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«We need legal certainty to allow the Blockchain technology to develop». MEP Eva Kaili has no doubt about the important link between regulation and innovation. Taking part to the presentation of the book “Crypto-revelation” by the Italian entrepreneurs Andrea and...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank jointly released a paper intended to guide policymakers around the world in their handling of the rise of fintech. Yen Nee Lee on CNBC website explains that the agenda was launched in Bali, where the IMF and the World...

“We are evaluating the government-backed cryptocurrency and crypto-token,” said a senior government official privy. The same strategy is also applied to the technology on which cryptocurrencies are based: “And we are looking to develop and encourage our own research...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded the world economic growth outlook, by spurring risk-off trading across the globe. This pushed Bitcoin to a high of $6,656. Naeem Aslam on Forbes explains that Bitcoin needs some sort of a blessing to revitalise the...

Darla Mercado on the CNBC website writes that 10 years from now the blockchain will be part of every transaction and will provide governments with a way to track how their currency is being used. This technology will drive down the cost of escrow, bank accounts and...

Cryptocurrencies are effectively unlegislated right now in the United States - a new technology without an overarching framework of how to address the new needs, and innovations it brings. Congress has passed no explicit law defining an overarching view on...

Forbes has partnered with a blockchain-based platform to publish its content. Ana Berman on Cointelegraph writes that from the beginning of 2019, journalists will be able to upload their data on a decentralized network while posting it to the Forbes website...

The Governor of the Qatar Central Bank Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud al-Thani has outlined opportunities and challenges facing the development of Islamic fintech. As reported by the Gulf Times, these challenges present opportunities for growth in the Middle East and North...

The music producer Stephen Brett on Forbes lists the blockchain advantages in the music world and notes that music streaming disrupted the music industry in the same way mobile phones changed the way people communicate. Brett says the blockchain simplifies people's...

As Vishal Marria writes on Forbes, last month the UK’s Treasury Committee described the crypto-landscape as a ‘Wild West’ in desperate need of regulation, but also suggested that such regulations could position the UK as a hub for cryptocurrency trading and...

The European Union’s securities watchdog said on Monday it was examining every initial coin offering (ICO) to see whether it should be regulated, mirroring moves by its U.S. counterpart. Huw Jones (Reuters) reports it. Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities...

Edward Tse on the South China Morning Post explains that the Made in China 2025 has set Asian country's vision to take on global leadership in advanced manufacturing and hi-tech industries. China has rid itself of its “copycat” stigma and has emerged as a...