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US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Calls for Blockchain Voting in 2020 Elections

The democratic presidential candidate who attempts to run for the high office of the President of the United States, Andrew Yang, stirred up the internet two days ago when he asked that blockchain voting should be employed in the upcoming presidential elections in 2020.Yang states on his website:“It’s ridiculous that

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Telx Technologies Launches First Crypto-Facilitating SIM Card

Cryptocurrency and telecommunications company Telx Technologies announced the launch of the first crypto SIM card wallet that enables transactions via SMS.According to the company’s Medium post published on Aug. 22, the card allows its users to send cryptocurrencies via SMS with their dedicated crypto phone number. Notably, these transactions

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Circle CEO Says Tokenized Fiat Currencies Are on the Horizon

Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of blockchain-based, crypto-inclusive money transfer company Circle, said that the firm has long held that major fiat currencies would eventually be tokenized.Significant digital currenciesIn an interview on Aug. 21 on the podcast Global Coin Research, Allaire said that Circle has thought for years that sovereign

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Blockchain Wallet Adds Support for Crypto Payments Processor BitPay

Crypto wallet service Blockchain Wallet has integrated cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay.Payments conducted through Blockchain WalletBlockchain announced the news on Aug. 23, stating that it now allows its users to copy or scan invoices, allowing them to make a Bitcoin (BTC) payment entirely through its wallet app. The new functionality reportedly

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House Financial Services Committee Will Continue Libra Review

Representative Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, says the committee will continue to review Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra and the corresponding digital wallet Calibra.A priority for autumn 2019Waters announced the committee’s priorities for fall 2019 on Aug. 23. According to the statement,

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Bithumb Exchange to Launch Cryptocurrency Listing Committee

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb will launch a new committee in September that will determine which cryptocurrencies can be traded on its platform.A monthly check by expertsSouth Korean news daily Yonhap News reported the formation of Bithumb’s new committee on Aug. 22. The committee, entitled the Listing Eligibility Deliberation

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