RSK Expands Globally and Moves Into Southeast Asia Cointelegraph en Español spoke with Henry Sraigman, South-East Asia Regional Director of RSK, during the Asia 2019 Blockshow in Singapore.We covered the expansion of IOV Labs and RSK, the company’s present and future in Asia, and the prospects for Taringa! after its purchase.”RSK is a project that was born around 2015 trying to create… NBA & NFL Believe in Non-Fungible Tokens, But Not Contract Tokenization Cointelegraph was on the ground for NFT NYC, event taking place a couple of hundred feet from Times Square dedicated to non-fungible tokens.While most of the companies at NFT NYC are early-stage startups still looking for their users, two attending organizations have hundreds of millions of fans around the world.Adrienne O’Keeffe, associate vice president of… HSBC to Drop 35,000 Jobs and Invest in Digital Finance In an earnings call held on Tuesday, Feb.18, an HSBC executive revealed the bank plans to cut 35,000 jobs by the end of 2022 and invest more in digital systems.The plan for HSBC in the next three years is to cut down on staff and branches and simplify the operation by investing in technology.… Bahrain’s Central Bank Launches Sandbox for Blockchain Companies: Report Bahrain’s central bank is launching a regulatory sandbox to allow blockchain and crypto companies to work in the country, pending formalized regulations.The news was reported by Bloomberg оn Feb.20.As previously reported, in December 2018, the central bank issued draft proposals to potentially regulate and license crypto asset services.With the prospective framework currently… Why Is Scalability So Important for Blockchain Solutions? Bart Wyatt leads Block.one’s Blockchain Team and is responsible for guiding the development of the company’s strategic vision for EOSIO.Bart came to Block.one as a veteran in the industry with six years dedicated to asset tokenization and decentralized identity.
Prior to joining Block.one, Bart oversaw technology teams at several firms that specialized in personal… Istanbul to Berlin: Ethereum Milestones on the Road to Serenity Earlier this month, the Ethereum Foundation team lead Péter Szilágyi confirmed the date of the network’s upcoming upgrade, Istanbul.Ethereum’s eighth hard fork overall and the second one this year is slated to take place on Dec.4.Istanbul will introduce a number of improvements such as interoperability with Zcash, cheaper zero-knowledge layer two scalability solutions,… Mexican authorities struggle to keep up as cartels embrace crypto The head of a major Mexcian financial intelligence unit has complained that local law enforcement has only a quarter of the staff it needs to respond to crypto laundering from cartels.1877 Total views 11 Total shares Mexican authorities report an increase in the use of crypto assets to launder funds by criminal syndicates in… FSB releases recommendations to regulate ‘global stablecoins’ such as Libra The Financial Stability Board has warned that global stablecoins could pose systemic risks to the monetary systems of nation-states.1225 Total views 22 Total shares The G20’s financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has published regulatory recommendations opposing the trans-national ambitions of “global stablecoins,” such as Facebook’s Libra project.The FSB’s report offers regulatory recommendations… Price analysis 8/24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK, LTC, BSV, CRO, BNB, ADA The coronavirus pandemic has forced people to change several social behavioral habits.
Along with maintaining social distance from one another, people are also averse to using notes, coins or cards as they might transmit COVID-19.A new report from the Bank for International Settlements suggested that social distancing procedures and the “government-to-person payment schemes” have accelerated… .