In a blog, the Monero Compliance Workgroup came to the conclusion that XMR is exempted from FinCEN Funds Travel Rule as it is not applicable to assets and cryptos like the XMR. According to the blog, the rules set by the U.S.

China is at last planning to conduct the first real-world test of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), fresh reports claim. According to local news outlet Caijing on Dec. 9, the initial pilot for the CBDC is set for the city of Shenzhen before

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the DOJ announced the arrest of Virgil Griffith, a U.S. citizen accused of presenting on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions at the Pyongyang Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference in April, even though the U.S. Department of

Even though Bitcoin is on pace to post its worst month this year, technical signals show its recent downturn could be coming to an end. Over the weekend, Bitcoin retested its initial May gap that preceded a subsequent rally, potentially indicating

A federal judge denied a Washington state resident’s petition to stop the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from gathering data about his bitcoin holdings from the Bitstamp exchange. In a ruling Monday, Judge John Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the

Bitcoin’s push back below $9,000 has a key technical indicator suggesting the cryptocurrency risks entering a selling trend. The GTI Vera Convergence Divergence Indicator shows a narrowing gap between the signal and vera lines, which suggests a trend change may be

Australian-born technologist Craig Wright has attested that he cannot finance his court settlement negotiated with the Kleiman estate. According to a court document filed in the Southern District of Florida Oct. 30, Wright pulled out of the settlement agreement in which he would forfeit half

Topco Associates, the largest American retail food group purchasing organization, will pilot Mastercard’s blockchain tech in its operations. According to a press release on Oct. 27, Topco will test a traceability platform developed by logistics firm Envisible. The Wholechain platform is based on

Blockchain platform TBCASoft, technology behemoth IBM and telecommunications conglomerate SoftBank announced on Oct. 22 a collaboration to adopt a cross-carrier telecommunications blockchain payment solution. Per the release, the partnership aims to allow carriers to use blockchain through the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG)

Malta, the “Blockchain Island” in the Mediterranean, has a government authority to certify distributed ledger platforms, regulations to manage smart contracts and a framework for launching ICOs.Now it has a blockchain master’s program, too. The University of Malta’s Masters Blockchain and