Venezuela’s Own Digital Coin Cryptocurrencies are raising in value, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has intention to get involved in this market. The authoritarian leader on Sunday announced plans for a bitcoin-like virtual currency named the “petro.” He expects the new cryptocurrency…

Cryptocurrencies Can Be Issued By Central Banks Central bankers all over the world are taking a close interest in digital currencies. The reason is not financial stability: the technology behind cryptocurrencies has an extraordinary potential and is one which monetary authorities should…

Europe Leads ICO Investments A European venture capital firm called Atomico reported that half of the money that went into initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the past few years, has come from European investors. As Atomico reported, since the start of 2014…