Europe Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD)
BRUSSELS - The new (5th) Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD) that was initially proposed as early as May 2018 is finally effective since January 10, 2020. Essentially the...
Currency
Bitcoin Set For 2020 Growth Based On Scarcity And Increasing Demand
According to Bloomberg's latest Crypto outlook update (Jan 2020 edition), the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin, as well as physical gold are both set for growth in 2020 based on...
Blockchain Finance: What To Expect In 2020
From extreme speculations about blockchain-powered currencies' prices to hopeful wishes that it will be a game-changing year, there's been so much excitement cultivated about 2020 that it reminded...
China Issues ‘Risk Tips’ Asking Local Investors To Stay Away From Public Cryptos
BEIJING - A joint statement compiled by the Beijing Municipal Financial Supervisory, the Busines Management Department of the People's Bank of China (PBoC), Beijing Banking Insurance Regulatory Bureau...
ECB Announces Proof-of-Concept for EUROchain Distributed Ledger
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank (ECB) is announcing an in-house blockchain platform called EUROchain, being developed by R3 and Accenture, and it will also act as the...
Registering A Domain On The Blockchain: The New Digital Estate Hustle
Is registering domains on the blockchain the new internet domain boom? Apparently, it is, with new numbers coming in from Business Wire, suggesting that Unstoppable Domains is now...
Is Facebook’s Libra Still In The Pipeline For A 2020 Rollout?
Facebook's long-planned cryptocurrency went rogue for a couple of months since its controversial period during the Summer of 2019, but right before the end of the year, Libra...