For cypherpunks, the default goal is to “encrypt everything”—but that’s not how we need to do it. In this latest episode of “Bitcoin Class with Satoshi,” Dr. Craig S. Wright and sCrypt’s Xiaohui Liu talk about the right ways to keep information secure and private, without creating a network where […]

Government-backed Chinese banks have reportedly started exploring new use cases for the digital yuan by allowing citizens to use it to buy insurance products and investment funds online. The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday that leading Chinese banks such as Bank of Communications (Bocom) and China Construction Bank (CCB) […]

Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) – in which Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) holds a 76.9% stake – participated in the latest funding round for the Asia-Pacific-focused crypto exchange Zipmex. The $41 million raise, which saw the participation of two publicly traded Thai media firms and overseas VC funds in addition […]

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Following the attainment of its peak price, Ripple is in a downward correction as the price fluctuates between $1.05 and $1.30. Today, XRP is falling as it hits the low of $1.12. The current decline was rejected at the high of $1.19 Sellers are pushing XRP to the previous low […]

Cuba plans on regulating digital currencies and paving the way for their integration into the country’s payment system. The Caribbean country has confirmed that the central bank will set the rules for the industry and issue licenses to virtual asset service providers. The Cuban government published ‘Resolution 215’ recently in […]

Venezuelan authorities are on the lookout for a scammer accused of disappearing with 23.66 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $1.15 million from his clients’ accounts after faking his own kidnapping. On Aug. 29th, Douglas Rico, director of Venezuela’s Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) issued a statement asserting that 23-year-old, Andrés […]

India’s national securities regulator is to launch a new system for monitoring financial instruments powered by blockchain, in a move that could mark a significant step in the use of distributed ledger technology in financial services regulation. The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced earlier this week its plan […]

One of the world’s popular action movie actors must pay the full penalty imposed for promoting a digital currency ICO, a U.S. federal judge has ruled. Steven Seagal got into trouble for touting Bitcoiin2Gen’s ICO and even though he agreed to pay over $300,000 in fines, he has since relocated […]

The Thai securities regulator is seeking to further tighten its hold on the digital currency industry, this time proposing new regulations for the custodians and lenders. Aside from becoming more stringent on the withdrawal of digital assets held by custodians, the watchdog is seeking to prohibit digital asset lending. Thailand’s […]