According to a according to a Yonhap News report made on May, 21st, the Ministry of Science and Technology (also known as MEXT) of South Korea has currently developed plans of running a follow-up study on the blockchain regulations. The "Block Chain Regulation Improvement Study Group" is what…
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Governments Have Mixed Feelings About the Use of Cryptocurrency Funds
Traditionally, cryptocurrency has been somewhat of a divisive topic among lawmakers and regulators. Although the Maltese, Canadian and Swiss governments seem resigned to the fact that cryptocurrency is here to stay, many others just don't seem to understand it. Recently, the central bank of Laos joined the long…
Analysts More Confident of Bitcoin ETF Approval in 2019
On May 20, Dave Nadig, who is the managing director of ETF.com, said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still gathering information about Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Nadig, who is considered a leading authority on ETFs, said that while, technically the SEC faces deadlines regarding…
Bitstamp Investigates Massive Bitcoin Sale As Potential Mistake
Bitstamp Launches Investigation After a Large Selloff of Bitcoins Bitstamp, which is one of the world's largest digital currency exchanges, initiated an investigation of a large selloff of Bitcoins that led to a liquidation of $250 million worth of orders on the exchange. The sale also led to…
Start City Vienna Is Leading the European Path to Blockchain
While Austria is a relatively small country in Europe, both in terms of its population and its economy, it has become a leader on the continent in applying digital technology to improve the lives of its citizens. A big part of this has been the move to make its cities…
Coinbase Says Knowledge Is Key in Being Comfortable Using Cryptocurrencies
On May 17, Coinbase, which is one of North America's leading digital currency exchanges, announced in the form of a press release that the company's Earn program had officially gone live and was available to people in more than 100 countries. At the end of the…