South Africa Appoints Working Group to Study Cryptocurrency The crypto penetration is rising exponentially in the African countries.
Australian Retail Investment Sentiment Falls to All-Time Lows in October Aussie investors are particularly worried about geopolitical events, such as the current US Government.
Accusations of Vote-Buying Erupt on EOS Network; Block.One Responds Huobi was accused of accepting money in exchange for its voting power as an EOS block producer.
LSE’s Electronic Bond Trading Platform Goes Live in South Africa The seven-year-long project will enable global access to South Africa’s government bond market.
US Politicians Must Disclose Cryptocurrency Holdings The United States Office of Government Ethics recognises possible conflicts of interest.
Varyon to Be Cryptocurrency of New Island Nations An ambitious project aims to "liberate humanity from politicians."
Indian Cryptocurrency Market On the Rise Despite Government Ban Indian cryptocurrency traders are cautiously optimistic about the future.
No Quarter: China to Strengthen Anti-Cryptocurrency Measures The appointment of a new governor has not softened the attitude of the People's Bank.
Axis of Corruption: Crypto Oligarchs, Centralized Coins, and More–Oh My! Governments and oligarchs aren't exempt from cryptocurrency's close association with illicit activity.
US Government Set to Sell Seized Bitcoins from Dark Web Racket The government is about to sell 513 Bitcoin and 512 Bitcoin Cash worth around $10 million.
Japanese Village Plans to Hold ICO to Revitalize Local Economy The local government is collaborating with three private enterprises to plan the ICO efficiently.
US State of Illinois May Transition to Blockchain-based System Blockchain technology offers governments opportunities to improve efficiency, cost savings, and cybersecurity.
UK Government Commits to Yearly £500,000 Investment in Fintech The UK government has pledged to boost the UK fintech industry with a yearly cash injection.
Debt, Tax Evasion and Competing Economic Doctrines Dominate IMF and World Bank Discussions The rate of debt acquisition has slowed but its reduction will not begin until 2019 at the earliest. Posturing ...
MasterCard and Visa need to find a Russian payment provider or pay $2.9 billion Following new laws in Russia, card firms MasterCard and Visa are now searching for local payment systems to doge ...
FlipKart against ease of FDI in India With the announcement of the Indian Prime Minister possibly allowing Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) in Ecomerce, many firms are ...
India’s Prime Minster likely to allow FDI in Ecommerce next month Non-Indian Ecommerce firms may soon rejoice as the Indian government may allow Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) from international companies ...
Russia releases jailed payment exec to help build new national payment scheme Co-founder of Russian based payment scheme ChronoPay, Pavel Vrublevsky, who was accused of organizing a cyberattack last year, was ...
Russia comes to agreement with Visa and MasterCard After removing themselves from Russia as a result of the crisis in the Ukraine, Russian officials have come to ...
UPDATE: MasterCard and Visa resume activities with SMP in Russia After MasterCard and Visa’s recent restrictions imposed on Russian banks this past weekend, SMP Bank has announced the ban ...