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India’s Supreme Court Sets 4-Week Deadline for Government to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Time is running out for the Indian government and the Reserve Bank of India to ignore/wholesale ban cryptocurrency, according to a local publication called Inc42. Last April, as CCN reported, the RBI banned all financial institutions from working with cryptos. дальше »
2019-2-26 11:59 | |
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QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Bank of Valletta: €13M Cyberattack Highlights Bitcoin’s Strength
Yet another financial institution, Malta’s Bank of Valletta, has fallen victim to a cyber attack, rendering many clients, both individuals, and businesses, unable to access their funds. A week after the attack, the issue reportedly persists, highlighting the need for decentralized and stable alternatives. дальше »
2019-2-25 23:00 | |
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Russia to Regulate Crypto While Launching its Own Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency
Russia’s State Duma is planning to pass a resolution on a pending cryptocurrency regulation bill, reported a local source. Oleg Nikolayev, a member of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, said that the Russian assembly house had led cryptocurrency regulations to its final stages. дальше »
2019-2-24 17:04 | |
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Latin America’s Biggest Investment Bank Launches Security Token
Banks once refused to work with blockchain companies in Brazil. Now, BTG Pactual, Latin America’s largest standalone investment bank, is launching a security token of its own. A Wave of Change in Brazil There seems to be a wave of change happening in Brazil. дальше »
2019-2-22 14:00 | |
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QuadrigaCX CEO Widow Sells Estate Assets, Reportedly Places Others in Trust
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of the late QuadrigaCX exchange CEO, appears to be liquidating and shuffling some estate assets. When QuadrigaCX founder and CEO Gerald Cotten passed away suddenly in December of 2018 in India, he was allegedly the only person with the knowledge of the exchange’s cold storage keys. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:06 | |
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Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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No, JP Morgan Coin will not kill Ripple’s XRP, it might actually make it even more relevant
And now J. P. Morgan has become the first US bank to offer its own cryptocurrency, CNBC reported. But this will not be another investment vehicle—at least for now. The cryptocurrency, dubbed “JPM Coin,” is planned to be a stablecoin, utility settlement coin intended for the bank’s wholesale payments business that moves $6 trillion around the world daily. дальше »
2019-2-15 22:33 | |
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JP Morgan Coin: Is It Here To Compete With Ripple (XRP)?
It’s been coming for some time and finally, there is confirmation that JP Morgan Bank will release the JPM coin. As we reported, JP Morgan after initially announcing they were developing their own cryptocurrency on the 14th, the bank confirmed the release of the same. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:55 | |
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QuadrigaCX Sent Deposits Allegedly Linked to CEO’s Widow, Mailed Withdrawals in Cash
For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Newsflash: Bitcoin Basher Jamie Dimon & JP Morgan Just Launched Their Own Cryptocurrency
One of Wall Street’s fiercest bitcoin critics may have been playing us all along. JP Morgan Creates ‘JPM Coin’ Cryptocurrency JP Morgan, the gargantuan investment bank led by Jamie Dimon, just became the first major US financial institution to launch its own cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-2-15 15:34 | |
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Hacker Gets 10 Years in First SIM-Swapping Sentencing in the U.S.
According to a recent report, Joel Ortiz, the 20-year-old student from Boston who was indicted by prosecutors in Santa Clara, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what is believed to be the very first SIM swapping conviction in the United States. дальше »
2019-2-6 01:17 | |
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Iran Blockchain Community Welcomes Central Bank’s Stance on Cryptocurrencies
The Iran Blockchain Community, a local NGO dedicated to developing blockchain technology in the country, welcomed the Central Bank’s draft policy on cryptocurrencies as it could help citizens bypass the sanctions imposed by the U. дальше »
2019-2-5 19:00 | |
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Iran releases gold-backed cryptocurrency
Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves. дальше »
2019-2-8 17:22 | |
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Japan Megabanks Kill Joint Blockchain Money Transfer Project, Turn to Their Own Cryptocurrencies
Three of Japan’s biggest banks have canceled a joint project of a blockchain-based peer-to-peer money transfer service. The three so-called Japanese ‘megabanks’, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group, said the joint venture was a duplication of their individual efforts. дальше »
2019-2-5 13:25 | |
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Crypto Bank Seba and Swiss Mortgage Provider Hypothekarbank Partner to Apply Decentralized Technology
Switzerland-based crypto bank Seba Crypto AG has reportedly partnered with a Swiss mortgage provider to use its core banking system called Finstar. The report comes from the German version of Cointelegraph, which reported the news last week. дальше »
2019-2-5 11:41 | |
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Crypto Firms Flock to Estonia: Is the Country’s E-Residency Program a Giant Loophole for Money-Laundering?
Estonia’s e-Residency program allows location-independent non-citizens and firms to access services such as banking digitally. Cryptocurrency firms have particularly embraced the program warmly with around 600 of them estimated to be registered there currently. дальше »
2019-2-2 15:30 | |
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JPMorgan: Blockchain Technology Will Improve the Trade and Finance Sector
While the revolutionary distributed ledger technology (DLT) is slowly but steadily gaining traction in various sectors of the world economy including supply chain, healthcare, and others, American multinational investment bank, JPMorgan says it may take another “three to five years” before blockchain technology starts making meaningful impact on trade-finance, reported Bloomberg on January 29, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-1 19:00 | |
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After UK Denies Maduro $1.2B Gold Withdrawal, Kraken CEO Cites Importance of Crypto
The Bank of England denied a bid by Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s dictatorial ruler, to withdraw $1. 2 billion worth of Gold, reported Bloomberg. The move came after top US officials requested their UK counterparts to disconnect the Maduro’s regime from its assets abroad. дальше »
2019-1-26 18:00 | |
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Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Is Raising a $250 Million Credit Fund for Crypto Firms
Bitcoin bull Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is raising at least $250 million to offer loans in USD to crypto firms looking for cash, reported Business Insider on Jan. 25. According to people familiar with the matter, borrowers will get loans by using cryptocurrencies, buildings, and even cryptocurrency mining hardware as collateral. дальше »
2019-1-25 16:49 | |
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Ripple Challenges SWIFT, Promises Easier-Than-Ever Bank Transfers
Ripple, the major blockchain-based payment network, has revealed some of its future usability goals. The company’s sales director, Ross D’Arcy, recently attended Shift Money in Croatia, where he explained just how simple Ripple wants bank transfers to become. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:21 | |
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French ATM Glitches and Bank Closures Reported After Scheduled Bank Run
The grassroots yellow vest movement in France has been participating in protests for weeks on end. Just recently, high profile yellow vest members have been promoting a “bank run” on financial institutions and automated teller machines in Paris. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:45 | |
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France Starts Selling Bitcoin At 6 Tobacco Shops – 6,500 By Next Month
An initiative to sell Bitcoin (BTC) in France’s 24,000 tobacco kiosks has tentatively launched despite votes of no confidence from the central bank and other sources. 6 Tobacconists Today, 6500 By February As Reuters reported January 8 quoting organizer Adil Zakhar, six ‘Tabac’ shops in Paris began offering prepaid Bitcoin cards this week, with plans to roll out the scheme in rapid fashion to over 6500 as soon as next month. дальше »
2019-1-9 16:00 | |
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BREAKING: Another bank to start using Ripple’s XRP in the Q1 of 2019
XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap but first by amount of hate it gets, enjoys another official bank endorsement: Euro Exim Bank in London. This has been reported by the AmericanBanker. дальше »
2019-1-9 23:16 | |
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Crypto Lending Companies Have Been Laughing all the way to the Bank this Bear Market
Crypto lending businesses are prospering from bitcoin’s collapse, as both borrowers and investors aided in bringing in higher revenues. There has been a reportedly lower risk for lenders due to collateral and margin calls. дальше »
2019-1-4 08:00 | |
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The End of the First Crypto Decade
Massimo Morini is a veteran in investment banks and financial institutions including the World Bank. Some of his research on blockchain was reported here and here. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. дальше »
2018-12-30 16:15 | |
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FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $5 Million for Sub-Standard Anti Money Laundering Practices
The American financial industry regulatory authority, FINRA, has fined wall Street bank Morgan Stanley for violating anti-money laundering (AML) rules over a period of five years, reported Finance Magnates on December 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-29 15:00 | |
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Japan’s Second Biggest Bank Launching Yen-Pegged Stablecoin in March 2019
Mizuho Bank, Japan’s second largest financial institution, is readying the infrastructure for a stablecoin launch in March 2019, as reported by Asia Nikkei Review. The coin is aimed at increasing low-cost cross-border transfers and remittances. дальше »
2018-12-29 13:50 | |
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Indian crypto exchange Wazirx is seeing record trading volumes despite regulatory uncertainty
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx says it is seeing record trading volumes despite a number of conditions that dampen trader sentiment such as the crypto banking ban imposed by the country’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-12-26 09:54 | |
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Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals
Bloomberg reported December 18 that Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, is most likely backed by equivalent USD deposits. Tether’s Bank Statements Suggest USD Sufficiency According to the report, Bloomberg reviewed the bank statements of four separate months which depicted that the amount of USDT coins in circulation was in accordance with Tether LTD’s […] Bloomberg Finds That Tether Could Be Backed by Sufficient USD Collaterals was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-12-19 15:59 | |
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Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to Explore Digital Currency Issuance Options
Banks all over the world are interested in creating cryptos. Now, the central bank of Egypt has decided to start tests for the creation of an electronic version of the Egyptian pound. The story was originally reported by the local media outlet Amwal Al Ghad on December 16. The sub-governor of the Central Bank of […] дальше »
2018-12-17 19:56 | |
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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent
Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:59 | |
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Cryptocurrency service providers in Netherlands will be required to obtain a license from central bank
In the Netherlands, cryptocurrency service providers will soon be required to obtain a license from the central bank of the Netherlands, news outlet DeTelegraaf reported on December 11. The measure has been undertaken hoping that it will prevent cryptocurrencies being used to launder money obtained through crime or to fund terrorism. To qualify for a […] дальше »
2018-12-13 09:52 | |
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China: Cryptocurrency STOs Are Illegal Forms of Fundraising, Violators Will Be “Kicked Out”
China’s central and largest bank by market capitalization has officially banned all security token offerings (STO) and any related investment and businesses involved in the practice. STOs Face Government Wrath As reported by the South China Morning Post on Dec. дальше »
2018-12-12 02:45 | |
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PBOC Deputy Governor Calls STOs ‘Illegal Financial Activity’
Local media has reported that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has banned security token offerings (STOs). Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of the PBOC, has mobilized the same rhetoric used with regard to initial coin offerings (ICOs) in describing STOs, accusing security token offerings of comprising “illegal financial activity. дальше »
2018-12-11 06:50 | |
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Conducting Security Token Offerings (STOs) in China Is Illegal
At a time when Security Token Offerings (STOs) are gradually gaining grounds in the cryptospace, with some observers predicting the new type of fundraiser will replace initial coin offerings (ICOs), deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has made it clear that STOs are illegal in China, reported the South China Morning Post on December 9, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-11 06:00 | |
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South Korea: Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain Technology to Augment Financial Services
South Korea’s second largest bank has started a pilot project to implement a blockchain-based work process across a range of financial services and internal protocol management systems, reported Korea Times on December 10, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-11 04:00 | |
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Governor of China’s central bank defines STOs as illegal financial activity in the country
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, highlighted the illegality of Security Token Offerings (STOs) in the country, South China Morning Post reported on December 9. Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of China’s central bank, told a summit in Beijing “that ‘illegal’ financing activities through STOs and ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) were […] дальше »
2018-12-10 09:29 | |
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Deputy governor of China’s central bank defines STOs as illegal financial activity in the country
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, highlighted the illegality of Security Token Offerings (STOs) in the country, South China Morning Post reported on December 9. Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of China’s central bank, told a summit in Beijing “that ‘illegal’ financing activities through STOs and ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) were […] дальше »
2018-12-10 09:29 | |
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People’s Bank Of China (PBoC) Says Security Tokens (STO) Are An “Illegal Financial Activity In China”
China’s Central Bank, the People’s Bank of China, reported to the South China Morning Post its decision concerning security token offerings, noting that they are illegal in the country. The bank’s deputy governor Pan Gongsheng appeared at a summit in Beijing and there, he discussed the “illegal” financing activities that have been effectuate with STOs […] дальше »
2018-12-10 06:11 | |
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Gazprom Banking Department Announces Launch of Crypto Trading Service for 2019
On December 6, 2018, Gazprombank, the Russian bank’s Swiss division, is said to have been working with Avaloq and Metaco to implement a cryptoassets service that will allow its customers to deal in cryptocurrencies without the hassle of managing wallets or passwords. дальше »
2018-12-8 10:00 | |
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Goldman Sachs Still Not Ready to Hold Crypto Assets
Goldman Sachs digital assets market head brushed off the possibility of the bank holding crypto assets for their customers, saying that it’s still unviable from a regulatory perspective, Bloomberg reported on November 27, 2018. дальше »
2018-11-30 02:00 | |
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Deutsche Bank Gets Raided After Calling Bitcoin a Risk for Criminal Activity
Deutsche Bank headquarters got raided this week as another bank that regularly criticizes Bitcoin is again suspected of money laundering. Deutsche Bank Haunted by Panama Papers As Bloomberg reported November 29, an investigation into two employees at the lender has even resulted in its Frankfurt headquarters being searched, with shares falling almost 5 percent. дальше »
2018-11-29 16:00 | |
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Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Reports $76 Million Q3 Loss
Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank, Galaxy Digital Holdings, has reported losses for the first nine months of 2018. дальше »
2018-11-29 13:40 | |
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First Bitcoin ATM Installed in ECB’s Own Backyard
Germany has just got its second Bitcoin ATM in Frankfurt, home of the European Central Bank, as the total worldwide machine count hits 4000 for the first time. Bitcoin ATM Arrives in Frankfurt As local media reported November 23, Bitcoin-Store Frankfurt in Germany’s financial center and home of the European Central Bank (ECB) is now home to one of only two BTMs currently operational in the country. дальше »
2018-11-29 21:00 | |
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Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank Completes “World’s First Sukuk Transaction” with Blockchain
In a report on November 26th, Reuters reported on a revolutionary move for the blockchain industry. According to their information, the Al Hilal Bank in Abu Dhabi has successfully completed the “world’s first sukuk transaction” with the help of blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-11-27 18:18 | |
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All cryptocurrencies issued in Malaysia must go through country’s central bank
Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian Finance Minister, said that all cryptocurrencies must go through Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, before being issued to the public, reported the New Straits Times. дальше »
2018-11-27 09:32 | |
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New Cease and Desist Order Issued Against Union Bank Payment Coin (UPBC) by North Dakota Financial Watchdog
It has just come to light recently that the North Dakota Securities Department has just issued a ‘cease and desist order’ against Union Bank Payment Coin (UBPC) in relation to the bank “illegally” promoting a scammy ICO project. дальше »
2018-11-21 20:52 | |
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Details of 170,000 Pakistani debit cards leaked on dark web
Last week, we reported that nearly 20,000 Pakistani debit cards were put up for sale on the dark web. Now, cybersecurity firm Group-IB has found out that earlier this week, a new dump of whooping 177,878 appeared on the dark web. дальше »
2018-11-16 18:55 | |
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