The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on global policymakers to begin developing new standards for cryptocurrency. The financial institution is particularly concerned about heightened tensions between Ukraine and Russia.  In its Global Financial Stability Report, IMF addressed the increase of downside risks amid Russia’s invasion. There is a

The European Union (E.U.) is currently grappling with the best way to shape regulation around Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as they continue to gain adoption. Most notably are the E.U.’s attempts to pass legislation that aimed to ban Proof-of-Work mining due to environmental concerns. Last month, all mentions

Austrians have an appetite for more Bitcoin ATMs according to MediaMarkt, a German electronics retailer that had a successful Bitcoin ATM pilot. "MediaMarkt stores across the country have been equipped with Bitcoin vending machines. In total, these are now present in twelve large shopping centers and enable the simple

Samson Mow was interviewed in Guatemala on the IBEX Mercado podcast about his recent venture into helping nation-states adopt Bitcoin. IBEX is a Bitcoin focused company that aims to make Lightning more accessible to people and businesses around the world. The podcast is a recent addition for the company to

The founder of Binance, Changpeng Zhao otherwise known as CZ, spoke highly of France’s recent regulations on Wednesday at the Paris Blockchain Week Summit. "France has some very pro-business, pro-crypto regulations and also just (the) government's attitude towards this industry ... has been phenomenal." Despite recent

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulation has been approved in the first round of considerations and is expected to be passed within the coming months. Originally there were two draft bills under review by the Chamber of Deputies. Senate bill 3825/19 would have defined the guidelines for regulation on Bitcoin and

At first glance, it may appear that Mexican Senator, Indira Kempis, used her Bitcoiner clout to trojan horse the proposal of a CBDC. But looks can be deceiving.  Proposing Bitcoin adoption in Mexico is not quite as straightforward as writing a bill and calling it a day. Instead, it appears

JAN3, a new company led by Bitcoin entrepreneur, Samson Mow, is now assisting with the Bitcoin City project in El Salvador.   Samson Mow is the founder of Pixelmatic and former CSO of Blockstream. His newest company, JAN3 has managed to raise $21M in funding with a current $100M in valuation.