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Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Seek Employees to Solve Regulatory Issues

Sep 25, 2021 at 11:11 // News Many cryptocurrency exchanges have had problems with financial regulators in different countries. Some of them have had to shut down or move their operations to other countries. Others have been forced to look for ways to deal with supervisors and improve compliance. In 2021, cryptocurrency exchange Binance had numerous issues with regulators in different countries. As reported by CoinIdol, a world blockchain news outlet, it was charged and sanctioned by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) for allegedly conducting illegal business. Later, the

IOV Labs Prepares to Aid Cryptocurrency Adoption in Asia

Share some Bitpinas love:By Shiela BertilloIOV Labs, a Bitcoin merge-mined smart contracts platform, is arranging the adoption of cryptocurrency worldwide, starting from the emerging markets in Asia such as Vietnam and the Philippines. Through IOV Labs’ RSK, a bitcoin sidechain notable for how it has revamped the way users swap bitcoin for RBTC, and its new Powpeg system user transaction would be easier as the proof of transaction is automatically generated and vetted by a special hardware security module. And once these modules receive the proof, they distribute the RBTC to

This is driving Dubai’s cryptocurrency market to do ‘fantastically well’

Dubai and the larger UAE have long been touted as rising tech and innovation hubs, providing entry points into Asia and Middle Eastern markets. With exponential developmental growth in the past decades, Dubai is now considered one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the world. It would then not be surprising for some to speculate that the country could also rise up as one of the leaders in the cryptocurrency space. In a recent interview, Bittrex Global CEO Stephen Stonberg opined that Dubai is well-poised to capitalize from the growing cryptocurrency

Cuba agrees to regulate, recognize cryptos citing ‘socio-economic interest’

Two weeks ahead of El Salvador’s official adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender, another Latin American nation has decided to officiate the use of cryptocurrencies. According to recent reports, the Cuban government has said that it wants to “recognize and regulate” the use of digital assets in the nation. A resolution was published in the nation’s Official Gazette today, one which revealed that the Cuban Central Bank will soon be implementing rules for the use of cryptocurrencies. Additionally, it will also be determining the licensing requirements for crypto-service providers within

Spain: Here are the latest regulatory requirements for crypto-exchanges

Spain’s central bank is all set to roll out the new registration process for crypto-exchanges by September-October. Exchanges, along with crypto-asset custody platforms and wallets, will be required to register with authorities in order to comply with legal requirements. This, the institution believes, will address transparency and terrorism financing issues. The aforementioned steps are mandated by the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Law. It was passed by the Spanish parliament last year. Subsequently, this provision was included in Royal Decree-Law 7/2021. It gives a period of six

EA Sports Hiring New Senior Director to Explore Blockchain & NFTs

A new job posting on LinkedIn reveals EA Sports’ intentions of expanding their empire into blockchain and NFTs. Sponsored Sponsored The video game giant EA Sports posted an ad on LinkedIn for a new Senior Director of Competitive Gaming Brand. In the ad EA Sports specifies the applicant should be ready to lead the business into the realm of blockchain and NFTs.   According to the job post, the company plans to expand into new territories. “We set the pace for EA’s investment in gaming subscriptions, our PC storefront and platform, competitive

Live Online Masterclass on Project Finance & Project Financial Modelling

Singapore, Aug 27, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Infocus International Group has launched the Project Finance & Project Financial Modelling online masterclass and it will be commencing live on 27 September 2021. Today's project finance (PF) transactions require a higher level of expertise not only in programming more sophisticated and flexible financial models, but also in incorporating the latest risk mitigation and credit enhancement instruments. While higher standards of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) impact management are being demanded of all major capital projects worldwide, more options and models for ESG mitigation, insurance, guarantee

Visa invests $150,000 in NFT CryptoPunk Asset

Credit card giant Visa has made a substantial splash on its emergence into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with a $150,000 acquisition of a CryptoPunk, the collective of digital artworks that pioneered the mainstream culture of the space back in 2017.In a blog post announcement released on Monday, Cuy Sheffield, head of crypto at Visa and self-proclaimed NFT enthusiast, shared his views on the value of purchasing NFT assets in the digital economy, the vast growth of the market in the past few years, as well as Visa’s commercial incentives in this

Molecule Partners with VitaDAO and Nevermined Creating Pioneering Biopharma IP-to-NFT Transfer

[Press Release – Please see Disclaimer] Molecule, a decentralised biopharma marketplace, has developed a novel IP-to-NFT framework with Web3 technology innovator Nevermined. In a historic transaction, the first biopharma IPNFT was successfully transferred to research collective VitaDAO to fund novel longevity therapeutics at the University of Copenhagen. 18th August 2021, Basel, Switzerland — For the first time in history, NFTs are being used for a transfer of IP ownership in medical research. This unique milestone is a result of a partnership between biopharma IP marketplace Molecule, and VitaDAO, a decentralized