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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined the chorus of critics of the Central African Republic's (CAR) decision to adopt bitcoin. According to the IMF, the adoption poses legal and economic challenges not only to the country, but al
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) launched on mainnet on May 4, 2017. At launch, ENS featured an automated registrar process allowing anyone to easily and cheaply register names ending in ".eth" using an auction process. The auction system enable
Indian Bitcoin exchange Zebpay is adding 200,000 users a month and is eyeing half a mln by the end of 2017. In an interview with Forbes India , the exchange, which is one of the country’s ‘big names’ in Bitcoin along with Unocoin and Coinse
Bitcoin is a next-gen, all-digital currency that’s already a global phenomenon. Developed with high levels of security and anonymity in mind, it’s touted as a potential replacement for paper- and coin-based money in the near future. Some in
Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown has said the “stampede is coming” for Bitcoin from banks - as soon as next year. In a piece on Reformed Broker , Brown, who is a legacy finance figure openly supportive of cryptocurrency, said Goldm
A Japanese financial services group is drawing plans to issue its own tradeable digital currency to be used for payments and instant P2P transfers. Japan’s SBI Holdings, a major financial services group already invested in digital currencie
Sweden is fast-moving to follow through on its plans to become the world's first cashless society. While this is seen as a good sign for digital currencies on a new progressive frontier, it brings issues, such as privacy concerns, when ever
In recent months, news about Bitcoin being widely purchased and mined in Venezuela has led to a number of rumors regarding the growth and demand of the cryptocurrency there. An interview with Daniel Osorio of Andean Capital Advisors on CNBC
In the wake of recent and painful Chinese cryptocurrency lockdowns, other countries are beginning to be more open to Bitcoin and others. A recent statement by Malaysia’s Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim at the Global Symposium