Coinbase has unveiled a set of guiding principles designed to facilitate the adoption and growth of its new range of products and services aimed at institutional investors. In a blogpost signed by Coinbase Vice President and General Manager Adam White, the company stated that these ‘North Star’ principles will create a framework for the market […]
By Laura Desmond The new head of Japan’s primary financial regulator has backed the domestic cryptocurrency sector to grow while ruling out ‘excessive’ regulation for exchanges. In statements certain to encourage the domestic cryptocurrency sector, Toshihide Endo, the newly appointed commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), told Reuters that the authority is aiming to […]
By Alisa Moon Shark attacks are fairly rare, as they accounted for only 439 deaths between 1958 and 2016. However, shark attacks still make for exciting movies. One shark attack movie, “The Meg,” recently promoted itself with virtual shark attacks at an Australian railway station. Village Roadshow Studios, the makers of “The Meg,” teamed up with […]
By Laura Desmond Businesses of all sizes are looking for financial incentives to increase their revenue base. For billboard operators who want to increase their digital advertising reach, the 2017 tax reform package offers big reasons to expand. The latest tax reform package was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and gives tax deductions […]
By Milenna Miller When you first deploy digital signage, you probably hope it will last a long while. After all, no one wants to deploy a new display every year, or every month. Although digital signage has become more affordable, it still isn’t cheap. So, how do you future proof your digital signage? Buy commercial, […]
The hopes of Bitcoin bulls ate dust once again as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disapproved nine more Bitcoin ETF applications. The US regulator rejected two ETFs by ProShares that would track Bitcoin future contracts, five inversed and leveraged ETFs from Direxion, and another one from GraniteShares. It continued to hold its stance against […]
Law enforcement officials in California have arrested another hacker accused of stealing cryptocurrency by hijacking phone numbers. 19-year old Xzavyer Narvaez has been charged with seven counts of computer crimes, identity fraud, and grand theft, according to a report on Motherboard. According to the report, Narvaez had spent some of the Bitcoin made on luxury cards. […]
South Korea has commenced an extraordinary session in the National Assembly to discuss regulation and measures to promote the cryptocurrency industry alongside ICO guidelines to eventually overturn the ongoing ban. According to a Business Korea report on Monday, the short session – extraordinary sessions cannot exceed 30 days – in South Korea’s National Assembly will […]
When Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it was launching a bitcoin market, the move was met with enthusiasm by many within the cryptocurrency industry as a vindication of the legitimacy of the asset class. However, others, including some Wall Street veterans, warned that the “financialization” of […]
Cryptocurrencies – digital tokens known as cryptos for short – have investors in the grip of a gold rush fever, with billions being traded every day. Prices fluctuate wildly, making them high-risk investments. But could a more stable, less volatile crypto persuade us to think of digital money less as a speculative investment and more […]
