IBM announced on Tuesday the launch of its enterprise blockchain platform’s latest version. IBM reported that its vision is a fully-flexible blockchain platform, built around a well-managed open source distributed ledger technology, that can truly run in virtually any computing infrastructure. It was revealed: “Clients… Read More
Tagged blockchain, ibm, ibm blockchain
Viruses “first marketed in a Russian bulletin board in June 2011” have been found on computers of employees at Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange hacked in January 2018 for more than $534 million USD in NEM tokens, Asahi Shimbum writes. Previously, South Korean intelligence had… Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against UK based defendants Control-Finance Limited, a Bitcoin trading and investment company, and principal, Benjamin Reynolds. According to the CFTC, the defendants are charged with “exploiting public enthusiasm for Bitcoin by fraudulently obtaining… Read More
Tagged benjamin reynolds, bitcoin, control finance, fraud, james mcdonald, uk, united kingdom
Police from the city of Qiqihar in Western China used a drone to locate an illegal Bitcoin mine hidden in the centre of the large “fish pond” or marsh adjacent to an oil production facility, Chinese news outlet Huangiu reports. Police from the Green Grassland… Read More
Following a recommendation made last year in April by Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, five cryptocurrency exchanges in the country have updated their terms of service to state they can be liable for losses resulting from cyberattacks or system malfunctions, YonHap News reports. The new language… Read More
Tagged exchanges, south korea
Securitize and the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA), an association advocating for a compliant digital securities industry, have partnered to accelerate the adoption of digital securities in Japan. According to a release, Securitize and JSTA will work closely with financial institutions and businesses to educate… Read More
Tagged carlos domingo, go masuda, japan, japan security token association, jsta, securitize
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) launched its long-anticipated cryptocurrency today with an onslaught of documents, commentary and punditry feedback. Two new websites were revealed each affiliated with a different aspect of their new crypto-ecosystem. First there is the Libra stablecoin, a global currency “backed by a collection of… Read More
Tagged calibra, facebook, katie haun, libra, libra blockchain, stablecoin
In partnership with the NSW Government, Sydney Launch Festival opens this week to give NSW startups a chance to pitch their startups t to a global audience and learn from the world’s top startup founders and investors. Launch Festival is the creation of Jason Calacanis…. Read More
Tagged australia, jasan calacanis, launch festival
Aspiring bank Mt Pelerin has announced a “one-stop shop” service to help companies tokenize and issue securities using blockchain tech. Mt Pelerin’s new tool is described as “giving companies of any size the possibility to access fundraising methods like IPOs more easily and without significant… Read More
Tagged arnaud salomon, banking, mt pelerin, security token offering, switzerland
Alex Sobel, Labour and Cooperative MP for Northern English district of Leeds North West, has called Bitcoin, “…a right-wing nightmare which facilitates tax evasion, money laundering and environmental degradation.” He has also warned that, “…the Left has continuously failed to engage with questions of finance,… Read More
Tagged alex sobel, uk, united kingdom
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