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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Can the Petro Cryptocurrency Save Venezuela from Financial Collapse?
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
NASAA Regulators Zero In on Securities Fraud – What is the Impact of Operation Cryptosweep?
Colleagues, Operation Cryptosweep (aka “OC”) is a joint effort of regulators
from the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada and the US Virgin Islands targeting
unregistered ICOs and related securities fraud. Overseeing OC is The North American Securities
Administrators Association (NASAA). At is core is the US SEC’s Cyber Taskforce which was launched in September
2017. To date OC has led to some 200 crypto-related investigations. Bottom
line: While we support the appropriate regulation of the cryptosphere the
question of OC’s effectiveness is more than valid. Noteworthy exceptions to the
list of member states are Caribbean nations known for money laundering and
non-transparent offshore bank accounts. Antigua and the Cayman Islands are top
of mind. Bottom line: The OC will have a positive effect on reducing
crypto-related securities and ICO fraud, however, further attention needs to be
given to other countries known for their nefarious roles in the broader crypto
economy. Send us your thoughts today! Lawrence – Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com/)
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Freedom of Speech in Peril as China’s Baidu Tieba Shuts-Down Cryptocurrency Online Forums
Monday, August 27, 2018
Will Iran’s State-Backed Cryptocurrency Enable the Country to Evade US Economic Sanctions?
Colleagues, Iran
has taken a major step toward the creation of a state-backed cryptocurrency. The primary goal of this effort is assumed to
be the country’s circumvention of new US economic sanctions in the wake of US President
Trump revoking support of the Iran
nuclear arms accord in May 2018. Work on a national cryptocurrency dates back
to late 2017 when the US President re-affirmed his campaign promise to revoke
the accord and re-impose stiff trade sanctions. This initiative has the backing
of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and is led
by their National
Cyberspace Center. Back in January 2018 the US
Treasury issued a severe warning against
Iran’s use of cyber warfare and development of a cryptocurrency for this very
reason. Bottom line: Iran, Russia and Venezuela has announced plans to develop
digital currencies for the purpose of evading Western (aka US) trade sanctions.
Transaction “transparency” is a vital factors in whether their efforts will be
successful at essential protecting nefarious money
laundering activities. We assume the
currencies which be intentionally designed to avoid detection by the US and its
allies. Details to follow in the coming months.
Share your thoughts today! Lawrence – Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com/)
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Will social media-based payment tools allow for “secure” cryptocurrency transactions and fundraising?
Colleagues, Google Pay, Alipay, WeChat Pay and Facebook Payments are among the most popular tools for online
payments, money transfers and fundraising. Each tool is confronted with the
dilemma of whether to accept cryptocurrency transactions. The Chinese Banking
Regulatory Commission and the People’s Bank of China have release strong
warnings against the so-called “crypto payments model”. In the US Google Pay
and Facebook Payments are faced with similar challenges. They are global
platforms and what is acceptable in one country or region may be prohibited
elsewhere. The potential security risks are numerous – exchange fraud, money laundering, lack of transaction transparency along with the fundamental integrity of many
second and third tier cryptocurrencies are bona fide concerns among government
regulators, platform vendors and users alike. There is no “one size fits all”
solution. Bottom line: We see marriage of online payment tools and
cryptocurrencies as yet another ‘test’ as cryptos seek mass market adoption.
Like other crypto related challenges we do believe that in time such issues
will be resolved … although for now no one knows the precise solution. Share your thoughts today! Lawrence – Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com/)
Friday, August 24, 2018
How can Blockchain be used to secure digital documents and transactions in the public sector?
Colleagues, with good intensions the Japanese,
Chinese, American and British governments are exploring the use of Blockchain
to securely maintain and transmit documents containing sensitive information
about their citizens. The latest example of the UK’ Ministry of Justice assessment of Blockchain for protecting its
repository of digital forms of evidence. In the US Blockchain represents a
means of securely processing records for Social Security, Medicare and other
entitlement programs. Noble endeavors indeed. Nevertheless, the obvious dilemma
is that such data and documents needed for smooth government processes will
only be as secure as the Blockchains used to manage them. Protecting cryptographic keys remains
a top concern. Using hardware security modules (HSMs) and trusted computers in
place of digital wallets and as Blockchain nodes will give security-conscious
users and organizations greater confidence. As reported by McKinsey and Company recent breaches of crypto exchanges clearly indicate that
Blockchain participants and their access to the Blockchain represent a security
weakness that must be addressed before the technology. Bottom line: As we have
previously reported Blockchain adoption will be directly correlated to the
level of both perceived
and actual security. Such security is likely to
increase as the technology matures. Share your thoughts today! Lawrence – Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com/)
Thursday, August 23, 2018
What will it take for the US SEC to approve cryptocurrency ETFs?
Colleagues, the US SEC
maintained its tough stance when it comes to its approval or denial of
cryptocurrency ETFs when it refused to grant approval of two new funds
submitted by NYSE-based
Arca. The Cryptocurrency
Academy knows that the US SEC,
similar to the Federal Reserve Board, views cryptos as highly speculative
investment vehicles. The underlying issue is that both the SEC and the Fed are
not convinced that Bitcoin and
its sibling Altcoins are
bona fide “securities”. Neither of the two Arca
proposals would hold “tangible crypto tokens”. Moreover, they are based on
crypto “futures”. The combination of these two facts is a non-starter from
their perspective. So what are potential crypto investors to do? We see two
options. First, invest directly in the cryptocurrencies of choice. And second –
as we have commented on over the past few months – invest in the underlying
Blockchain software firms. Bottom line: We maintain our prediction that within
the next 24-36 months as cryptos gain maturity and market adoption along with strict
governance the SEC will much more positively predisposed to approve crypto-related
funds. Share your thoughts today! Lawrence – Cryptocurrency
Academy (https://cryptocurrencyacademy.blogspot.com/)
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