Technology

The Nigerian government is looking to digitize the country’s economy and view blockchain as the technology to build its future on. Titled ‘National Blockchain Adoption Strategy,’ the roadmap breaks down how blockchain has changed the trust paradigm, its adoption...

According to a notice of proposed rulemaking published on Friday, the US agencies want to lower the $3,000 threshold established in 1995 to $250 for international transactions, meaning that financial institutions would need to exchange client information alongside all crypto...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and messaging platform Kik Interactive Inc. have proposed a deal that will end their legal battles over an unregistered 2017 initial coin offering (ICO). In its proposed judgment, the Canadian company will...

According to the Bloomberg report, a senior Bank of Japan's official said that there is no final decision has been made yet even after the announcement of testing to start next year. The official revealed that a lot depends...

Russia's prosecutor general Igor Krasnov declared that all civil servants would be required to declare their cryptocurrencies on an equal basis with other assets starting next year. Krasnov said this while speaking at a corruption meeting involving 15 other prosecutor generals from the...

Local officials released few details regarding the Oct. 7 ransomware attack, stating that "critical systems within the Hall County Government networks" had been affected. Today, CNN reported that the incident "may be the first ransomware attack to hit election infrastructure this...

PayPal is in talks with some major cryptocurrency companies, including Bitcoin custody provider BitGo which, once completed, could expand the online payments company’s exposure to digital currencies. Speaking with people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that a deal with BitGo...

Philippine central bank governor Benjamin Diokno has announced that the institution's "exploratory" study of central bank digital currency suggests that much more work is needed to make a digital peso a reality. During the summer, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

Switzerland's government continues to lead the way in blockchain regulation, approving a raft of new laws that amend existing statutes to bring them in line with advancements in blockchain and crypto-asset technology. The new laws approved by Swiss parliament...

PayPal Holdings Inc announced to join the cryptocurrency market today, allowing customers to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins using the U.S. digital payments company’s online wallets. PayPal customers will also be able to use cryptocurrencies...