Swiss Blockchain Law To be Announced in June

The Swiss are on the verge of increasing legal certainty as they announce they have entered a consultation process of blockchain law which will end in June. In December, a Federal Council ruled the existing legal framework would require just a few minor adjustments to be suitable for the implementation of blockchain in the financial […]

Western Union Set To Offer Mobile Wallet Transfers in New Deal With Thunes

International money transferring giant, Western Union has announced a project that will allow users to move money around mobile wallets with their service. The news came via a press release, whereby they announced a new partnership with Thumes, a cross-border payments network for emerging markets, who will be a catalyst in the movement. It will […]

Huobi Global To Launch Its ‘Huobi Prime’ Token Listing Next Week

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global is planning to launch its token listing platform on March 26, according to a press release and a Tweet published by the company. “We are happy to announce that on Tuesday, March 26, Huobi Prime, a better path to premium coins, will go live,” the Tweet said. The new platform will allow […]

Alibaba and Aerospace Information to Work on Cloud Computing

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba signed an agreement with Major software developer Aerospace Information Co. to work on the cloud computing segment, according to a piece of news published by the Chinese finance outlet Securities Daily. Both companies will work on the cloud computing services, finance and taxation, government affairs and blockchain technology. Alibaba and Aerospace […]

Värdex Suisse ATM Network Now Supports Bitcoin Cash

Cryptocurrency ATME and money machine operator Värdex Suisse is now supporting Bitcoin Cash in all its ATM locations, according to a tweet post published by the company. “Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is online and available now on all our ATMs!” the tweet said. According to its website, Värdez Suisse currently operates 26 ATM  in major Swiss […]

Arisebank CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Behaviours Costing Users $4.2 Million

Jared Rice, the infamous CEO of AriseBank has pled guilty to charges brought against him of security and wire fraud in court today. Rice was arrested by the FBI back in November for the crimes, which concerned a cryptocurrency scam. His company, AriseBank had falsely claimed that they could provide “FDIC-insured accounts and traditional banking […]

John McAfee Parts Ways with Sky Coin

Software millionaire, cryptocurrency advocate and living meme, John McAfee announced last night he has parted ways with Sky Coin. The news came via a tweet last night. He posted that “I (he) am no longer working with or promoting Skycoin.” However, he did not explain publically why and instead, urged users to contact him via […]

STO Battle: Where STOs and Investors Meet

The Malta AI & Blockchain Summit (AIBC) has announced a stellar show for 2019. The highly-anticipated show is expected to follow the monumental success of the November summit in 2018, which brought W. Scott Stornetta, John McAfee, the Winklevoss Twins and Sophia the Robot to Malta’s shores and took the scene by storm even in […]

Switzerland Approves Instructions on Cryptocurrency Regulation

The Swiss Federal Assembly has approved a motion to give orders to the  Federal Council to included cryptocurrencies in its existing legislation, according to a press release published by the government. The motion asks the Federal Council for the regulation and implementation of cryptocurrencies. It instructs the Council to adopt digital assets to existing laws. […]

Square To Hire Crypto Engineers Who Will Be Paid In Bitcoin

Square Payments is planning to hire four crypto engineers, and one designer to work in its new bitcoin/crypto ecosystem project. What’s more, the company will be able to pay new employees with bitcoins, according to a Tweet published by Jack Dorsey, Square CEO. According to Dorsey’s tweet, “Square is hiring 3-4 crypto engineers and 1 […]