Coingeek: Digital currencies are ‘akin to Ponzi Schemes’: RBI deputy

Coingeek: Charlie Munger likens cryptocurrency to ‘venereal disease’

Monday, 21 February 2022 10:00

Investor and Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger also said he was proud to have never invested in BTC or other cryptocurrency and likened them to venereal disease. [...] Read More... The post Charlie Munger likens cryptocurrency to ‘venereal disease’ appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: Abendum auditing software joins Norwegian regulatory sandbox

Monday, 21 February 2022 06:00

According to the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, one of the reasons it selected Abendum's software was to assess the quality of the evidence it can achieve. [...] Read More... The post Abendum auditing software joins Norwegian regulatory sandbox appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: UAE to license digital currency firms as local market skyrockets by 1,500%

Sunday, 20 February 2022 10:00

According to sources from within the government, a licensing regime for VASPs will be ready by the end of the first quarter, with block reward miners also set to be issued with their own set of rules. [...] Read More... The post UAE to license digital currency…

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Coingeek: Russia finance chief: Banning Bitcoin is like banning the Internet

Sunday, 20 February 2022 06:00

According to the Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Russians are best served by a well-regulated digital currency industry not by a blanket ban. [...] Read More... The post Russia finance chief: Banning Bitcoin is like banning the Internet appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: A reminder that if you’re not creating blocks, you’re not a node on the Bitcoin network

Friday, 18 February 2022 12:00

Bitcoin Creator Dr. Craig S. Wright has hit out again at the notions of "non-mining nodes" and "routing nodes," saying they have little purpose and play no role in securing the network. [...] Read More... The post A reminder that if you’re not creating blocks, you’re not…

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Coingeek: CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Brenton Gunning talks how RUN protocol began and where it’s heading

Friday, 18 February 2022 14:00

In this episode of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, RUN's CEO Brenton Gunning describes how he started his journey with BSV blockchain and reveals some updates with the RUN protocol. [...] Read More... The post CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Brenton Gunning talks how RUN protocol began and where it’s…

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Coingeek: The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 77: HMRC seizes NFTs, SEC penalizes BlockFi, McDonald’s to enter Metaverse and BSV Academy launches Digital Signature course

Friday, 18 February 2022 15:36

BSV Academy launches the "Bitcoin Primitives: Digital Signatures," course which aims to help developers understand Bitcoin's digital signatures and how it is used in processing Bitcoin transactions. [...] Read More... The post The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 77: HMRC seizes NFTs, SEC penalizes BlockFi, McDonald’s to enter Metaverse…

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Coingeek: South Korea regulator to enhance supervision over digital currencies, NFTs, metaverse

Saturday, 19 February 2022 06:00

The Financial Supervisory Service will become more stringent with the digital assets sector as it booms in South Korea, including regulating NFTs and the metaverse. [...] Read More... The post South Korea regulator to enhance supervision over digital currencies, NFTs, metaverse appeared first on CoinGeek.

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Coingeek: NYSE patent filings show bourse’s plans to become digital currency, NFT marketplace

Saturday, 19 February 2022 10:00

The New York Stock Exchange has filed a number of patents that would allow it to expand into digital assets and even the metaverse, but it says it has no immediate plans to make any move into Bitcoin. [...] Read More... The post NYSE patent filings show…

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