A report by Arcane Research and Luno shows a growing relevance of crypto-currencies in Africa. The demand for crypto assets on the continent is driven by a young population, frequent currency crises and a lack of payment infrastructure. The states of Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana are therefore all represented in the TOP 5 for […]
A report by Arcane Research and Luno shows a growing relevance of crypto-currencies in Africa. The demand for crypto assets on the continent is driven by a young population, frequent currency crises and a lack of payment infrastructure. The states of Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana are therefore all represented in the TOP 5 for […]
Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – New highs since March crash At the beginning of the reporting week, Bitcoin tested the zone just below the USD 10,000 mark. With higher lows, the price touched the psychological mark. After another failure in the middle of the week, Bitcoin was rejected, leading the share price back up […]
President Rouhani, who also chairs the Economic Coordination Unit, recently announced that the country needs a new strategy for mining crypto-currencies. Iran is wavering between promoting and banning parts of the crypto ecosystem. According to the Iranian portal arzdigital, Hassan Rouhani made a statement to the national central bank (CBI), the energy department and the […]
Crypto Valley with resident companies from the Swiss blockchain scene is facing an existential threat due to the economic crisis caused by corona. The Zug region is seeking additional financial aid under the leadership of the cantonal finance director Heinz Tännler. In order to support start-ups in this difficult situation, the Federal Council recently approved […]
The US company Visa has filed a patent application for its own digital currency based on blockchain technology. The application was already submitted to the US authorities in November 2018. The details were made public with the recent publication. Visa intends to use blockchain and tokenized US dollars to improve the efficiency of its payment […]
The Canadian e-commerce platform Shopify has signed a cooperation agreement with CoinPayments, the leading provider of crypto-currency payments. The cooperation enables Shopify traders to be paid in crypto-currencies. Shopify is an e-commerce software package distributed by the Canadian company of the same name. It enables small and medium-sized merchants to create their own online stores […]
Early this morning, one of Bitcoins key indicators has signalled a “golden cross” (GC). The 50-day moving Average (MA) is set to turn bullish as crytpo’s flag-ship currency attemps to break the $10’500 resistance level. 2020 has already seen Bitcoin subject to the formation of a golden cross, most notably in February, however a true […]
Switzerland is playing a leading role in creating optimal conditions for blockchain and cryptoassets. A “Distributed Ledger Technology” bill is currently being drafted in Berne to create legal certainty.This article is part of a cooperation and was originally published on 10×10.ch. There is a fascinating, still often misunderstood fact in the crypto world: A public […]
A recently published study analyzed the relevance of crypto-currencies among German stock corporations. According to the study, crypto’s such as Bitcoin have so far been of secondary importance for the corporations. The study examined the adaptation of crypto currencies among listed German companies. The authors Lars Andraschko and Bernd Britzelmaier from the Business School Pforzheim […]
