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Chile’s Finance Minister Comments on How Cryptocurrency Regulation is Progressing

Filipe Larrain, Chile’s Minister of Finance, recently stated that several governmental entities are “making progress” on creating crypto regulation. He added that the finance ministry is collaborating with the country’s central bank and Financial Stability Board to develop a balanced framework in the industry. дальше »

2018-12-9 22:28


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Discuss the future of payments at Hard Fork Decentralized

There are only five days left until Hard Fork Decentralized, our blockchain and cryptocurrency event in London, UK. If you’re interested in discussing the future of payments with industry leaders, we’ve selected some events you shouldn’t miss: Decentralized finance (University College London) The UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies focuses on the impact of this tech on our socio-economic systems, as well as the promotion of a safe and organic development and adoption of blockchain-based platforms. дальше »

2018-12-7 19:14


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Wall Street Continues to Experiment with Cryptocurrencies Despite Crypto Crash

Players in the mainstream finance sector continue to experiment with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology despite the recent Bitcoin crash. According to the Financial Time’s Article published on November 28, 2018, many companies such as large proprietary traders and institutional investors are still looking to ride the cryptocurrency movement, as they believe that the tokenization of physical and tangible assets are. дальше »

2018-12-1 06:00


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AMF Condemns Keplerk’s Plans to Sell Bitcoins via French Tobacco Shops

The nation’s financial regulators have criticized Keplerk, a France-based financial technology (fintech) company, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF)  for allying with tobacco retailers in the country to enable them to sell bitcoin to clients through its bitcoin vouchers beginning from January 2019, according to a Finance Magnates report  on November 26, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-27 06:00


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Spain: Financial Watchdog Intensifies Efforts to Make Cryptocurrency Holders Pay Tax

It may soon no longer be business as usual for bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins investors in Spain as the nation’s tax authority, the Agencia Estatal de Administracion Tributaria (AEAT), has reportedly identified at least 15,000 distributed ledger technology (DLT) based virtual currency holders and is now set to make them pay taxes, reported Finance Magnates on November 20, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-22 01:00


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B2BX Cryptocurrency Exchange Secures Estonian Blockchain License

B2BX, a European digital assets exchange that supports major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), NEO (NEO), monero (XMR) and several others, has gotten approval from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), making it one of the cryptoassets exchanges to be entirely regulated in crypto-friendly Europe, reported Finance Magnates on November 11, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-14 10:00


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Bitfury Acquires Minority Stake in Final Frontier, Aims To Expand Services

The Bitfury Group has acquired a minority stake in blockchain services firm Final Frontier. Both organizations are looking to utilize each other’s knowledge and experience in the traditional and digital finance spaces to potentially release a new line of financial products and services designed to assist professional investors in getting their hands on digital assets. дальше »

2018-11-14 00:53


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Maritus Regulators to Equip Crypto Businesses with Custodial Licenses

Due to the inadequacies of the previously laid down guidelines for its blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Mauritius’ financial watchdog, has drafted new regulations to cover its DLT ecosystem and crypto-based businesses are now required to obtain a custodial license for cryptoassets, reported Finance Magnates on November 6, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-8 06:00


Evaluating Mainstream Medias’ Cryptocurrency Related Crimes And Frauds Coverage

If the abundance of reportage regarding crypto related thefts and frauds is anything to go by, it might not be so wrong to say that there’s a conspiracy afoot against cryptocurrencies. There’s not as much media coverage of financial crimes carried out in the mainstream finance sector as there is for cryptocurrencies. But when it […] дальше »

2018-11-7 12:24


Jack Dorsey’s Square Surpasses Twitter with $30 Billion Market Value as Bitcoin Business Begins to Boom

Jack Dorsey is known for a lot of things in his career with technology and finance, but the two companies he owns that seem to have performed exceedingly well have been Square and Twitter. Square is a financial services provider that helps users make mobile payments through an app, while Twitter is a wildly popular […] дальше »

2018-11-7 01:33


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Taiwanese Government Amends Cryptocurrency Laws for Privacy-Focussed Transactions

The Taiwanese Government recently amended their anti-money laundering and Countering Finance Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws concerning cryptocurrency regulations. According to an Asia Times article published on November 5, 2018, these revisions and changes will give Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), the ability to crack down on any anonymous cryptocurrency transactions. дальше »

2018-11-5 20:00


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Bithumb and seriesOne Partner to Launch U.S. Securities Token Exchange

Aiming to create an SEC and FINRA-compliant U. S. exchange, blockchain-based crowdfunding firm seriesOne and crypto exchange Bithumb have formed a joint venture. According to an announcement made on November 1, 2018, officials behind the venture look to trade security tokens within a “compliant marketplace” and within the context of “other applicable regulatory approvals. дальше »

2018-11-1 19:06


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Canadian Regulators Warn Investors about Scam Crypto Firms

In a bid to sanitize the local finance ecosystem, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), one of the thirteen provincial financial watchdogs in crypto-friendly Canada, has warned investors to be wary of Eyeline Trading, an unregistered firm that claims to offer cryptocurrency trading and other bitcoin-linked investment products to clients, reported Finance Magnates on October 30, 2018. дальше »

2018-11-1 17:00


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GK Group’s KAMBO Platform Launches To Put Idle Cryptocurrency To Work

UK-based fintech and financial services conglomerate Global Kapital Group (GK Group) has formally released its dedicated cryptocurrency loan platform KAMBO. io as the sector quickly diversifies. Bitcoin And Ethereum As Loan Collateral In a press release dated October 30, GK-Group, which has operated various brokerage, consumer and business finance services since 2010, said it planned to level the playing field for private investors looking to use their cryptocurrency holdings as collateral. дальше »

2018-11-1 23:30


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Crypto Platform Coinbase Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding Round

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post. дальше »

2018-10-31 20:51