Coronavirus Quarantine Controls and Shipping Delays Impact Bitcoin Miners
During the first week of February, a few of the top mining rig manufacturers from China revealed they were forced to postpone
Read More
Impact
China’s DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long-term, eToro Analyst Says
China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week.The 84 patents filed on Feb. 13 include proposals related to the supply and issuance of a central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as well as
Read More
Reward Halving May Reduce Mining Profit but Limited Impact to Pools
The prices of bitcoin have been standing firmly above 9500 levels as markets are less than 100 days away from the highly anticipated bitcoin reward halving event. While traders could have been expecting a positive price trajectory as the halving approaches, miners could find themselves in a completely different story,
Read More
Franklin Templeton Closes Funding Round For Blockchain-Based Social Impact Platform
Proof of Impact, a blockchain-based, global marketplace for natural and social capital has closed a funding round led by American asset management firm Franklin Templeton Investments.On Dec. 12, Proof of Impact announced that it closed its first institutional investment round led by Franklin Templeton, a global fund manager that
Read More
Financial System Blind to Crypto’s Deflationary Impact, Says Analyst
Investment strategist William Peets has pointed to a widespread underestimation of the deflationary impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and blockchain for global finance.Peets is currently CIO and portfolio manager for digital asset strategies at Passport Capital. In an Oct. 30 interview with Real Vision Finance, he said that blockchain
Read More
Data Protection Impact Assessments and AI
Simon Reader, Senior Policy Officer, discusses some of the key considerations for organisations undertaking data protection impact assessments for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. This post is part of our ongoing Call for Input on developing the ICO framework for auditing AI. We encourage you to share your views by leaving a comment below or
Read More
G7 Task Force Releases Full Report on Impact of Global Stablecoins
A G7 task force reports that stablecoins, such as Facebook’s Libra, present significant risk to the global financial system but also have potential in the field of payments.Doubling down on regulationsOn Oct. 18, in a report requested by the G7 Finance Ministers and central bank Governors, the relevant task
Read More
Food, Shelter and Clothing: Bitcoin Cash Charities Making a Global Impact
Eatbch, the unique charity movement providing assistance in the form of community-delivered meals fueled by Bitcoin Cash, continues to serve Venezuela and South Sudan, and is now expanding its connections.
Read More
Futures Can ‘Possibly’ Predict Halving Impact on Bitcoin Price
The COO of institutional trading platform Bakkt appears unsure about its futures market predicting the impact of the 2020 Bitcoin halving event.White: We want to “lead price discovery”Speaking to CNN in an interview on Sept. 23, Adam White said that Bakkt’s newly-launched futures contracts should help the market value
Read More