Blockchain Today
Dubai Financial Regulator to Develop Framework for Digital Assets
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will begin work on establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets as stated in the business plan for 2021-2022. DFSA operates in a special economic zone - the Dubai International Financial Center. The department [...]
ECB: Potential Users Called Privacy as the Main Feature of the Digital Euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) has completed a public consultation on the digital euro. Over 8,000 people and organizations participated in the discussion, which was a record for such public discussions from the ECB, the regulator said. According to a [...]
PayPal Cleared a Record $242 Million in Cryptocurrency Transactions
Payment giant PayPal has recorded a record cryptocurrency trading volume on the platform. On January 11, users conducted transactions for $ 242 million. Retail has arrived. @PayPal cleared $242M in crypto sales yesterday. That's nearly double the previous record. 🌐📲✅ [...]
Association News
Blockchain Association Member Youhodler Focuses on Security With New Partnerships
July 8th, 2020 — The Blockchain Association today announces that approved member and EU and Swiss-based FinTech startup YouHodler has launched new partnerships with industry-leading infrastructure security and risk management firms Ledger Vault and Elliptic to provide its customers with [...]
Blockchain Association Announces Gallant Exchange as Latest Approved Member
July 7th 2020, The Blockchain Association today announces Gallant Exchange as its latest approved member. The company joins a growing list of digital asset exchanges, which are committed to upholding the highest standards of commercial honor and best business practices [...]
Expert Committee Member Simon Grunfeld Launches New Digital Asset Exchange
June 25, 2020, The Blockchain Association today announces that Blockchain Expert Committee (BEC) member Simon Grunfeld has launched the Gallant Exchange, a NYC based Sports and Crypto start-up focusing on retail trading and sports fan engagement. With the new role [...]
Expert Opinion
How to Avoid Common Fraud Involving Cryptocurrency
The nature of limited supply for many digital assets and other commodity-like qualities coupled with network effects and market inefficiencies helps create extreme volatility in many cases and as can be seen historically. In addition to market risk, crypto-assets can [...]
What’s the Story with Ethereum?
This article was originally published in Medium. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Ethereum is an open-source and public platform for creating decentralised online services that work on the basis of smart contracts. The platform is decentralised, based [...]
What’s the Story with Ripple?
This article was originally published in Medium. It is reposted here with permission from the author. Ripple Overview Ripple is a cryptocurrency platform for payment systems, which focusses on transactions without chargebacks to proceed payments directly, secure and very fast. [...]