Regulatory Loophole Helps Startups in India Accept Bitcoin Without Breaking the Law

Some businesses in India believe that they have found a loophole in the finance minister’s speech that sought to clamp down on the use of cryptocurrencies. While this loophole may allow startups to accept bitcoin without breaking the law, experts question its viability. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies The … Read more

Bithumb Launching Kiosks at Restaurants for Food Orders and Crypto Payments in Korea

Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is entering the retail kiosk business to accelerate crypto adoption in the country. These order-taking and payment facilitating kiosks will be placed in restaurants and cafes for customers to browse menus, place orders and pay for food. Cryptocurrency will be among the payment options. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for … Read more

Ex-Trump Chief Strategist Bannon: Cryptocurrencies Make Central Banks Redundant

Bitcoin has always been considered by its staunch supporters a tool to bring about personal financial freedom from government control and censorship as well as taxation via inflation. As such, most political players shun the cryptocurrency when they are in power as it threatens their position. Once out of power they are freer to appreciate … Read more

Japan Bank Consortium Prepares Ripple-Powered Mobile App for Instant Transactions

Ripple has made a lot of positive waves in the financial sector as of late. The company has embarked on an interesting mission to streamline cross-border payments and revamp the entire banking industry. With a new Ripple-powered mobile app to launch in Japan, things are headed in an intriguing direction. The Ripple Mobile App in Japan … Read more

Grayscale Investments Announces Four New Cryptocurrency Investment Trusts

Exposing more people to the cryptocurrency ecosystem is an ongoing challenge for all companies. So far, the general public has seemingly cooled off on cryptocurrencies ever since their prices started to dip earlier this year. Grayscale Investments will try to make a positive impact in this regard. The company announced four new investment trusts meant … Read more