TALENTA DAILY NEWS

Thursday, 13 December 2018

The most-used ethereum software client has published code that includes an activation time for Constantinople, a proposed upgrade that, if enacted by users, would bring additional features and enhancements to the network.

[Source: Coindesk] ✩✩✩✩✩

2. Crypto startup AriseBank settles fraud accusations with SEC

AriseBank founders Jared Rice and Stanley Ford will pay civil penalties of US$184,767 each and will be prohibited from serving as officers of public companies or participating in offerings of digital securities, the SEC said in a statement.

[Source: Channelnewsasia] ✩✩✩✩✩

3. UAE and Saudi Arabian Central Banks to Jointly Launch a Cross-Border Cryptocurrency

Arabian news outlet Gulf News reports that the central bank of the UAE, along with its Saudi counterpart — the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (Sama) will jointly issue a cross-border digital currency that will be used between both countries.

[Source: CCN] ✩✩✩✩

4. Russian Deputy Prime Minister: Draft Crypto Legislation Won’t Be ‘Significantly’ Edited

Maxim Akimov, the deputy prime minister of Russia, announced that the authors of Russia’s draft cryptocurrency legislation were not planning on making any changes to the bill. His statement was reported by Russian information agency Finmarket, which specializing on the financial and commodity markets, on Dec. 11.

[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩

5. London Cab Driver is Selling Bitcoin to Passengers Using a Special PoS Device

Another notable gesture to push the course of cryptocurrency has been seen in the case of a downtown London cab driver who is well-known for providing his passengers with the ability to purchase BTC easily. The driver’s name is Dave Jenkins, also known as the Crypto Cabbie. Jenkins makes use of a special hardware PoS device manufactured by a company called Fastbitcoins to sell BTC.

[Source: Coindoo] ✩✩

6. IBM Hopes To Strengthen ‘Do Not Call’ Registries With Blockchain

The Economic Times is reporting that IBM is working with Indian telecoms to develop a blockchain solution for mobile number portability and “Do Not Call” registries. “We have completed proof of concepts and pilots with all the major telecom providers and with TRAI [the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India] in this space,” said Sriram Raghavan, vice president of IBM Research and chief technology officer for IBM India and South Asia. “We anticipate going into the New Year, we’ll start to see blockchain solutions getting rolled out.”

[Source: Ethnews] ✩✩✩

7. Romania: Bitcoin Exchange CEO Vlad Nistor Arrested for Money Laundering, May Face US Extradition

According to a local Romanian news outlet Ziar de Cluj and others, Vlad Nistor — the CEO of Romania-based Bitcoin exchange CoinFlux — has been detained on behalf of the US government and is awaiting extradition. He was arrested in the city of Cluj-Napoca on Tuesday, according to another outlet.

[Source: CCN] ✩✩✩

8. Report: Venezuela Is Forcibly Converting Pension Balances to the Petro

According to the Caracas Chronicles, an English-language politics and economics blog based in the country, the government has recently been taking the bolivares (the country’s current fiat currency) paid to its elderly residents and automatically swapping them for petros.

[Source: Coindesk] ✩✩✩

9. Spanish Opposition Introduces Regulations; Sees Spain as a Crypto Leader

In an effort to promote the country’s role as a blockchain leader, Spain’s Partido Popular will introduce a draft bill on a blockchain regulatory framework. According to a publication, PP secretary Teodore García Egea claimed regulations in the space were necessary to “provide security to the investors” and ensure “new cryptocurrencies can be introduced by anyone who wants to”.

[Source: Cryptovest] ✩✩✩

10. US Brokerage Giant TD Ameritrade Exploring XRP and Cryptocurrency for Retail Investors

US brokerage giant TD Ameritrade is exploring whether it should bring XRP and other cryptocurrencies to its 11 million retail investors. In response to a question about whether it will give its clients the option to trade XRP, the firm’s live broadcast financial network said it’s “working hard to make things like this happen.”

[Source: Dailyhodl] ✩✩✩✩

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