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Although some believe that developing common standards for blockchain technology could hamper its growth and stifle its spirit, it is the creation of such standards that will spur greater ingenuity, innovation, and eventually mass adoption. Advertisements What is the maximum amount of time a conversation about blockchain technology can last before the mention of cryptocurrency, […]

January 13, 2018 12:14 AM Advertisements Baidu, the Chinese search engine that often draws comparisons to Google, has launched a Blockchain-as-a-service platform. On January 12, it was announced that one of China’s leading websites in terms of traffic, the search engine Baidu, launched a Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform called Baidu Trust. According to Baidu Financial, the […]

Expert Blog is Cointelegraph’s new series of articles by crypto industry leaders. It covers everything from Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to ICO regulation and investment analysis. If you want to become our guest author and get published on Cointelegraph, please send us an email at mike@cointelegraph.com. Advertisements After reading about how a partner in one of the […]

Credits:istock.com/Lightboxx Advertisements After drowning in red for a week, cryptocurrency prices picked up steam on Friday morning. Ethereum had weathered the storm better than most, yet it also climbed on the renewed sense of optimism. ETH prices jumped 4.33% against the U.S. dollar, putting the Ethereum to USD exchange rate at $1,255.57. Since there is relative […]

The troubled exchange is being sued for allegedly making deceptive statements and false promises, attempting to skirt legal liability, and planning to leave customers holding the bag. Advertisements Several years ago, the cryptocurrency exchange, Vircurex, halted trading and to date, it has not returned all assets to its customers. This week, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in the Colorado […]

The Financial Stability Oversight Council recently created a working group to examine cryptocurrency. However, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin appears unperturbed by any financial threat posed by bitcoin, notwithstanding potential losses by speculators. Advertisements On Friday morning, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke with David Rubenstein, president of the Economic Club of Washington, DC. In a segment […]

January 12, 2018 12:40 AM Advertisements A bill submitted to the US House of Representatives would require a taskforce on financial technology to be created. On January 10, Ted Budd (R- NC) introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that calls for the formation of a FinTech taskforce, among other things. It was then […]

ETHNews surveys efforts by Lithuania, Switzerland, and Ukraine to regulate and study blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in their respective nations. Advertisements Blockchain technology is taking off, and to keep pace with the development of disruptive platforms, governments around the globe are responding. The Bank of Lithuania has revealed plans this week for a regulatory sandbox […]

Credit:iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Advertisements I’ve often heard that wisdom is the rarest commodity on Earth, but I never fully grasped its meaning till yesterday. I was reading conflicting reports about Korea’s impending regulations—none of which is written in stone—and then ETH prices fell by double digits. I was shocked. One report said that Korean authorities were […]

In February, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on cryptocurrency. The meeting will reportedly feature testimony from the leaders of the CFTC and the SEC, agencies that have cautiously defined the parameters of cryptocurrency regulation. Advertisements On Thursday, it was reported that the US Senate Banking Committee plans to host a hearing on […]