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Bitcoin BCH ready to challenge PayPal, VISA in payments
Business 3 August 2018

Bitcoin BCH ready to challenge PayPal, VISA in payments

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is positioning itself as a challenger to the likes of PayPal and VISA in payments, as it celebrates the one-year anniversary of the rebirth of Bitcoin on the original blockchain, according to bitcoin wallet service BTC.com.

Japan’s SBI eyes crypto derivatives platform with US investment
Business 3 August 2018

Japan’s SBI eyes crypto derivatives platform with US investment

SBI Crypto Investment, a unit of Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings, has acquired a 12 percent stake in a U.S.-based electronic trading platform and operator Clear Markets, which offers over-the counter derivatives electronic trading services in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.

Colorado authorities halt ‘Linda Health Coin’ ICO
Business 3 August 2018

Colorado authorities halt ‘Linda Health Coin’ ICO

Securities regulators in the U.S. state of Colorado has issued a cease and desist order halting the initial coin offering (ICO) of Linda Health Coin (LNDA), which they deemed an unregistered security.

Philippine SEC releases proposed ICO rules
Business 2 August 2018

Philippine SEC releases proposed ICO rules

The SEC has released a 37-page document outlining its proposed rules for local ICOs. According to the memorandum, any entities planning to conduct initial coin offerings must file applications to the SEC and include detailed documents outlining their operations and how their tokens function.

Need a date? Buy crypto
Business 2 August 2018

Need a date? Buy crypto

A new study conducted CreditCoin.com revealed that more than 75% of millennials are “more likely to date someone knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies.”

Philippine economic zone sees strong demand for crypto licenses
Business 1 August 2018

Philippine economic zone sees strong demand for crypto licenses

CEZA, which operates the Philippine government-owned Cagayan Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), expects to receive as much as $68 million in licensing revenue, with 17 firms already having paid in full to be licensed to operate cryptocurrency businesses there.