Louisiana’s new crypto law protects node operators, bans CBDC

Digital securities company Securitize announced a strategic investment from Sony Financial Ventures, in a press release dated Feb. 4. The unspecified level of investment marks an extension of Securitize’s latest funding round, which saw Santander and MUFG lead a $14 million round of investment capital, as Cointelegraph reported in September 2019.Securitize is a compliance platform…

In a fun and fortune-finding experiment, a Redditor has locked away $100 worth of Bitcoin in a public library “somewhere in Europe” until 2122. 904 Total views 7 Total shares There’s never a dull day in Bitcoin (BTC) land. Despite that markets calling for a lull, the creative Bitcoin community always has cause for amusement. Yesterday,…

Payment channels in the Lightning Network enable users to conduct transactions without having to log each one on the Bitcoin blockchain, which lessens congestion and costs.However, like any network, the Lightning Network is not immune to security threats, and routing attacks are one of the potential risks. The effectiveness of the network may be affected

While Ether represents 50% of the total crypto donations made to Save the Children’s HODL Hope Campaign, Bitcoin donations amount to 34% of the lot so far. 180 Total views 1 Total shares An ongoing crypto donation campaign dedicated to improving the lives of children worldwide has received over $7.6 million to date, half of

The United Kingdom pension and welfare agency has identified blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as technologies that could disrupt the payments industry.In an Aug. 9 blog post, Richard Laycock, the deputy director of digital payments and banking systems at the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) — an agency that manages the U.K.'s welfare…

Nexo returns to the US as Donald Trump Jr. backs the crypto services platform and new SEC leadership signals a friendlier regulatory stance. Cryptocurrency services platform Nexo announced that it is reentering the US market after facing previous regulatory challenges. According to an April 28 announcement, Nexo’s reentry event featured Donald Trump Jr., who said

The Bank of Japan has warned G7 nations that a common regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies needs to be introduced quickly, as current rules do not take into account the potential for digital assets to be used to skirt sanctions. 74 Total views 2 Total shares A senior official from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has…

Electronics giant Samsung filed for a patent in May 2019 titled, “Programmable Blockchain Solid State Drive and Switch.” Even though few details are known about the newly designed system, a surge in patent applications filed by large corporations on blockchain is clearly visible.Related: Bank of America’s Blockchain Foray: Patent Trolling or Hedging Risks?Patent wars —…

The bank for central banks is expanding its CBDC research while developing a platform to monitor stablecoin balance sheets. 33 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will heighten focus on experimenting with Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) this year via…