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The European Securities and Markets Authority, an independent EU authority, has included Malta among the seven leading nations in the cryptocurrency field. Vanessa Macdonald reports on the Times of Malta that ESMA has underlined the Maltese "evident proactive...

According to Gartner, the business value-add of blockchain will grow more than $ 3.1 trillion by 2030. Louis Columbus writes it on Forbes. There are various advantages: product safety, track-and-traceability, warranty management, Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul...

Nine Japanese financial institutions are cooperating together with Fujitsu to apply the blockchain in inter-bank settlement system. Marin Marinov on Cryptovest explains that at the beginning small-scale transactions will be carried out. Fujitsu will also allow...

Marius Jurgilas, a board member at the Bank of Lithuania, said that his country is ready to welcome Chinese fintech firms and act as a gateway for access across the Europe. Joe Wallen on Forbes explains that the Lithuanian bank in 2015 signed a co-operation agreement...

The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine has initiated a “state policy” for the classification and legalization of crypto-related activities. Marie Huillet on Cointelegraph writes that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is considering a state digital...

In the genomics field, researchers are using Artificial intelligence to study human DNA. The IA is producing very positive results in cancer research. Roger Aitken on Forbes undelines that Artificial Intelligence can quickly process a considerable amount of data. This...

A Chinese arbitration court says that Bitcoin should be legally protected as a property asset based on China's contract law. Wolfie Zhao on Coindesk underlines that there is no specific law in China governing cryptocurrencies. The court affirmed that "Bitcoin has the...

Heidi Scrimgeour on the Guardian foresees the final success for fintech industry, especially in the United Kingdom. In the first six months of 2018, global fintech investment reached a record high of $57 billion, and the UK attracted more of that investment ($16...

Al Kelly, CEO of Visa, said that the company will enter the cryptocurrency market only when these will be more solid. However, Visa is ready to implement cryptographic services. Elizabeth Gurdus of CNBC, quoting Kelly, explains that the change would be if the...

Iceland is an ideal place for cryptocurrency mining operation, as Sean Williams and Peter Ward report on Wired. Cold Arctic air provides natural cooling for mining equipment vital for the operation of data mining centers. A small mining company went further and found...

Forbes, in an article by Yoav Vilner, describes the dramatic economic situation in Venezuela that could encourage the cryptocurrency circulation. The hyperinflation has surpassed 2 million percent and the Venezuelan Bolivar has now become an useless currency. The...