Telegram Passport To Roll Out For Identity Validation In ICOs And Digital Payments Services
Telegram, one of the world’s most popular instant messaging applications, has announced the launch of its new personal identification tool, the Telegram Passport, which will allow secure sharing of personal information across multiple applications, online payment platform, and…
Bank Of Mexico Announced Its Intention To Increase Security For Cryptocurrency Operations
In an announcement released this weekend, the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) asked all institutions that make up the country’s financial system to strengthen security measures among customers or companies engaged in the “exchange or sale of cryptocurrencies.” The…
You Can Now Buy Antigua And Barbuda Citizenship With Cryptocurrencies
This week, the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda passed a reform to the current regulations for the Citizenship for Investment Program (CIP), which allows foreigners to make investments to acquire citizenship of the Caribbean country, using Bitcoin (BTC)…
Iran Would Launch Its National Cryptocurrency In Up To 3 Months
The Iranian Directorate for Scientific and Technological Affairs’ Deputy of Investment and Management Affairs, Alireza Diliri, hinted that Iran plans on developing its own national cryptocurrency. As reported by the IRNA News, a government-owned agency, Iran’s national cryptocurrency would come…
Hitachi And KDDI Are Testing A Biometric Blockchain-Based Payment System
Hitachi, the Japan-based tech giant and the first in the world that patented the first blockchain technology in 2003, teamed up with the KDDI telecommunication operator for testing a biometric blockchain-based payment system based on the Hitachi’s Hyperledger…
ICOs Involved In Only 2% Of Securities Lawsuits – XRP (XRP) Also Involved In Three Trials
According to a report issued by the Cornerstone Research consultancy company, ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) account for only 2% of securities lawsuits, which means just about 12 cases out of a total of 750 trials. However, one question…