2018-7-23 20:47 |
A study issued by the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs suggest that gov’t issued cryptocurrencies could be a “remedy” for a lack of competition policy in the crypto sector origin »
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The CoinEx cryptocurrency exchange has decided to upgrade the terms of the trade-driven mining model. CoinEx Tokens (CET) are issued to users instead of giving back transaction fees. The company, a subsidiary of ViaBTC, told the community in an announcement on Wednesday that their ‘trade-driven mining’ feature received important popularity and reviews among global users […]
2018-7-12 00:37 | |
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Regulation Joseph Stiglitz, the former chief economist of the World Bank and Nobel laureate, has predicted that cryptocurrencies will be “regulated into oblivion” in future, with Mr. Stiglitz saying that BTC may be “worth just $100 in 10 years.
2018-7-12 22:12 | |
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The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority recently issued its first license to a Hong Kong crypto firm.
2018-7-12 20:44 | |
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Joseph Stiglitz, the former chief economist of the World Bank and Nobel laureate, has predicted that cryptocurrencies will be “regulated into oblivion” in future, with Mr. Stiglitz saying that BTC may be “worth just $100 in 10 years.
2018-7-11 18:40 | |
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Speaking at an internal meeting of the Internet Finance Rectification Working Group on Monday, Pan Gongsheng reiterated that ICOs, “disguised” ICOs and crypto asset trading are illegal in the country, and represent illicit forms of fundraising and securities issuance.
2018-7-10 17:06 | |
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Texas Securities Board’s mid-year review revealed that alleged crypto Ponzi schemes used mainly social media channels for targeting investors.
2018-7-10 15:25 | |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has issued a notice encouraging every firm that sells securities to the public in the U. S. to disclose any activities “related to digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies and other virtual coins and tokens.
2018-7-10 11:57 | |
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An important U.S. self-regulatory agency for broker dealers is requesting information to its member firms to submit details about their cryptocurrency activities. The information has been released in a regulatory notice issued on Friday in which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority requests information about the firms’ involvement in the crypto market. The main intention is […]
2018-7-10 10:43 | |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has issued a notice encouraging every firm that sells securities to the public in the U. S. to disclose any activities “related to digital assets, such as cryptocurrencies and other virtual coins and tokens.
2018-7-10 10:05 | |
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SIX, the firm that operates and owns the Swiss stock exchange, has announced plans to launch a fully regulated digital cryptocurrency exchange. The firm says it plans to launch "the first market infrastructure in the world” which will “offer a fully integrated end-to-end trading" while providing a safe environment where digital assets can be issued and existing securities and non-bankable assets can be tokenized.
2018-7-7 23:11 | |
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Court documents filed on July 3rd show that YouTube has been added as a defendant in a class action lawsuit against BitConnect. The lawsuit was initially filed on January, 24 by six individuals represent by law firm Silver Miller.
2018-7-6 19:55 | |
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Cryptocurrencies – Thematic Research, a report recently issued by Global Data, is attempting to smash what it views as myths and huge untruths about the hype surrounding crypto. Among their findings, the company concludes cryptocurrencies are expensive, slow, mostly unspendable, and cannot scale to meet their projected demand.
2018-7-6 12:50 | |
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On July 3, 2018, Binance suspended all trading and withdrawal services due to "irregular" Syscoin (SYS) trades carried out "from a number of API users. " The exchange has since resumed all activities, according to a blog post.
2018-7-5 20:11 | |
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Japanese authorities have issued out their first ever sentence for a malicious crypto mining offence according to reports out today. Interestingly though, the person in question has only been found guilty of illegally mining just $45.
2018-7-5 18:30 | |
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The long-awaited decision by India’s highest court finally arrived, and the crypto community has lost. The drama began when the Reserve Bank issued a directive to all financial institutions in the country to cease offering financial services to the crypto industry.
2018-7-5 18:00 | |
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Also Read: Presidential Decree Sets the Stage for Legalizing Cryptocurrencies in Uzbekistan Florida CFO Advocates Creation of Government Post Overseeing Crypto Jimmy Patronis Jimmy Patronis has issued a statement urging Florida’s lawmakers to create a new governmental post tasked with overseeing the state’s cryptocurrency industry.
2018-7-5 11:56 | |
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As previously reported by CoinDesk, the Supreme Court held a hearing on Tuesday and said the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) circular issued in April will “remain implemented,” which prohibits banks from facilitating fiat transactions on Indian crypto exchanges.
2018-7-5 11:37 | |
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The Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Jimmy Patronis, has issued a statement calling for Florida’s government to create the post of “cryptocurrency chief” to provide greater oversight to the state’s emerging digital currency sector.
2018-7-5 10:15 | |
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Ripple Labs, the official title of the company behind XRP and xCurrent etc are alleged to have been issued with yet another lawsuit on the premise of securities fraud according to reports out yesterday afternoon.
2018-7-5 08:00 | |
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Regulation Japan’s top financial regulator has responded to media reports that it is considering overhauling the way cryptocurrency is regulated in the country. The authority has been under fire for the inadequacy of its crypto exchange registration process after it issued business improvement orders to a number of exchanges it previously approved. Japan Confirms Entrance
2018-7-5 05:46 | |
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Japan’s top financial regulator has responded to media reports that it is considering overhauling the way cryptocurrency is regulated in the country. The authority has been under fire for the inadequacy of its crypto exchange registration process after it issued business improvement orders to a number of exchanges it previously approved.
2018-7-5 04:40 | |
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Hailed as a “success” by local officials, the vote was held using a trial digital ID system announced in June of this year. City authorities, who have issued digital identities to residents since 2017, are currently evaluating different applications of blockchain technology for governance.
2018-7-4 09:58 | |
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Major crypto exchange Kraken has issued a scathing response to a recent Bloomberg article about stable cryptocurrency Tether (USDT) allegedly “defying logic” on Kraken’s platform. The article in question, titled “Crypto coin Tether defies logic on Kraken’s market, raising red flags,” was published on Bloomberg June 29, with comments and analysis from several academics and
2018-7-3 22:16 | |
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The firm has officially launched the Issued Assets (IA) program on its bitcoin-backed Liquid sidechain, allowing users to create their own tokenized assets, according to a press release. These tokens can represent any sort of financial instrument, including fiat currency, crypto assets or attested assets (such as gold coins), as well as more novel types.
2018-7-3 21:44 | |
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Áëîê÷åéí-ñòàðòàï Blockstream ïðåäñòàâèë çàÿâëåííûé íà êîíôåðåíöèè Consensus-2018 èíñòðóìåíò Issued Assets (IA), êîòîðûé äàåò ïîëüçîâàòåëÿì âîçìîæíîñòü ñîçäàâàòü â ñàéä÷åéíå áèòêîèíà Liquid ñîáñòâåííûå òîêåíèçèðîâàííûå àêòèâû: òîêåíèçèðîâàííûå ôèàòíûå âàëþòû, êðèïòîàêòèâû, àòòåñòîâàííûå àêòèâû èëè äðóãèå íîâûå àêòèâû.
2018-7-3 20:54 | |
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Tokenize Anything With Sidechains In an explainer July 2, Blockstream explained how its Issued Assets (IA) feature will allow users to create their own token asset on Liquid. “…Assets can represent existing financial instruments like tokenized fiat, crypto assets, attested assets (e.
2018-7-3 19:48 | |
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Financial institutions in India have only two more days to close off relationships with individuals and firms dealing in cryptocurrencies. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave a three-month window for activities to cease back in April which ends on July 5.
2018-7-3 17:30 | |
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Chinese cryptocurrency exchange BTCC has announced the official relaunch of its trading platform, while also suggesting that it will eventually offer its own token.
2018-7-3 17:25 | |
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Ðàçðàáîò÷èê áèòêîèí- è áëîê÷åéí-ðåøåíèé êîìïàíèÿ Blockstream ïðåäñòàâèëà Issued Assets (IA) – íîâûé èíñòðóìåíò, ïîçâîëÿþùèé ïîëüçîâàòåëÿì ñîçäàâàòü ñîáñòâåííûå òîêåíèçèðîâàííûå àêòèâû â ñàéä÷åéíå Liquid.
2018-7-3 08:53 | |
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Line, the second-largest chat messaging app in Southeast Asia and the most popular chat service in Japan, announced the impending launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange called BitBox. The new exchange, scheduled to go live in July 2018, follows an announcement issued in January by the chat giant heralding the creation of a new financial […] The post Japanese Chat App Juggernaut Line Set to Launch Crypto Exchange appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2018-6-29 14:00 | |
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided, in a circular issued on April 6, that banks in the country will no longer be allowed to do business with crypto exchanges. The deadline, which expires on July 5, is forcing companies to prepare for the worst.
2018-6-29 02:00 | |
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Economic researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy have identified digital currencies issued by a central bank as an opportunity for a more stable financial system, while at the same time rejecting cryptocurrencies, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports today, June 27.
2018-6-28 09:01 | |
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The state of Florida will be bringing in a state-specific cryptocurrency czar to closely manage and regulate the technology. This follows the SEC appointing a cryptocurrency chief earlier this month.
2018-6-27 17:00 | |
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Great news for crypto-fanatics, Facebook have finally reversed their ban on cryptocurrency advertising. Just to re-cap, a few months back, Facebook, Google and Twitter all issued bans on all forms of cryptocurrency advertising.
2018-6-27 12:30 | |
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Exchanges Six fully-licensed Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have responded to the business improvement orders issued by the country’s top financial regulator. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), issued business improvement orders to six regulated crypto exchanges on June 22. Crypto Exchange Association The Japan Virtual Currency
2018-6-26 21:19 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance is keeping trading and withdrawals suspended due to a risk warning, even after completion of their extended four hour scheduled upgrade today, June 26, according to a support notice from Binance.
2018-6-26 19:20 | |
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Six fully-licensed Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have responded to the business improvement orders issued by the country’s top financial regulator. Two executives have also resigned from their positions as vice presidents of the recently formed crypto exchange association.
2018-6-26 17:20 | |
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According to a recent statement by a high-ranking official, the long-awaited regulations are on the way. Indian authorities have been sending mixed signals about the future of cryptocurrencies, along with issuing warnings and applying restrictive administrative measures.
2018-6-26 05:23 | |
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Just days prior to launch, EOS had also seen serious bugs raised by a Chinese internet security firm that required urgent patches to be issued. The report said that loopholes in EOS’ code could expose nodes to attackers, giving them the ability to possibly take “full control” of transactions. In its assessment, the CCID blockchain research team
2018-6-25 20:34 | |
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This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.
2018-6-24 20:05 | |
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Japan’s financial watchdog has issued business improvement orders to six licensed cryptocurrency exchanges following on-site inspections conducted over recent months. As a result, bitFlyer has announced that it has temporarily stopped accepting new customers in order to reexamine the IDs of “certain customers.
2018-6-22 16:40 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority of the U. K. has warned traders against an unregulated firm called Cryptorobot365. The regulatory body blacklisted the firm for providing cryptocurrency investment services in the country without authorization from the agency.
2018-6-22 16:28 | |
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The agency confirmed to news.Bitcoin.com that at least one of the six exchanges has some form of involvement with the Yakuza. Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Punishing 6 Regulated Exchanges Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), issued six new business improvement orders on Friday, June 22. The orders to Bitflyer,
2018-6-22 14:59 | |
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The Japanese regulator has issued business improvement orders to six of the country’s 16 fully-licensed crypto exchanges including Bitflyer, Quoine, and Tech Bureau. The agency confirmed to news.
2018-6-22 13:45 | |
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Japan's Financial Services Agency has issued business improvement orders to six licensed crypto exchanges operating in the country.
2018-6-22 12:00 | |
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The Ethics Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives has issued a memorandum requiring all House Members to disclose their cryptocurrency holdings worth over $1,000, Bloomberg reported yesterday, June 20.
2018-6-21 20:43 | |
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The Ethics Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has issued a memo requiring all House Members to disclose crypto holdings worth over $1,000
2018-6-21 19:17 | |
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Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies.
2018-6-20 22:29 | |
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Tether Limited has released a long-awaited third party report which may dispel the worst fears about the cryptocurrency market. The report, issued by Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, found that the Tether token is fully backed by US dollars.
2018-6-20 17:19 | |
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During 2023, several Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets have risen from dormancy to transfer their BTC to a new address.
In the quarter ended June 30, Exodus' revenue declined by 4% year-over-year, but its results were boosted by 6% cost reductions.
Apple has rejected Bitcoin wallet Zeus over licensing violations, stating that the app facilitates the transmission of a virtual currency but was not submitted by a corresponding exchange or recognised financial institution.
The feature was reinstated after advanced users complained about the constraints of Wasabi’s automated version of coin control called “privacy control,” introduced in a previous upgrade.
C= (pronounced C equals) aims to further the reach of the Bitcoin Lightning Network through added liquidity and routing services.
James Check, the Lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode, explains why self-custodying your private keys has become more important than ever and how to do it in a few simple steps.
The El Salvador official noted that the government is looking to attract more investments to its Bitcoin City with special incentives for businesses investing early.