Resumen:
- UNICEF invierte 100.000 USD en 6 startups de blockchain
- El Director Adjunto del Banco Central de China (PBoC) PBoC Deputy Governor cataloga a las STOs (Secutiry Token Offerings) como "actividad financiera ilegal"
- Canada’s large city launches its own digital currency
El mercado de criptomonedas arranca la sesión actual con el pie izquierdo, como se observa en las caídas registradas en sus principales activos. El Bitcoin (BITCOIN en xStation5), la que acumula el mayor volumen de mercado, y el Ethereum (ETHEREUM en xStation5), la tercera en su caso, han experimentado ciertas caídas. No obstante, el Ripple (RIPPLE en xStation5), que actualmente se sitúa entre las dos anteriores en el ránking de capitalización de mercado, permanece sin cambios reseñables. La capitalización total de dicho mercado se sitúa actualmente en torno a los 110 billones de USD.
Bitcoin is still trading around the $3400 handle which may be another technical obstacle for this cryptocurrency. Source: xStation5
UNICEF invests $100k in blockchain startups
UNICEF announced that it had chosen six blockchain startups and would invest $100 thousand in them to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology”, as the UNICEF’s press release reports. The companies, called Atix Labs, Onesmart, Prescrypto, Statwig, Utopixar and W3 Engineers, are selected from more than 100 applications across 50 countries. All of them are based in emerging economies - Mexico, Argentina, India, Tunisia, Bangladesh. These blockchain startups will be focused on “building prototypes and systems for global problems like transparency in health-care delivery, affordable access to mobile phone connectivity, and the ability to direct finances and resources to social-impact projects”, as UNICEF reports.
The $0.30 handle has seemed to be a key level for Ripple in recent days. Source: xStation5
PBoC’s official warns against security token offerings
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), a Chinese central bank, banned officially securities token offerings on Saturday, according to the South China Morning Post. Pan Gongsheng, PBoC’s Deputy Governor said that “the STO business that has surfaced recently is still essentially an illegal financial activity in China”, as the mentioned source cited his remarks reported by China Central Television. A security coin offering (STO) is a type of an initial coin offering (ICO) backed by tangible assets, for example, assets or profit of a company.
Litecoin (LITECOIN on xStation5) has experienced some losses thus far today. Source: xStation5
Calgary launches its own cryptocurrency
Calgary, a large Canadian city, has created its own digital currency and it has become the first city in Canada having its own virtual money. It was announced by the finance minister of Alberta, a Canadian province, on Friday, as Global News reports. The cryptocurrency, dubbed as Calgary Canadian Dollar, will operate exclusively in the City of Calgary. The idea of the city’s cryptocurrency is a part of the broader initiative focused on small businesses and nonprofits in Calgary.
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