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One of the biggest food delivery services, Just Eat, now accepts bitcoin as a means of payment in France. This includes more than 15,000 restaurants and was made possible through a partnership with Bitpay. At the start of this year, the delivery services Just Eat and Takeaway.com merged, and it was time for rebranding. Together with a complete redesign, the new Just Eat France website expanded the amount of accepted payment systems, as reported by Decrypt. This includes Bitcoin and its “little brother” Bitcoin Cash. Partnership with Bitpay The whole thing was made possible thanks to the US payment service…

Roberto Campos Neto, the President of the Central Bank of Brazil, shared the plans regarding a central bank digital currency (CBDC). He suggested the year 2022 as a possible starting point. The Banco Central do Brasil is not the only central bank currently looking into digital currencies. At the moment, 80% of central banks worldwide research possibilities to implement their own CBDCs, and 40% have already started pilot projects, whose aim is to further investigate a central bank digital currency. An excellent example of this is the Chinese government, who wants to issue its digital Yuan before the Olympic Games…

A new nonprofit organization wants to protect the citizens of Belarus. The BYSOL organization focuses on people who’ve suffered during protests against the Lukashenko regime. Mass demonstrations mainly directed against the policies and presidency of Alexander Lukashenko have been going on for almost a month now. The presidential election on August 9, which internationally people assumed was manipulated, triggered the protests. The regime reacted to those protests in the country with mass arrests, police violence, internet blackout, and a call for help from Vladimir Putin. Despite numerous arrests and violence in prisons, people continue to gather in protests. Besides citizens,…

Bitcoin/USD daily basis Bitcoin USD daily basis – a drop returns bitcoin to USD10,000 The reported week featured a massive price drop by the middle of the week that nullified the previous week’s uptrend. Monday and Tuesday were similar to the last trading days, with higher values for each day’s lows and highs. Then, the price stabilized at USD 11,500 and shortly crossed the mark of USD 12,000. On Wednesday, a considerable drop returned bitcoin to the first support of USD 11,000. On Thursday, this support was broken and followed by a further powerful correction to above USD 10,000. The…

What has been happening around Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies this week? The most relevant local and international developments as well as appealing background reports in a pointed and compact way in retrospect in our weekly review. We start with a groundbreaking step for the crypto-adaptation in Zug: As more and more companies accept digital currencies, the Canton of Zug, as a state institution, will follow suit and allow Bitcoin and Ethereum for tax payments. This is not the only decision an institution has made this week. Another progressive decision was made by the health insurance company Atupri this week. From…

The Canton of Zug has always been a pioneer in the blockchain area and is in the heart of the Crypto Valley for a reason. Starting in 2021, Zug will be the first Swiss canton to offer the possibility of paying taxes with crypto currencies. An important step for the adoption of crypto-currencies as a means of payment: As more and more companies accept digital currencies, the canton of Zug, as a state institution, is following suit and allowing Bitcoin and Ether for tax payments. Tax payments with Bitcoin and Ether up to 100,000 CHF According to the cantonal press…

The health insurance company Atupri makes it possible for customers to pay their bills with Bitcoin and Ether. The health and accident insurance thereby takes a pioneering role regarding the payment possibilities with crypto-currencies. As the first Swiss health insurance company, Atrupi now also accepts Bitcoin and Ether. Caroline Meli, member of the Atrupi management board, justifies this decision by explaining that the health insurance company wants to “strengthen its position as an innovative provider of digital solutions in the health sector”. The option of paying bills in crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin or Ether will be offered as of August…

Sector Analysis August 2020 Index Performance All FTX indices (ALT/MID/SHIT) recorded a positive performance in August; the Shit Index in particular outperformed the others by far: ALT Index (+16%), MID Index (+19%), and SHIT INDEX (+47%). The performance of Bitcoin (BTC$) during the same period was mildly positive (+2.5%). Most of the performance driving coins have a connection to the decentralised finance ecosystem. We will elaborate a bit more on this when we dive into the different sectors and highlight some of the high performing coins. Not all ALT constituents (nine coins) performed positively. The picture looks very mixed: BSV…

Technological innovations are now virtually the order of the day, and digitalization is not even stopping at our means of payment. Cryptocurrencies on the rise An incredible 6,510 crypto currencies with a total market capitalization of 309 billion EUR are currently in use around the globe according to CoinMarketCap. By far the most popular cyber currency is Bitcoin (BTC), developed by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008. A total of 183 billion EUR is currently accounted for by the most important digital coin, representing 59% of the total volume of crypto currencies. That this success shouldn’t be taken for granted, is shown…

VeChain – the public Blockchain platform – has decided to develop an automotive security platform in cooperation with the German car manufacturer BMW to make vehicle data more forgery-proof. The already existing partnership between automotive giant BMW and VeChain reaches a new high. After the successful completion of the BMW program, known as Start-up Garage, VeChain seems to continue its partnership with the automotive giant, the entrepreneur magazine Fuchsbriefe reported. An app based on the Blockchain technology The new app, VerifyCar, will be a decentralized application built on the VeChain Blockchain. Once the new car security platform is installed, VeChain…

Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD – consolidation above 11’000 USD The reporting week was characterized by a downward trend. The beginning of the week was quiet on Monday, with a narrow trading range above the USD 11,500 mark. Tuesday was then characterized by stronger selling pressure, which pushed the price close to the USD 11,000 zone at the low for the day. The next three trading days averaged around 11’400 USD, with a range of a good 300 USD. The price never fell below the 11,000 USD zone. On the weekend, a more friendly trend was already developing again,…

What has been happening around Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies this week? The most relevant local and international developments as well as appealing background reports in a pointed and compact way in retrospect in our weekly review. We will begin with a groundbreaking step for crypto-adoption in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Financial Services Regulatory Authority (SFC) gave Asia’s leading digital asset platform the green light to operate crypto-related businesses. Bitcoin could be facing another bull run. The largest asset manager for digital assets, Grayscale Investments, published a study on Bitcoin, in which the current situation of the crypto currency is…

Together with the Stuttgart stock exchange, several German companies have joined forces to develop a blockchain-based financing method for industrial capital goods. In addition to technical feasibility, the project also includes legal and regulatory aspects. All partners involved in the project have already gained initial experience in the blockchain space. The Stuttgart stock exchange opened a trading center for digital assets in 2019 and offers custody services for Bitcoin and Co. through a subsidiary. Daimler Mobility and Technology partner 51nodes cooperate in creating the mobility blockchain platform. Bosch has also been working with the IOTA Foundation for some time. Financing…

Although there are major structural differences between crypto-financial products on the market, all issuers may have one thing in common in recent weeks: Since mid-July, there has been a significant increase in demand for digital currencies. In Switzerland itself, 21Shares AG (the leading issuer of passive investment products for Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies) has exceeded the CHF 100 million threshold (assets under management) for the first time since its foundation two years ago due to the increase in demand. In the first two weeks of August alone, 21Shares AG saw more than CHF 18.5 million in trading volume in the…

If you want to make sure that your Bitcoins and crypto assets are not lost after death, you need a watertight estate plan. A not quite simple undertaking, as Marc Steiner writes in his new guidebook. In his first book, digital expert and Bitcoin advisor Marc Steiner shows how crypto assets can be safely stored and inherited. Readers receive the necessary knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of the various options and technologies. They are then able to create their own personal inheritance plan. To ensure that nothing is forgotten in the process, Marc Steiner provides a free online tool…

Asia’s leading digital asset platform received approval for an automated trading and market license for digital assets. This is a big step forward for crypto-adoption in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Financial Services Authority made the general decision to grant Asia’s Digital Asset Platform OSL the license to conduct crypto-related business. This decision is the first step in the full licensing process, whereby the applicant must meet one or more requirements of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to obtain a license. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong is the independent legislative body charged with regulating the…