On October 30, Bank of America (BofA) added yet another cryptocurrency-related patent to its collection of more than 50 applications filed within the same field. The second-largest bank in the US has been leading in the informal blockchain patent race, sidestepping such players as IBM and Alibaba. However, that does not mean that BofA is […]
Brock Pierce – From Child Actor to Bitcoin Billionaire
Child actor and crypto billionaire Brock Pierce says “bitcoin is democratizing the global financial system in a way every person gets equal access.” However, according to him, there is a lack of infrastructure for users to get equal access and “we are just at the beginning of this path towards adoption.” Pierce believes blockchain will […]
Closer to EU: Bulgarian Officials Allegedly Sold Citizenship for Bitcoins
The chairman of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad (SABA) Petar Haralampiev, the Secretary-General Krassimir Tomov along with other 20 people involved were arrested. The investigation opened by the Anti-Corruption Commission of the country went on for the last 4 month. The arrested officials are allegedly involved in an organized crime group for official and […]