In an effort to raise funds from small investors, Mexico’s Amar Hidroponia is selling digital currency backed by habanero chilis. Each coin, which is dubbed Agrocoin, is backed by a square meter of habanero production, Bloomberg reported. “We had a lot of people who wanted...
In an effort to lure more FinTechs its way, France is working on a regulatory framework that would enable startups to raise funding via cryptocurrencies. Economy minister Bruno Le Maire wrote in an article for Numerama, a French website which was covered by the Financial Times, explaining...
Cryptocurrency issuers are taking one of two tactics when dealing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s plans to regulate the market: falling in line or trying to find ways to get around the tougher guidelines. Earlier this month, the SEC announced there were...
The U.K. is gearing up to delve more into the world of cryptocurrencies by announcing a new task force that will look at the benefits and risks of digital tokens. CNBC, citing the Treasury, the UK finance department, reported the task force will be made...
The U.S. Treasury Department revealed it could add cryptocurrency addresses to its list of sanctions if it’s able to link the cryptocurrency addresses with people who are blacklisted. First spotted by The Wall Street Journal, in documents that were filed with a White House order...
