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Why a Maltese Former Minister is Backing the QuickX Token Sale

Cryptocurrency as an anti-establishment reaction The introduction of cryptocurrency can be traced to a period just after the world saw the crippling effects of a global economic crisis, with multiple countries across the world facing recession and economic contraction, destabilizing economies, causing unemployment and widespread strife. Many suggest that Bitcoin’s birth was directly related to …

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Cryptocurrency as an anti-establishment reaction

The introduction of cryptocurrency can be traced to a period just after the world saw the crippling effects of a global economic crisis, with multiple countries across the world facing recession and economic contraction, destabilizing economies, causing unemployment and widespread strife.

Many suggest that Bitcoin’s birth was directly related to this, with the cryptic bail-out reference in its genesis block provided a point of reference. In the writings of Bitcoin’s creator(s), cryptocurrency was an answer to the failings of traditional finance and money, with the alternative being a decentralized currency outside of state or central entity control.

Perhaps due to this subtle uprising against establishment, most governments initially took a cautious view of Bitcoin and other currencies inspired by it. More recently, the massive amounts of funding drawn into coin offerings and token sales have ensured that regulatory interests followed.

But the tide is turning, at least in progressive nations such as Malta, where crypto-friendly laws are being drawn up to foster and promote blockchain and cryptocurrency growth.

Recognizing cryptocurrency’s truly disruptive potential

John Dalli, former cabinet and finance minister of Malta, is one such prominent figure in the small nation who believes in the potential for cryptocurrency to be the dominant future of digital money.

His backing of the QuickX project emphasizes the inclusive nature of cryptocurrency, along with several improvements upon efficiencies promised by its underlying technology, ready for real world implementation.

Dalli sees the ability of QuickX to deliver on its promises, with a well-thought out token model that will be implemented by a fully capable development team, aided by advisors well positioned to advocate to regulators and industry leaders.

Speed: QuickX, as the name suggests, is all about speed. Compared to typical blockchain purchases that require between 3 to 6 confirmations, QuickX protocol uses pooling facilitators to provide liquidity in off-chain transactions, greatly improving speed of settlement, without compromising transparency and decentralization.

Cost: Cryptocurrency’s potential to be a global currency means doing away with exchange rates, yet suffered from high transaction costs during peak network usage, even for small amounts. QuickX aims for near-zero transaction costs at scale across blockchains.

Scalability: QuickX’s low friction protocol allows for higher frequencies of transactions, allowing the network to handle demand as it grows.

Cross-chain interoperability: Users today go through hoops to convert multiple cryptocurrencies but QuickX aims to provide single-click swaps on a high liquidity platform, resulting in the most competitive rates for crypto exchanges.

QuickX is better equipped

While there are several platforms proposing to bring about the same efficiencies of speed, cost, cross-chain swapping and scaling, QuickX’s development team has the necessary expertise and commitment required for such ambitions.

Led by the Adhlakha brothers, who boast cyber security experience with the likes of Vodafone and Comviva, the publicly verifiable team has a suitable mix of blockchain tech experts and business leaders.

They benefit from an advisory team that includes Dalli, Coinomi CEO George KimionisHuawai Technologies CTO Jorge Sebastiao, PayX CEO Sang Jae Seo, GigaMedia President Steve Tsao and more.

To learn more about QuickX and its token sale, visit the website and read the whitepaper. For more insight, read the QuickX blog and Medium postings.

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Bank of England Slammed for Falling Behind Regulating Crypto

The Bank of England (BoE) has been criticized in a UK Treasury Committee during a hearing on Digital Currencies on July 4. Three senior government and banking officials denied the claim, arguing that a taskforce is underway to provide clear guidance over what crypto regulations need to be imposed. MP: “Facebook Leading the Way” In

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The Bank of England (BoE) has been criticized in a UK Treasury Committee during a hearing on Digital Currencies on July 4. Three senior government and banking officials denied the claim, arguing that a taskforce is underway to provide clear guidance over what crypto regulations need to be imposed.

MP: “Facebook Leading the Way”

In the hearing, Labour MP Wes Streeting praised Facebook for ‘having to lead the way’ in banning crypto adverts even though it has recently reversed its position. He argued that private companies are getting on with controlling the market while regulators were falling behind. This led to a defence by all three panel members who said that the BoE is keeping up.

The MP said: “There is a concern that regulators are not moving as fast and are not as front‑footed as you could and perhaps ought to be. Is it fair to say that you have been sleeping at the wheel while Facebook has been getting on with banning the advertisements in this space?”

Martin Etheridge, Head of Note Operations, BoE, responded by saying it the BoE is leading on the international stage and that there will be ‘vigilant monitoring’ on a global basis. David Geale, Director of Policy, FCA, recognized some positives in the work by Facebook and Google but claimed they haven’t been ‘entirely effective’ because they are still receiving reports of people signing up through those channels.

The committee raised concerns over the ‘daily bombardment’ of crypto adverts and what the regulators are doing regarding misleading adverts. Geale responded that their usual powers apply which requires adverts to be fair, clear and not misleading. However, Streeting presented an easyJet advert which he claimed had no warnings that funds may go down.

Streeting said:

“I have just been passed this advertisement from easyJet’s magazine. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, give your bitcoin wings.’ Do you see what they did there? There is no warning that products are unregulated and no warning about prices going up and down. ‘In 2017, we have witnessed the bitcoin rise from $1,000 to $19,000.’ That is a 1,800% increase; that is what they are suggesting there.”

MP: Treasury is Being “Complacent” With Crypto Regulation

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke raised concerns over terrorist financing and money laundering. David Raw, Deputy Director Banking and Credit, HM Treasury, argued that past assessments show that there is low risk for both issues. He said that using crypto potentially creates a ‘more transparent record of the transaction, which is potentially auditable.’

Elphicke said: “But let me challenge that. Is that not complacent? If you send a cash courier, a cash courier can be caught. A key can be transferred by text message. If I am over in Syria or wherever, I simply send a text message with a wallet passcode to someone who lives in London. Hey presto, they have access to all this cash so they can get up to all the terrorist financing stuff they need to do.”

Raw denied complacency but accepted that there is a potential risk to be examined. He referenced the MP to the task force which will release a report in September.

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