The government of India is not looking to ban crypto assets, despite recent central bank policy that has told banks to not service accounts of coin market operators, Cryptovest reported. The person who spoke to Quartz, on the condition of anonymity, said that the issue “is...
Bitcoin may still hold sway over the imagination, but now imagination is taking hold of the rails -- that would be blockchain. Amid the headlines this week, inventive uses of the distributed ledger embrace kittens and costumes (perhaps kittens in costumes, too).
Digital currency investor Li Xiaolai has reportedly resigned from the position of managing partner at the Hangzhou Xiong’An Blockchain Fund, CoinDesk reported. His departure happened after he was the subject of allegedly defamatory comments. As it stands, Li and venture capitalist Chen Weixing are locked...
Bitcoin trades have plummeted in China amid the crackdown of the country’s central bank, The Next Web reported. While renminbi-to-bitcoin currency trades comprised more than 90 percent of global bitcoin trades in December, the trades involving the Chinese currency now only make up 1 percent...
We’ve come a long way, Mr. Edison. Since the early days of cinema, the moving image has captured the imagination of, well, everyone. In some ways, the formula hasn’t changed much, but the means of distribution have. We’ve moved from literal celluloid to digital, where...
After setting up a group within Facebook to look into blockchain technology, Facebook may be bolstering its efforts in the field: Evan Cheng has taken on the position of director of engineering, blockchain, at the company, according to reports and his LinkedIn profile. Get the Full...
Venezuela’s Petro cryptocurrency will be used to fund housing in the country, The Next Web (TNW) reported. According to reports, more than 30 businesses are working toward efforts to construct the housing. That work is reportedly funded by the equivalent of $750,000 in the bolivar currency...
Thailand has launched regulations on digital tokens, and those rules will take effect on July 16. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
The top court in India is keeping in place a ban that prevents banks, financial institutions and other regulated entities from providing services related to cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg reported. Chief Justice Dipak Misra led a bench that said the Reserve Bank of India’s directive will still...
