Morning digest, Jul 27
🤝 BRICS Summit: Major Banks From Member States Sign MoU on DLT Research. During the 10th International BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, banks from the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to a joint study of DLT technology like blockchain, “in the interests of the development of the digital economy.” BRICS countries have met annually since 2009 to discuss initiatives for economic, cultural, and political cooperation between member states.
http://telegra.ph/BRICS-Summit-Major-Banks-From-Member-States-Sign-MoU-on-DLT-Research-07-27-4
💡 Major Chinese Social Network Tianya to Launch Native Cryptocurrency Token. In a blog post, Tianya said its 90 bln Tianyan Tokens (TYT) would function as a kind of rewards system and run in parallel to its existing Tianya Diamond token, which is not cryptographic. Provided users have a sufficient number of Tianya Diamond, they will receive TYT, with a total of 80 percent of supply distributed to members. The remaining 20 percent will go towards operational requirements.
http://telegra.ph/Major-Chinese-Social-Network-Tianya-to-Launch-Native-Cryptocurrency-Token-07-27
💸 Venezuela to Launch Petro-Pegged Fiat Currency Next Month. Venezuela, a country battling one of the deepest economic recessions on record, is set to launch a new fiat currency pegged to its oil-backed “petro” cryptocurrency next month, according to President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro said that the new fiat currency, called the Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar), is going to help take five zeroes away from the bolivar, its current fiat currency.
http://telegra.ph/Venezuela-to-Launch-Petro-Pegged-Fiat-Currency-Next-Month-07-27
👺 Breaking: Winklevoss Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Gets Rejected Yet Again. It was just announced that the most recent proposal for a Bitcoin ETF from the Winklevoss Twins, the owners and founders of the fittingly named Gemini exchange, was just rejected by the SEC.
http://telegra.ph/Breaking-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-BTC-ETF-Gets-Rejected-Yet-Again-07-27
#digest #cryptocurrency #blockchain #watchdogs
🤝 BRICS Summit: Major Banks From Member States Sign MoU on DLT Research. During the 10th International BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, banks from the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa agreed to a joint study of DLT technology like blockchain, “in the interests of the development of the digital economy.” BRICS countries have met annually since 2009 to discuss initiatives for economic, cultural, and political cooperation between member states.
http://telegra.ph/BRICS-Summit-Major-Banks-From-Member-States-Sign-MoU-on-DLT-Research-07-27-4
💡 Major Chinese Social Network Tianya to Launch Native Cryptocurrency Token. In a blog post, Tianya said its 90 bln Tianyan Tokens (TYT) would function as a kind of rewards system and run in parallel to its existing Tianya Diamond token, which is not cryptographic. Provided users have a sufficient number of Tianya Diamond, they will receive TYT, with a total of 80 percent of supply distributed to members. The remaining 20 percent will go towards operational requirements.
http://telegra.ph/Major-Chinese-Social-Network-Tianya-to-Launch-Native-Cryptocurrency-Token-07-27
💸 Venezuela to Launch Petro-Pegged Fiat Currency Next Month. Venezuela, a country battling one of the deepest economic recessions on record, is set to launch a new fiat currency pegged to its oil-backed “petro” cryptocurrency next month, according to President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro said that the new fiat currency, called the Bolivar Soberano (Sovereign Bolivar), is going to help take five zeroes away from the bolivar, its current fiat currency.
http://telegra.ph/Venezuela-to-Launch-Petro-Pegged-Fiat-Currency-Next-Month-07-27
👺 Breaking: Winklevoss Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Gets Rejected Yet Again. It was just announced that the most recent proposal for a Bitcoin ETF from the Winklevoss Twins, the owners and founders of the fittingly named Gemini exchange, was just rejected by the SEC.
http://telegra.ph/Breaking-Winklevoss-Bitcoin-BTC-ETF-Gets-Rejected-Yet-Again-07-27
#digest #cryptocurrency #blockchain #watchdogs