto and a New Generation of Wall Street Leaders
If there’s any doubt institutions are moving fast on crypto asset adoption, take it from a teacher. In developing the syllabus for Fordham Law and Gabelli School of Business, which both…
Blockchain Developer Role Tops LinkedIn’s 2018 Emerging Jobs List
The role of blockchain developer has leaped straight to the top of LinkedIn’s emerging jobs list for 2018. The networking platform for professionals said in a report Thursday that recent increased interest around…
The Rise of Decentralized Finance
“The older generation of bankers would probably be completely unable even to imagine how the new system would operate and therefore be practically unanimous in rejecting it. But this…
