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Australians can now pay for their bitcoin at outlets of one of the country’s oldest organizations, its postal service. In a collaborative effort between Australia Post and Bitcoin.com.au, customers will now be able to use the Post Billpay feature to purchase bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at over 3,500 post office shops across the country. AusPost confirmed the …

Australia Post Now Lets Customers Pay for Bitcoin at Over 3,500 Outlets 查看全文 »

There have been several significant movements forward for digital assets, and there are more to come. Here’s what to keep an eye on. The fintech industry has been changing rapidly. Digital assets, distributed ledger technology and central bank digital currencies are gaining momentum. Multi-trillion-dollar United States Federal Reserve System money creation has increased demand for …

What Recent Developments in the Fintech Space Mean for Our Future 查看全文 »

The Valley Forge, Pa.-based investment firm ran the pilot on Symbiont’s Assembly blockchain with participation from State Street, BNY Mellon and investment firm Franklin Templeton. Vanguard and Franklin Templeton acted as dealer banks and State Street and BNY Mellon acted as counterparty banks as well as custodians, said Symbiont’s foreign exchange lead, Joe Ziccarelli. Symbiont …

Mutual fund giant Vanguard has completed another blockchain pilot that aims to change the risk profile of foreign exchange (FX) transactions. 查看全文 »

Kadena preps its first ever listing on Bittrex Global, with initial trading pairs including Bitcoin and Tether. Bittrex Global, one of the world’s most popular platforms for trading cryptocurrencies, is about to become the first crypto exchange to list a token by JPMorgan’s blockchain spin-off Kadena. Kadena token (KDA), is finally getting its first official listing …

JPMorgan’s Blockchain Offshoot Kadena Gets First Ever Token Listing 查看全文 »

KPMG has announced the launch of its patent-pending crypto analytics suite, KPMG Chain Fusion to streamline crypto-related services for financial services and FinTech companies. KPMG Chain Fusion uses a structured data model to combine data from blockchain infrastructures, and traditional systems to provide analytics for business, risk, and compliance purposes.  KPMG has observed that the …

KPMG Launches Patent Pending Crypto Analytics Suite KPMG Chain Fusion for Institutions 查看全文 »

China’s planned CBDC rollout is expected to see the digital yuan dovetailing with the country’s electronic payment systems. Central bank digital currencies continue to be a popular topic of discussion within the crypto and broader financial circle, with China often dominating the headlines owing to the progress of its planned digital yuan project. On June 22, a former …

China’s CBDC Adoption Plan Puts Domestic Monetary Control at Forefront 查看全文 »

Retailers including CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, and 7-Eleven now allow LibertyX mobile app users to purchase up to $500 in Bitcoin with cash. LibertyX, the firm that launched one of the early Bitcoin ATMs, has just made purchasing Bitcoin in cash possible at more than 20,000 retail locations across the United States.  In a June 22 announcement on …

LibertyX Allows BTC Purchases in Cash at 7-Eleven, CVS, and Rite Aid 查看全文 »

Central banks are both actively exploring the latest development of digital currencies. Speaking at a financial forum in Shanghai last week, Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said CBDC is currently a very hot topic and highlighted China’s progress in developing its CBDC. Menon said Singapore and China are having …

Singapore to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency With China 查看全文 »

It was a great pleasure and honor to be the keynote speaker at the World Digital Currency Forum on the 16th December 2019 in Hong Kong, along with my colleague and Asia Pacific CEO of The World Nano Foundation Global Economist Nick Zhao. It was a great opportunity to share with everyone the extraordinary innovation …

Converging Nanotechnology and Digital Currencies 查看全文 »

On 16 December 2019, the World Digital Currency Forum launched a global launch conference and the ACU white paper launch conference in Hong Kong. The theme of the conference is “subversion, innovation, opportunity, and change”, adhering to the concept of “collision of wisdom, dialogue of the future”, and is committed to promoting exchanges and cooperation …

ACU white paper officially released, Asian economic integration is just around the corner 查看全文 »