China passes cryptography law. To be effective from Jan 1st, 2020
The Standing Committee of China National People Congress voted on Oct 26 to pass cryptography law, which will go into effect on Jan 1, 2020. The new law focuses on...
October 26, 2019
2019
President Xi wants China to take the leading position in blockchain
China’s President Xi Jinping said China should take a leading position in the development, research, and investment in blockchain technology. He made the remarks in the 18th Political Bureau of...
October 26, 2019
Accenture, SAP, and R3 developing a blockchain-based settlement system
Accenture, SAP, and R3 are collaborating to build a blockchain-based real-time gross settlement system (RTGS). The design will enable high-value transactions faster, more efficient, reliable and secure between banks and...
October 25, 2019
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures options to launch on Dec 9, 2019
Bakkt to offer options on its bitcoin futures contract. As per the announcement, Bakkt will launch the first regulated options contract for bitcoin futures on December 9, 2019. This will...
October 24, 2019
Bakkt BTC futures contract hit a new record volume
Bakkt physically-settled BTC futures contract hit a new volume record yesterday. The platform saw a demand of $4.5 Million volume in the Bakkt BTC futures contract. Till now the total...
October 24, 2019
TON investors agree to delay the launch of Telegram Open Network
TON Investors agree to delay the launch of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform to April 30, 2020. The agreement was made by the majority of TON investors and...
October 24, 2019
Facebook may move out from the Libra Association
The recent developments hint Facebook may be moving away from Libra Association. As one of the association members confirmed the BBC: “We’ve seen Facebook start to move away from the...
October 23, 2019
Zuckerberg: Facebook will not launch Libra unless U.S. regulators approve
Ahead of Oct 23 hearing, Mark Zuckerberg has shared his testimony with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services addressing several concerns lawmakers have expressed over the launch...
October 22, 2019
Opera cryptocurrency wallet now supports Bitcoin and Tron blockchain
Internet browser Opera has added support for Bitcoin payments in its cryptocurrency wallet. Announcing news on Oct 22, 2019, the latest release for Android allows users to send and receive...
October 22, 2019
Binance joins Kakao’s Klaytn global blockchain council
Binance has joined the governance council of Klaytn, a public blockchain platform of the leading South Korean internet company, Kakao. As a council member, Binance will operate Klaytn consensus node...
October 22, 2019