{"id":4163,"date":"2021-12-27T08:41:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T07:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/27\/blockchain-rock-gibraltar-moves-to-become-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-hub\/"},"modified":"2021-12-27T08:41:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T07:41:33","slug":"blockchain-rock-gibraltar-moves-to-become-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/27\/blockchain-rock-gibraltar-moves-to-become-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blockchain Rock\u2019: Gibraltar moves to become world\u2019s first cryptocurrency hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Territory\u2019s financial sector risks reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions if complex regulations of crypto hub fail<\/p>\n<p>On the southern Mediterranean coast, nestled in the shadow of the Rock\u2019s sheer limestone cliffs and its tangle of wild olive trees, the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is quietly preparing for a corporate takeover that could have global consequences for the former naval garrison.<\/p>\n<p>Less than half a mile away, next to the blue waters of Gibraltar\u2019s mid-harbour marina, the peninsula\u2019s regulators are reviewing a proposal that would prompt blockchain firm Valereum to buy the exchange in the new year \u2013 meaning the British overseas territory could soon host the world\u2019s first integrated bourse, where conventional bonds can be traded alongside major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Dogecoin. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/dec\/27\/blockchain-rock-gibraltar-moves-to-become-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-hub\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/03c03b89bab4f16a4d9c40884d6cc726a522983e\/694_0_2689_1614\/master\/2689.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=faf7d6f35168b4df519dd234643f24b7\" title=\"\u2018Blockchain Rock\u2019: Gibraltar moves to become world\u2019s first cryptocurrency hub\" \/>Territory\u2019s financial sector risks reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions if complex regulations of crypto hub fail<br \/>\nOn the southern Mediterranean coast, nestled in the shadow of the Rock\u2019s sheer limestone cliffs and its tangle of wild olive trees, the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is quietly preparing for a corporate takeover that could have global consequences for the former naval garrison.<br \/>\nLess than half a mile away, next to the blue waters of Gibraltar\u2019s mid-harbour marina, the peninsula\u2019s regulators are reviewing a proposal that would prompt blockchain firm Valereum to buy the exchange in the new year \u2013 meaning the British overseas territory could soon host the world\u2019s first integrated bourse, where conventional bonds can be traded alongside major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Dogecoin.  Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Territory\u2019s financial sector risks reputational damage and diplomatic sanctions if complex regulations of crypto hub fail On the southern Mediterranean coast, nestled in the shadow of the Rock\u2019s sheer limestone cliffs and its tangle of wild olive trees, the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is quietly preparing for a corporate takeover that could have global consequences &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/27\/blockchain-rock-gibraltar-moves-to-become-worlds-first-cryptocurrency-hub\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Blockchain Rock\u2019: Gibraltar moves to become world\u2019s first cryptocurrency hub<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4163"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}