Cryptocurrency news - Blockchain
BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub released a report Tuesday looking at four projects that examined wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) transfers across borders. The projects demonstrated the technical feasibility of the transfers, the BIS found...
Vitalik Buterin shares his thoughts on non-financial use-cases for blockchain
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of both Ethereum & Bitcoin Magazine, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on non-financial use-cases for blockchain technology. In a paper titled “Where to use a blockchain in non-financial applications?”, Buterin expressed a...
Swiss think tank urges greater global cooperation on crypto regulation
In a bid to combat illegal activity and "regulatory arbitrage," a Swiss-based think tank has urged greater international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation. On Monday, the Basel Institute of Governance and the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators rel...
Gold industry taps blockchain for supply chain management and fraud prevention
Some of the most prominent organizations in the gold industry have joined forces to launch a new “integrity program” that utilizes blockchain technology for supply chain management — a move that’s intended to help market participants verify the authenticit...
Blockchain forensics firm finds millions in sanctioned crypto wallet
Blockchain security and forensics firm Elliptic has been working with authorities to expose crypto wallets affiliated with sanctioned individuals or organizations. The United Kingdom-based company has discovered a wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the...
Hive Blockchain on track to mine more Bitcoin, less Ether this quarter
Publicly traded crypto mining firm Hive Blockchain is expecting to produce 6,900 Ether (ETH) and 670 Bitcoin (BTC) for the fiscal quarter ending on Dec. 31, marking a respective drop and increase over that of the previous quarter. In a Wednesday notice to shareholders, H...
Ghanas E-Cedi will operate even while it’s offline
Ghana has been working hard to expand the use of e-Cedi, the central bank digital currency (CBDC), into use of offline transactions. According to Ghana's banking regulator, digital currencies may be used to transmit money without the usage of power or other types of connecti...