Bitcoin Trademark Officially Registered in RussiaLeader of Russian Blockchain.community and founder of fintech accelerator Alex Fork has registered Bitcoin as a trademark. As PLUSworld.ru reported, Bitcoin’s certificate of the trademark is numbered 552645. It is owned by Bitcoin LLC founded by Alex Fork. According to Fork himself, the patent expires on December 30, 2023. However, he said he wants to […]
KUNA Bitcoin Agency Abandons Ukraine’s Bitcoin Legalization Draft LawFounder of KUNA Agency and eponymous cryptocurrency exchange Mike Chobanyan abandoned his plans to introduce a draft law on cryptocurrency regulation to the Ukrainian Parliament. “Crypto is totally legal. You can use it by all means. As for legal entities, there’s not much sense in doing anything for them. Even if we pass the most […]
New Bitcoin Core Release: TimeLocks, Scripts, and Other Features of v 0.12.1Bitcoin Core developers have announced they release the new version of Bitcoin network client numbered 0.12.1. The release features a new mechanism of soft-fork deployment BIP9, which in turn activates proposals BIP68, BIP112, and BIP113. More About the BIPs BIP68 allows miners to prohibit a transaction until a specified moment in time or until the transaction […]
Belarus to Host the Country’s First-Ever Meetup on Cryptocurrency and BlockchainThe first meetup on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in Belarus’s history will be held in the country’s capital of Minsk on April 21, 2016. The participants will meet to discuss the most burning issues of the industry along with the most interesting projects. The event will also provide them with an opportunity to get to […]
Japan’s Brokerage Company Money Partners Group Invests in KrakenOne of the world’s leading bitcoin exchanges Kraken has announced it raised significant funds during Series B investment round from a Japan-based currency brokerage company Money Partners Group. Parties did not disclose details of the deal, so the exact amount of the investment is unknown. Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell said in a statement: “This investment […]
Russia Intends to Launch a Blockchain Project to Identify Bank CustomersRussian developers used blockchain technology to implement several pilot projects on biometric identification for bank customers. The projects were the subject of discussion at early April’s meeting of “Internet + Finance” group. Attending the meeting were Pavel Pugachyov, deputy head of Russian President’s directorate for Development of IT and E-Democracy, Andrei Romanenko, head of “Internet […]
Waves Raise Close to $1m at the Start of the Crowdsale CampaignIn less than four hours of today’s tokens pre-sale, blockchain platform Waves has demonstrated impressive efficiency by raising in excess of 2,000 BTC.
Bank of Russia Concedes Using Blockchain Technology to Issue Smart BondsApril 12, in the course of Exchange Forum 2016 in Moscow, head of Bank of Russia’s department for financial market development Yelena Chaikovskaya told that the Central Bank was watching the blockchain technology closely, and the attention was rather positive. Moreover, she said, blockchain may be used in the Central Bank’s project for bondization in […]