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The Republic of San Marino has officially adopted the Register of Blockchain Entities, inviting companies in the industry to apply for certification.Companies can apply for blockchain certification onlineThe project was initiated by San Marino’s fully state-owned tech innovation company, the Institute for Innovation of the Republic of San Marino,
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Fintech and regulation experts have said the United States needs to wake up to China’s proactive pursuit of a central bank digital currency.A Fortune report published on Nov. 1 pointed to the fact that digital currency looks poised to play an increasingly important role in the standoff between the
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Thanks to the high computational flexibility that it offers, the influence of cloud computing on the blockchain space continues to grow. It's less of a surprise, then, that cloud computing giants — such as Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and Google's parent company Alphabet — are leading the charge to merge
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Subscription-based bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain has registered a profitable third quarter even though the asset it deals in witnessed a sharp drop in value.The UK-based company, whose stocks are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), confirmed its revenues rose to £3.6 million (~$4.42 million) in the three months
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Leading Japanese companies are forming a regulatory association for security token offerings (STO).On Sept. 30, the Nikkei Asian Review reported that firms such as SBI Securities, Nomura Securities, Monex Group and Daiwa Securities Group are part of the STO association that will propose a new set of rules and
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Crypto industry leaders are taking the initiative to help firms in the space avoid falling foul of securities rules. In a company blog post, Coinbase announced it’s co-founded the Crypto Rating Council, a member-only organization purposed with assisting cryptocurrency
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Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade platform for commodities, has signed a memorandum of understanding with essDOCS, a firm that develops paperless trade solutions, to put European shipping on the blockchain.As markets and technology-focused outlet Benzinga reported on Sept. 20, Vakt and essDOCS will work on a blockchain-based solution that will
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The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) says in its recently published strategic plan that it will actively monitor and manage business-related risks related to cryptocurrency firms.Monitor crypto firms to prevent crypto-related crimesOn Sept. 6, the MFSA published its three-year strategic plan for 2019–2021 which states the Malta financial regulator will
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There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve
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The Dutch central bank has notified that it will start regulating companies that are providing cryptocurrency services in the Netherlands beginning from January 10, 2020.In an announcement that was released this Tuesday, the De Nederlandsche Bank has made it clear that crypto firms serving in the Netherlands for the exchange
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