Dutch investors can now invest in crypto assets, thanks to a new company registration approved by regulators

The BLOX exchange received authorisation to operate in the Netherlands, becoming the first platform to do so since the country implemented the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive, or AMLD5.

„BLOX is the first consumer-focused cryptomaniac company to be included in the Dutch Central Bank’s registry,“ the company said in a blog announcement today. „This registration is mandatory in the Netherlands for all companies that allow their users to buy, sell, trade and maintain cryptomoeda.

Dutch-based crypto service provider AMDAX BV made headlines in October as the inaugural company of its kind in the newly regulated region.

AMDAX, however, markets to larger investors. „AMDAX supports companies and private investors with a portfolio – starting with 2.5 Bitcoin investments – trading crypto, safe storage and insured custody,“ an October AMDAX statement said at Finextra.

Visible on a list of approved crypto service providers, Cryptosoft now proclaims the registration of De Nederlandsche Bank NV, the central bank of the Netherlands.

„BLOX allows consumers to invest in their favourite digital currency for just $1,“ explained the company’s blog. „Therefore, the Dutch Central Bank’s approval means that the crypto currency will remain widely accessible to the general public.

In contrast to the three recently approved entities, the Deribit digital asset derivatives exchange left the Netherlands in January 2020 to avoid the new regulations.

Son Masayoshi believes that Bitcoin was „distracting his attention from his own business“.

While the current upward trend in cryptomonies is driving their adoption, some billionaire investors still believe that Bitcoin (BTC) is a kind of distraction.

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Masayoshi Son, a multi-million dollar technology entrepreneur and CEO of the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, said he „doesn’t understand“ Bitcoin in the midst of cryptomongering breaking its three-year high.

Speaking at the New York Times DealBook conference, Son said he thinks investing in Bitcoin „distracts from his own business focus,“ Business Insider reported on November 19.

Son said he would spend about five minutes each day watching Bitcoin prices fluctuate. He said a friend told him to invest „1% of his personal assets“ in Bitcoin, which means he invested „about $200 million.

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The billionaire admitted that the recurring distraction led him to sell his entire holding company in Bitcoin, causing him to lose about $50 million. „I feel much better,“ Son said.

Son stated that digital currencies are a useful development and will not disappear soon, but will focus on other projects. He commented:

„I think digital currency will be useful […] But I don’t know what digital currency, what structure, etc.“
It was reported that Son bought Bitcoin when it was near its historic high of $20,000 in December 2017. As previously reported, Son allegedly lost millions when it sold the cryptcoin in early 2018, when the price of Bitcoin began to plummet.

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Son’s latest comments come amid a major upward trend in the cryptomone markets, with Bitcoin slowly approaching $20,000. At the time of publication, Bitcoin is trading at $18,227.

A New York airport uses a blockchain app to provide travelers with information about the cleanliness of surfaces.

In the course of the Corona crisis, the airport in Albany, New York, USA, is using the “Wellness Trace App” to check the cleanliness of surfaces and objects at Albany Airport

The app, which emerged from a collaboration between General Electric (GE), TE-FOOD and Eurofins, is intended to make travel safe even in times of the corona pandemic. The blockchain system from Microsoft Azure serves as the basic framework.

The blockchain app provides travelers with information about the cleanliness of objects and surfaces in advance, even before they come into contact with them. All the travelers have to do is scan in QR codes with their smartphones, which are located all over the airport.

In addition, users can enter their personal impression of the cleanliness of a respective surface in the app and save it for others

As Albany Airport states, the experiment with the app will initially run for three months, with airport employees being tasked with using the app to ensure proper cleanliness in and around the airport in accordance with Corona regulations. To make the relevant information accessible, more than 45 stickers with the corresponding QR codes were distributed.

Philip Calderone, CEO of Albany Airport Regulators, said that „using the innovative GE Wellness Trace app is a big step in enabling safe travel in times of pandemic through digital solutions“.

Other countries are now also using blockchain technology to fight the coronavirus.

For example, a city in Singapore uses blockchain technology to issue a digital health passport. Thanks to the joint project by SGInnovate and Accredify, the pandemic could be contained even better.

The Singapore-based company Perlin has another project, the block chain-based smartphone app „ICC AOKpass“ developed , which in turn facilitates the communication of the infection status.

Daten zur sozialen Stimmung, die Stärkung der Fundamentaldaten und die Analyse in der Kette deuten darauf hin, dass Bitcoin kurz vor einem Bullenlauf im Stil von 2017 steht.

Letzte Woche verzeichnete Bitcoin ( BTC ) einen Preisanstieg von 6,95% von 10.804 USD am 5. Oktober auf 11.555 USD bis zum 12. Oktober

Der Anstieg war die Woche mit der besten Performance für den Bitcoin-Preis seit Juli, und die Daten zeigen eine spürbare Verschiebung der Marktstimmung das digitale Gut.

Nach Angaben von TheTie, einem alternativen Datenanbieter für digitale Assets, hat der tägliche Stimmungswert für Bitcoin Billionaire 62,4 erreicht. Die Metrik misst den Ton der Gespräche in Twitter, um eine positive oder negative Stimmung auf dem Markt abzuleiten, und jeder Wert über 50 impliziert, dass die Marktstimmung positiv ist.

Bitcoin und der Rest der Kryptoindustrie hatten Anfang Oktober einen fairen Anteil an negativer Presse. Die CFTC und das DOJ gingen gegen die BitMEX-Börse vor und beschuldigten das Unternehmen, am 1. Oktober eine Derivatbörse illegal betrieben zu haben, und die britische FCA verbot am 6. Oktober Kryptowährungsderivate für Privatkunden .

Keines dieser Ereignisse führte jedoch zu den von vielen Anlegern erwarteten negativen Ergebnissen . Darüber hinaus folgten auf die negativen Nachrichten bullische Geschichten wie Square, in denen 1% seines Vermögens Bitcoin zugewiesen wurde .

Im Allgemeinen häufen sich weiterhin bullische Anzeichen für Bitcoin, und als der digitale Vermögenswert auf 11.500 USD stieg, stieg die Gesamtmarktkapitalisierung des gesamten Sektors um 6% von 339 Mrd. USD auf 359 USD.

Ein kürzlich veröffentlichter Bericht, in dem über 30 Diskussionsteilnehmer befragt wurden, darunter der Kryptowährungskommentator von eToro, David Derhy, Alpha5-CEO, Vishal Shah, und der Währungsstratege der LMAX Group, Joel Kruger, ergab, dass Bitcoin laut Diskussionsteilnehmer bis Ende 2020 14.283 USD erreichen wird Durchschnitt .

Die Blockchain-Aktivität entspricht der Stimmung

Zahlreiche Kennzahlen in der Kette stimmen auch mit der positiven Stimmung bei Bitcoin überein. Während die Investorentätigkeit angezogen hat, muss der Preis noch folgen. Laut dem Kryptowährungsanalysten Willy Woo signalisiert dies eine Zunahme der „Investorentätigkeit“, die im Bitcoin-Preis noch nicht berücksichtigt wurde. Woo sagte :

Die „Investorentätigkeit“ basiert auf dem Volumen in der Kette. Dies liegt daran, dass beim Wechsel von BTC zwischen Brieftaschen zwischen zwei verschiedenen Teilnehmern davon ausgegangen wird, dass eine Zahlung außerhalb der Kette (Fiat oder Alt-Münze) erfolgt ist. Es ist eine unvollkommene Maßnahme, aber ungefähr, was los ist. “

Gli hacker dalla Corea del Nord e dalla Russia sono stati pagati negli ultimi anni, entrambi sanzionati
Secondo il Dipartimento del Tesoro degli Stati Uniti, le compagnie di assicurazione che pagano i criminali informatici per conto delle aziende in caso di richiesta di ransomware potrebbero violare le sanzioni. Un’ondata di hack seguita da richieste di ransomware negli ultimi anni ha portato le compagnie di assicurazione a pagare il riscatto, tipicamente in Bitcoin , ma il Tesoro ha ora avvertito che se gli hacker si dimostrassero collegati a paesi nell’elenco delle sanzioni statunitensi, le compagnie di assicurazione potrebbero affrontare rigide sanzioni.

L’assicurazione contro i ransomware è più necessaria che mai

L’avvertimento alle compagnie di assicurazione è arrivato dall’Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) del Tesoro e dalla Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) e ha fatto riferimento al numero crescente di casi di ransomware in cui i pagamenti sono richiesti in Bitcoin.

Le richieste di pagamento del ransomware sono aumentate durante la pandemia di coronavirus poiché sempre più persone hanno lavorato da casa, consentendo agli hacker di prendere di mira i sistemi online in modo più efficace. Reuters stima i pagamenti ransomware medi per il secondo trimestre a $ 178.254, un aumento del 60% rispetto al primo trimestre.

Principali hacker dei paesi sanzionati

L’avvertimento del Tesoro non è una minaccia inutile. È risaputo che la Corea del Nord è un importante cyber hacker , con il loro gruppo Lazarus sponsorizzato dallo stato che ha portato centinaia di milioni di dollari attraverso richieste di ransomware e hack di criptovaluta negli ultimi anni.

L’OFAC ha citato attacchi informatici risalenti al 2015 che sono stati successivamente ricondotti ad hacker in Corea del Nord e Russia, due paesi sanzionati, e ha sottolineato che le aziende che si impegnano con paesi sanzionati o determinati individui di quei paesi possono essere perseguiti e puniti.

Il promemoria mette le compagnie di assicurazione in una posizione difficile e può comportare la rimozione della copertura relativa al ransomware, lasciando le aziende che detengono il bambino se dovesse essere violato.