Digital Currency Revolution

Seattle Blockchain VC announces a historic cryptocurrency- based 13D SEC filing

Jun 05, 2018 13:42 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Governance Insights & Views Commentary

The SECs regulation facilitates capital formation, which assists entrepreneurs launch businesses and companies prosperity. While Seattle-based blockchain venture capital (VC) firm Pitha has filed the very first 13D SEC...

Indian foreign ministry seems reluctant in Venezuelan offer of petro-backed Cryptocurrency payment

May 31, 2018 13:30 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Central Banks Governance

Venezuela has the worlds largest oil reserves for any nation and announced its oil-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, in December in what would soon become the worlds first state cryptocurrency. Sources report that it is...

Blockchain Revolution Series

India’s pace in emerging FinTech universe with some key statistics

May 29, 2018 09:04 am UTC| Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views Governance

This write-up is intended exclusively for readers who want to better comprehend the paradigm shifts in the global FinTech landscape. The major emphasis here would be on Payments, Remittance, Blockchain and Indian adoption....

Digital Currency Revolution

Thai regulations now levy capital gain tax on ‘Cryptocurrency Trading’

May 17, 2018 07:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views Governance

The regulatory frameworks in Thailand seem stringent, however, it would be convenient when people abide by the fundamental guidelines. While the ban on Bitcoin and altcoins trading is unlikely under any circumstances. That...

Australia pitches tax ‘relief’ in election-focused budget

May 08, 2018 15:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Governance

Treasurer Scott Morrison has unveiled an income tax plan that will cost $140 billion over a decade and initially deliver tax relief up to $530 a year for 4.4 million people earning between $48,000 and $90,000. The...

Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil Calls Himself a Political Prisoner Amid Deportation Fight

| Politics Governance Law

Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian U.S. permanent resident, has called himself a political prisoner following his detention by the Trump administration. Arrested on March 8 for his role in...

Macron Backs EU Ban on Social Media for Children Under 15 After School Stabbing

| Politics Governance

French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a European Union-wide regulation to ban social media use for children under 15, following a deadly school stabbing in Nogent, Haute-Marne. Macron made the announcement during...