Tag: Cryptocurrency
Opinion: The future of cryptocurrency relies on regulation
Andrew Kirillov, CFO at TradingView, discusses why he believes regulation is essential to the future success of cryptocurrency.
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IMF makes the case for state-backed digital currency
International Monetary Fund (IMF) director Christine Lagarde has used a speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival to explore the case for state-backed digital currencies. The future...
MOBI launches Grand Challenge for blockchain in transport sector
Transport industry blockchain consortium the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) and the Trusted IoT Alliance (TIoTA) have jointly launched a new initiative to spur...
Connected transport: MOBI blockchain consortium expands with WEF, new standards groups
When the MOBI blockchain consortium was formed in May 2018 by some of the world's biggest automakers and cutting-edge technology providers, it promised to...
UK government calls for regulation of cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’
The UK government's Treasury Committee has called for greater regulation of cryptocurrencies, citing volatile prices, hacking vulnerabilities, minimal consumer protection, and money laundering risks...
IoT security: How to beat crypto-jacking attacks | Expert panel
Cyber criminals are increasingly hijacking computing power to mine cryptocurrencies. The impact is much greater than firms might think, warns Kate O’Flaherty. But what...
IBM launches blockchain payment & clearing network for banks
IBM has brought its Blockchain World Wire (BWW) banking payments network out of beta testing and officially announced it to the world.
Blockchain World Wire uses...
NVIDIA: AI & cloud soaring, Turing launched – crypto-mining dead?
GPU and AI giant NVIDIA has just reported strong, analyst-beating Q2 results – and yet its share price fell. The takeaway for some was...
30% of enterprises hit by crypto-mining attacks in past month
Thirty percent of large UK businesses admit to being hit by crypto-mining attacks within the previous month, according to new figures released today.
The research,...
Q&A | Helium CEO Amir Haleem on an open, affordable, blockchain-based...
Ahead of its wider launch later this year, Andrew Hobbs spoke to co-founder and CEO Amir Haleem about how Helium is promising an affordable...
Japan’s biggest bank to launch blockchain payments network
The Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced the design and deployment of a payment platform based on blockchain technology, in partnership with US cloud...
IBM, Veridium, Stellar launch blockchain for trading carbon credits
Environmental fintech company Veridium Labs is partnering with IBM to use blockchain to help companies offset their environmental footprints and reduce global warming.
The idea...