Tiberius Group AG, which is a Swiss asset management company that also engages in commodities trading, announced that it has postponed the launch of its new cryptocurrency until December, due to high fees from credit card companies. The currency, which was announced last month and will be called the Tiberius…
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Blockchain Research Moves Forward Thanks To BEIS Grant
Ofcom's Blockchain Exploration Grant from BEIS As of October 8, 2018, The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy gave Ofcom a grant of £700,000 to use for blockchain technology exploration. The money will supposedly help Ofcom investigate ways in which blockchain technology improves phone number management.…
Venezuela Supports Petro By Fee Payment Policy
Beginning this week, citizens of Venezuela looking to receive a new passport or renew their old one will have to pay the fees for them using the country's fledgling cryptocurrency called the Petro. On Friday, Delcy Rodriguez — who is the vice president of Venezuela — announced the new policy…
Cryptocurrency Values Remain Stable During a Week of Big News
Despite a week filled with a lot of news related to the cryptocurrency industry, the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mostly stayed stagnant. Some of the notable news for the week that ended on Saturday, October 6, 2018 included institutional investments and an important update from the U.S.…
Cracking Down on Cryptocurrency Fees and Firms
In an October 2, 2018 speech, Christopher Giancarlo, the chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported that fines and other types of enforcement actions around cryptocurrency are at an all-time high so far in 2018. There were 83 enforcement actions for the fiscal year, which concluded on September…
BlackBerry Is Still Around and Innovating New Products for Tech
The Canadian tech firm formerly known as BlackBerry is no longer a leader in the mobile device sector, but this has not stopped the company from working on interesting and innovative projects. BlackBerry still offers a few select smartphones, which include ultra-basic and ultra-secure models, but the company is also…