PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

Malaysia’s initial coin offering (ICO) regulations are said to take effect on Tuesday (January 15) per a notice from the Securities Commission (SC) in the country, Coindesk reported. million between 2015 and 2017 through the Finnish bitcoin exchange. With the order, exchanges and offerings for tokens would need the SC’s approval.

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AUGUST 11, 2019

The task force is comprised of 14 appointed members and has 180 days to file a study to the governor’s office and the state’s committee on science, tech and innovation. FATF would manage the project, while the 15 nations, including the G7 members, Australia and Singapore, would develop the system, according to Nikkei Asian Review.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Recent filings show that China’s central bank will use its new verification system — the Certification of FinTech Products — on all of the products that could be used in digital payment technologies, including point-of-sale mobile terminals, embedded application software, user front-end software and security carriers and chips.

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MARCH 29, 2017

In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration this month — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s s NYSE Arca exchange’s request to list and trade the SolidX Bitcoin Trust.

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JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Once seen as a tool for the dark web and black markets, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin now want to be a part of the broader economy. Bitcoin at the Center. ” The widespread reliance on bitcoin to facilitate ransomware payouts is a “genuine challenge” for the cryptocurrency industry, he added. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Hard fork, anyone?

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 3, 2017

This hypothetical licensing program could put into place a nation-wide, unified regulatory framework for cryptocurrency exchange platforms. Last week, Japan’s […].

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies. Even the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

federal law enforcement agencies have recovered $110,000 worth of stolen bitcoin, and returned it to cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. bitcoin — is just a small portion of the amount stolen by hackers in August 2016. That amount — totaling 27.7 Reports said Coinbin has suffered estimated losses of ?29.3 billion ($26 million USD).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies.

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Bitcoin and blockchain creator Satoshi Nakamoto developed these tools nearly a decade ago, he said. Broader Doubts Emerge.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Ripple brought onboard National Commercial Bank Saudi Arabia to its blockchain payment network, RippleNet, the company announced yesterday. With $120 billion in assets, NCB is the second-largest financial institution in the Middle East.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

Menon told the newswire that he placed cryptos in three categories, ranging from utility tokens to digital tokens (with some characteristics of securities), then there are payment tokens such as bitcoin. In reference to the IMF-World Bank meetings, FinTech garnered attention, as the IMF trained its sights on financial innovation.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The country’s National Bureau of Investigation was flooded with about 15,000 complaints from people who were patients when the clinic was hacked. Numerous patients received ransom demands from the hackers, who asked for bitcoin in exchange for privacy. The breach was first made known last month.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

In July, reports in the Financial Times said Switzerland is working to open the nation’s traditional corporate banking market to cryptocurrency companies finding it difficult to get banked, thanks to fears over anti-money laundering (AML) violations and other compliance issues. “Time is pressing,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that come from creative endeavor. Puerto Rico is looking at ways to beef up the performance and security of the electric grid itself, following hurricanes that struck last year.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

With no Samsung-like news for bitcoin, prices are holding steady and are even a bit bullish. But let’s turn to the miners, who aren’t happy at all with a stable bitcoin price. The bitcoin block reward was halved in July, which has changed the profitability of new miner entries and could impact the decentralization of bitcoin.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Cryptocurrencies , like bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple , are digital assets designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure transactions,” he said. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value. It is used as currency, a means to exchange for goods and services. “New

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NCR

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are prompting a lot of discussion at the moment, with analysts and commentators offering various predictions about whether they provide an insight into the future of payments, or could in fact pose a risk to financial and economic stability. Can they pay local and national government agencies with it?”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

Western Union just put its toe in the bitcoin/blockchain waters. It announced an investment in Digital Currency Group, a bitcoin/blockchain startup-focused investment firm, which includes former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, who is serving as an advisor and also put money up. Russia Tightens Anti-Bitcoin Laws.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. PayPal’s Bitcoin Backing Proves Crypto Is Ready For Prime Time (And Grandma). Top Trackers And Reports.

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JUNE 17, 2016

A few years ago Silicon Valley visionaries were sure that bitcoin was going to transform financial services. On January 21, 2014 Marc Andreessen explained , “why bitcoin has so many Silicon Valley programmers and entrepreneurs lathered up” and compared it to the “Internet in 1993.” Again, it hasn’t worked out.

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JULY 16, 2020

As the demand for digital payments surge, however, the systems that used to keep them secure are falling short. Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines , for example, has issued a recent warning against Bitcoin Revolution, which is touting a transaction success rate of 99 percent.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

House of Representatives, asking the government to establish a national policy for technology. The resolution implies that bitcoin and blockchain technology are ways to help the unbanked and empower the consumer. According to the resolution, digital currencies increase transparency and provide more secure payment authentication.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Elsewhere, in India, that country’s Reserve Bank has floated a raft of proposals seeking to boost the FinTech space, with a focus on innovation labs and data protection, among other initiatives. One consideration, the group has said, includes regulatory sandbox/innovation hubs that provide industry support as innovation comes to market.

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Milan, Italy was the host of a formal bitcoin conference to address scaling and a protest conference that addressed, well, everything that the formal conference didn’t. Scaling of bitcoin is a thorny issue and one that caused some dissension at the Scaling Bitcoin conference that took place on October 8 and 9.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. We remember his architecting the legendary Bank of America and Security Pacific merger on the West Coast. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The People’s Republic of China will likely re-legalize cryptocurrency trading, ending its nation-wide ban on crypto exchanges from early September, as reported by cnLedger, a well-known source on cryptocurrency news in China.

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Bankelele

DECEMBER 24, 2015

On Tuesday, December 15th , the Central Bank of Kenya issued a public notice on bitcoin in the Daily Nation: CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC ON VIRTUAL CURRENCIES SUCH AS BITCOIN – it read. Suffice to say, I have a firm grasp of Bitcoin in whole. Evidently, Bitcoin and bonga points fall in the same category.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges have reported a total of 669 suspected money laundering cases to the country’s National Police Agency, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

The city will also be home to a national conference center that can purportedly handle 20,000 visitors. Keng Kai said in the FX Empire interview, “Technological innovations will be focused on the improvement of the fundamental infrastructure and integrated with the city statistics. There is also, of course, the blockchain technology.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Governments may not be too keen on bitcoin, but blockchain is another story. Singapore stepped onto the global stage as a world leader in blockchain innovation in recent months. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so. United States.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

So good, in fact, that the six-and-a-half-year-old firm actually took down the silver medal at Innovation Project 2016 for most invisible innovation. It has also pursued a larger geographical footprint, with presence in over 150 nations worldwide. Bitcoin puts huge risks into play — with no obvious way to mitigate them.”.

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MARCH 14, 2016

Well, it is “an innovative new payment platform created to transform the payments industry by drastically altering the economics through Internet-based technology, generating significant consumer benefits.” It’s secure, it’s cheap, it’s faster than a speeding bullet. We profile innovators on PYMNTS.com every day.

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