France’s Financial Regulator Grants Country’s First Approval for an Initial Coin Offering The hype around initial coin offerings may have quieted down in the States, but France seems to be taking a newfound interest.On Dec.17th, France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), granted the country’s first approval for an ICO application.The offering came from French-ICO, a company that has developed a platform for… Chinese Tech Capital Shenzhen Issues Warning Against Crypto Activities The Chinese technology capital of Shenzhen issued a warning against illegal activities concerning cryptocurrencies.Local finance news outlet Eastmoney reported on Nov.21 also that Shenzhen’s Leading Group for Remediation of Internet Finance Risks will investigate and collect evidence on illegal activities involving cryptocurrenciesThe crypto ban improved safety, says official bodyThe Leading Group warning states that,… Celo to Issue At Least $15.7 Mln in Community Grants During 2020 Open-source payments network, Celo (cGLD), announced on March 31 that it had awarded $700,000 in developer grant funding to 16 startups looking to build on the Celo network.Cointelegraph spoke to Xochitl Cazador, the head of ecosystem growth at cLabs — the company behind Celo — to discuss what they look for from grant applicants, and… Portugal Unveils ‘Free Zones’ for Emerging Technologies in Digital Action Plan Portugal unveils plans for cross-sector “technological free zones” to encourage experimentation in artificial intelligence, blockchain, 5G, nanotechnology and more.1312 Total views 33 Total shares The Portuguese government plans to create “Technological Free Zones” (Zonas Livres Tecnológicas) with tailored regulatory regimes that encourage innovation and experimentation.Unveiled on April 21 as part of the country’s ambitious… Cointelegraph Consulting: Data shows Bitcoin hodlers becoming more active How does Bitcoin’s positive online sentiment affect the market outlook? Data suggests that holders are suddenly becoming more active.
587 Total views 8 Total shares The latest findings by Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, show that the Bitcoin Age Consumed experienced a large uptick with the recent price increase — a sign that… World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain to Restart Global Economy The World Economic Forum published a report looking at how the deployment of blockchain-based solutions can address the supply chain inefficiencies and failures that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Alongside the report, the WEF has released a blockchain deployment toolkit intended to assist government and businesses in adapting their supply chains to the current… Bitcoin Price Breaks $10,100 as Top Altcoins See Green Sunday, Aug.25 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) circles around the $10,100 mark.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin price is up by 1.67% on the day, trading at around $10,135 at press time, according to Coin360.
Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is… SEC ‘Crypto Mom’: Delay in Crypto Regulation May Allow More Freedom for Technology A commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Friday, Feb.8, that the delay in establishing crypto regulation may allow more freedom for the industry to move on its own.Heister Peirce, who is widely known as the “Crypto Mom” in the community for her dissent against the SEC’s decision to reject… Bitcoin Price Pumps, Then Dumps Below $7K Mirroring S&P Futures Bitcoin (BTC) price has again dropped below $7,000 and at the time of writing the digital asset is struggling to hold above $6,700.The sharp downside to a new weekly low at $6,575 occurred despite an exciting Easter Sunday, which saw Bitcoin price drop to $6,772, then abruptly rebound to $7,176.As reported earlier by Cointelegraph,… .
