2020-12-11 19:49 |
Newsrooms are buzzing with reporters rushing to find the latest big name in banking and finance to announce a crypto related service or purchase. It’s astonishing looking at it all... origin »
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Music and podcast streaming service Spotify posted a job offer that woke up interest in the crypto community, as it’s related to supporting cryptocurrencies for payments on the music platform, potentially.
2020-12-5 22:00 | |
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The Netherlands has imposed tight regulations related to EU anti-money laundering laws.
2020-10-10 04:00 | |
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The recent revival of the crypto market overrides the negative forecasts describing the death of crypto. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn increases the investor’s attention to the coins.
2020-7-20 14:20 | |
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The recent revival of the crypto market overrides the negative forecasts describing the death of crypto. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn increases the investor’s attention to the coins.
2020-7-17 16:05 | |
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The recent revival of the crypto market overrides the negative forecasts describing the death of crypto. Moreover, COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic downturn increases the investor’s attention to the coins.
2020-7-17 11:07 | |
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The Twitter accounts for a large number of famous influencers have been hacked, offering a run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scam. The hacks appear to be related to a hacked posting service. It seems like some Twitter API posting service has been compromised and being used to send out fake "giveaway" tweets from popular crypto/blockchain accounts.
2020-7-16 23:57 | |
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SwapSpace, a crypto exchange aggregator, has announced the launch of its Youtube Influencer Program. Since now, crypto video bloggers can monetize their channels and get rewards for reviews and screencasts related to the SwapSpace exchange service.
2020-5-9 16:07 | |
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South Africa’s top financial regulators, including the South African Reserve Bank, have jointly released a policy paper with 30 recommendations for the regulation of cryptocurrency and related service providers.
2020-4-20 16:15 | |
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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is expected to ramp up its cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions, a tax law office warns. US Revenue Agency Looking to Crack Down on Crypto Tax Evasion The IRS has not been explicit on how would it treat taxes related to cryptocurrency transactions.
2020-2-22 20:00 | |
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and over 50 delegations involved in crypto supervision recently gathered to discuss how to regulate crypto assets and related service providers. While examining three key areas, they stressed the importance of international cooperation, citing that cryptocurrencies are global products.
2020-1-18 16:10 | |
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Instant messaging service platform, Telegram, has been called out for its reluctance to hand over financial details related to its initial coin offering [ICO] to the Securities and Exchange CommissionThe post Telegram refusing to provide token sale records, claims SEC appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-3 14:35 | |
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Accessing cryptocurrencies becomes a lot easier as time progresses. Skrill, a well-respected payment processor, has introduced its own crypto-to-crypto feature. It is the first time that Skrill engages in any activity related to cryptocurrencies.
2019-11-29 06:00 | |
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A bank in Belarus has effectively gotten the green light to process transfers related to digital assets. DFS, an affiliated company of Belveb Banking Holding’s member VEB Technologies, was recently registered as a resident of the High Technologies Park.
2019-10-24 00:00 | |
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Kadena, a permissioned blockchain on Amazon Web Services, reported the launch of a new blockchain version on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace. The project, labelled Kadena’s Scalable Permission Blockchain Community Edition, is a blockchain as a service platform and will be available for free.
2019-8-28 20:56 | |
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The US Congressional Research Service has released a report titled "Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Energy Sector" that details the current state of energy consumption related to crypto mining and explores the possibility of integrating blockchain tech into current energy systems.
2019-8-13 00:53 | |
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Congressional researchers detailed the current state of energy consumption related to cryptocurrency mining and potential regulations for the energy-intensive process.
2019-8-13 00:30 | |
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Twitter said it has fixed two more bugs related to how it uses personally identifiable information to target personalized ads on the platform. The flaws mean Twitter may have inadvertently shared your data with advertising partners even if you had explicitly not granted permission to do so.
2019-8-8 09:28 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceLuxTrust, a digital trust services provider in Luxembourg, and Cambridge Blockchain, a leader in digital identity enterprise software, today announced the private beta-testing phase for privacy-protecting European identity platform IDKEEP.
2019-7-16 13:32 | |
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YouTube is introducing three new ways to fine-tune your browsing experience on the platform. First, the Google-owned video service is rolling out topics and related videos on its homepage and under its “Up Next” tab.
2019-6-27 09:54 | |
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TEMCO, a blockchain based e-commerce platform and data solution project, announced on 25th that TEMCO is officially listed on Coinone, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea. Coinone is currently leading the blockchain related financial service sector including foreign remittance, server engine and node management and conducting selective quality project listings with strict due […] The post Coinone Brings TEMCO Trades to its Retail Investors appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-6-26 12:09 | |
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BabelFinance, a bank offering service to crypto-investors, crypto-miners and institutions related to crypto, is in the news after it announced that it had issued crypto-backed loans worth $110 million, out of which $88 million were outstanding loans.
2019-6-13 14:30 | |
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Russia’s Largest Bank Will Not Accommodate Crypto-Related Businesses Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, has officially affirmed via its CEO Herman Gref that the institution will not create any service related to cryptocurrencies.
2019-6-7 21:28 | |
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Crypto lender BlockFi is rolling out support for the gemini dollar (GUSD) stablecoin, claiming an expected initial annual percentage yield (APY) of 6. 2 percent for non-U.
2019-5-30 19:44 | |
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By CCN: A Nevadan who has been accused of wire fraud as well as operating an unlicensed money transmitting service using bitcoin has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Morgan Rocknoons, who also goes by the name Morgan Rockwell, had earlier pleaded guilty to both charges.
2019-5-29 14:16 | |
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The U. S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to overhaul its methods for determining the federal taxes due on cryptocurrency payments to improve clarity for taxpayers.
2019-5-21 20:54 | |
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WeChat, the #1 messaging app in China, is also widely used for cryptocurrency transactions. Recently, WeChat Payment has revised the “WeChat Agreement for Payment Service,” which involves the control and regulation of illegal transactions, including cryptocurrency transactions.
2019-5-9 22:54 | |
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In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin.
2019-5-8 20:07 | |
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The Chinese messaging service powered by Tencent has changed its policy to prohibit merchants from conducting any financial activities related to crypto
2019-5-7 17:20 | |
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Major darknet markets come and go in eras, so it seems, and the current one may be ending. Two of the biggest digital black markets seem to be disappearing, both at the same time.
2019-4-27 21:17 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be reaching mainstream media once again. This time, it is not related to price action. In this case, a Russian law enforcement agency has been involved in controversies after trying to extract a bribe in Bitcoin worth $1 million.
2019-4-20 03:20 | |
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The asset, related to the global prediction market, was finally added to the Coinbase service, potentially reaching a wider audience.
2019-4-18 13:41 | |
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Ripple and XRP have been making strides in the cryptocurrency sphere with their many partnerships and collaborations in the cross-border payments sector. Ripple’s xCurrent-powered Money Tap faced a setback when one of the member banks announced that they would cease collaboration with the service from May 13, 2019.
2019-4-12 20:00 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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Regions Financial Corporation has barred its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. The US-based bank and financial service clarified in its 2018 bank deposit agreement that it reserved the right to “return or decline to pay” for items related to “decentralized, non-fiat virtual currencies, cryptocurrency or another digital currency or money that relies on.
2019-3-30 17:19 | |
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The Lightning Network is well known as an off-chain Bitcoin payment protocol that offers faster and cheaper transactions. Now, it has announced a related service called Loop, which will make it easier for users to receive a continuous flow of funds.
2019-3-22 19:39 | |
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After Multiple Issues With Privacy And Widespread Blackout This Week, Would Anyone Trust A Facebook Bank? Facebook is not known for having the best privacy efforts. Last year, they were seen by the federal court to deal with many issues related to the security of their platform, and the global service outage days ago did […]
2019-3-15 22:21 | |
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Venezuela's government has been between a rock and a hard place for quite a bit of time. That's probably why it's started to offer a cryptocurrency remittance service. It was launched by the Superintendency of Cryptoassets and Related Activities (the country's main regulatory authority in crypto things). It's set a monthly limit and commissions per […]
2019-3-5 07:35 | |
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The government of Venezuela has begun offering a cryptocurrency remittance service. Remittances can be sent using two types of cryptocurrency. The service was launched by the Superintendency of Cryptoassets and Related Activities, the country’s main crypto regulator, which has also set a monthly limit and a commission per transaction.
2019-3-4 15:10 | |
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There have been some rumours related to Facebook plans to launch a new subscription service such as the one offered by Patreon. And indeed, this should already be a red flag for creators that are using the platform.
2019-3-2 20:06 | |
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Owning a masternode is the third most popular way of being a part of the world of cryptocurrency, right after plain old “HODLing” and trading on an open market. In essence, it represents a form of passively holding cryptocurrency by running a wallet that is connected to its related blockchain network 24/7.
2019-3-2 01:13 | |
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The ClinicAll ecosystem combines all types of health related services into one well-integrated software platform, enabling the worldwide digitalization of healthcare-related services and the modernization of hospitals.
2019-3-2 00:03 | |
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Co-Founder and CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong weighs in on the firm’s products and the numbers they have since achieved. On Thursday, February 21, 2019, Armstrong tweeted out Coinbase Custody, an institutional-grade service targeting related investors, has gotten “good traction so far.
2019-2-22 07:31 | |
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In this edition of The Daily we cover a number of developments related to different cryptocurrency exchanges. A report shows that Quadriga has “lost” another half a million dollars, Bithumb is expanding its reach to the UAE, and Coinbase has launched a controversial new cloud backup service.
2019-2-13 12:40 | |
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During a few months of 2014, Michell Espinoza sold Bitcoin to undercover agents related to the Miami Polic Department that was working with the US Secret Service. The individual did not know that he was selling he Bitcoin to these individuals.
2019-2-1 06:51 | |
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In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be knocking cryptocurrency users’ doors explaining that it is mandatory to inform crypto trades and pay the related taxes on them. Investors, holders, and other individuals must be compliant with this issue.
2019-1-30 20:59 | |
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2019. 1. 1, one of the world’s largest ZCash mines—ZPool officially opened up its ZCash mining pool, and started recruiting miners from all over the world free of service charges. KIENG KESSARA, the founder of ZPool, noted that, ZPool was formerly known as Megabigpower Bitcoin mine, which was built in September 2017 in Idaho, the United States.
2019-1-1 13:30 | |
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A blog post published by employment service LinkedIn on December 13, 2018, has revealed that blockchain development related jobs have skyrocketed in popularity throughout 2018. In its annual Emerging Jobs Report, LinkedIn noted that the number of jobs for “Blockchain Developer” in the United States grew 33x in the past year, more than any other position.
2018-12-15 15:00 | |
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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An indigenous group in Kenya is embracing the use of technological innovation to document forced evictions and efforts at resolving related conflicts. Although forced evictions are not new to Kenya’s Sengwer community, in December 2018, the Kenyan Forest Service started a new campaign to evict families from the Embobut Forest — their ancestral home — thereby resulting in conflicts and 341 houses being burnt, says a report by Amnesty International published in May this year.
2018-11-8 12:34 | |
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