Softbank Launches Card that Integrates a Blockchain Wallet

Japan’s telecom carrier Softbank has just launched its SBC Wallet Card (Softbank Card 3.0) which will integrate a Blockchain wallet. The bank card will have the basic features that such cards have as well as other additional functions. Card owners…

Korea Lines up Crypto Anti-Money Laundering Law

The South Korean national assembly is lining up a bill that will provide a legal basis for crypto-currencies in the country. The bill, which has already passed the national assembly’s national policy committee, is only awaiting ratification from the judiciary…

German Bank Boosts Bitcoin with Negative Interest Rates Move

Germany’s first bank is demanding that savers pay it to hold their money. The bank is demanding payment to hold custody of their money even if it means one euro per account. According to multiple local press outlets, including the…

Tunisia to Launch its Central Bank Digital Currency based on the Blockchain

The African nation of Tunisia is set to become the first country to digitize its national currency to a Blockchain platform. The digital version of the national currency is all the handy work of the country’s central bank. According to…

Top Chinese Newspaper Features a Bitcoin Headline

Crypto twitter erupted Monday after report a crypto headline on Monday’s edition of the official state run publication of the people’s republic of china, Xinhua. The paper reportedly featured an article tilted ‘Bitcoin; The First Successful Application of Blockchain technology’.…

Bahrain looking to attract Fintech Start-ups through a Fast-track Program

The Bahrain economic development board has rolled out a new program that seeks to boost investment in the country by attracting new startups. These startups include crypto businesses, which the government has a special interest in. According to an October…

Decentralized Finance has drastically reduced the risks of a future Ethereum fork

Ethereum is a very popular platform for creating decentralized apps (DApps), however, an Ethereum fork can disrupt much of the DApp ecosystem. Decentralized finance has now drastically reduced the chances of such a fork.

Chinese Regulator: Libra must Abide to Regulations or get Banned

A Chinese senior regulator is of the opinion that Libra must be made to abide to international foreign exchange regulations or “it should be banned”. Sun Tiangi Chief accountant of China’s State Administration of foreign exchange (SAFE), made the comments…

China unbans Crypto!!

China is taking an abrupt crypto U-turn that is surprising everyone in the crypto community. A country that only a few months ago had a lot of anti-crypto sentiment is increasingly becoming more open to the technology. According to Twitter-based…

Jack Dorsey: Twitter will not be Joining Libra Association

According to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, the social media giant will not be part of the Libra foundation. Dorsey replied with a resounding “Hell no” when asked about his firm’s potential membership of the Facebook-led crypto payments scheme at a…