China’s Central Bank Recruits Blockchain Experts for its Digital Currency
China’s apex bank, The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is on a hiring spree for blockchain personnel to as part of plans to develop...
Coinbase on Track to Get Japan Crypto Exchange License – Exec
A senior executive of Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange has expressed confidence that the exchange will soon obtain a license to operate in Japan, despite the...
Stablecoin: Japanese Internet Giant GMO to Introduce Yen-Pegged Crypto
In recent months, there have been several announcements of fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies that help insulate investors from the volatility in the crypto markets.
The latest in...
CNBC’s Ran Neuner Predicts Explosion in Bitcoin [BTC] Price Amid Bitcoin...
Crypto analyst and host of Cryptotrader show on CNBC, Ran Neuner has declared that the price of bitcoin will soon “explode”.
Ran Neuner (@cryptoranman)...
Regulators to Introduce ICOs for Capital Markets in the UAE
The Securities regulators in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to boost the capital markets, Reuters reported on Monday....
Affluent Millennials Are the Most Likely To Invest In Crypto in...
Clovr, a blockchain startup, has published interesting results of a cryptocurrency sentiment survey it conducted recently.
In the report published on its website, Clovr showed...
U.S. Federal Election Commission Considers Crypto Mining for Campaign Funding
Following a request by OsiaNetwork LLC, the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) is now considering whether profits made from cryptocurrency mining could be used...
Gemini Exchange Gets Insurance for Crypto Assets it Holds in Custody
Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, owned by the popular Winkelvoss twins, has obtained insurance coverage for crypto assets it holds in custody. The exchange disclosed this...
U.S. Congressional Bill Seeks Common Definition for Blockchain
On Monday, October 1, a bill that directs the government and stakeholders to agree on a common definition for blockchain was introduced to the...
CBOE, Major Wall Street Firms Back New Ethereum [ETH] Futures Market
Long after Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) debuted bitcoin futures, there is yet to be a similarly regulated...
Cryptocurrency Is Here To Stay – CFTC Chairman
The chairman of the Commodity and Financial Trade Commission J. Christopher Giancarlo has once again predicted that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will flourish especially...
Chinese Court Rules that Ethereum [ETH] is a Property Protected by...
A district court in Shanghai Hongkou District has released a statement that Ether , ethereum’s native token is indeed a property and is duly...
US Lawmakers Call for Clear Updated Cryptocurrency Tax Guidelines, Writes IRS
A group of U.S. lawmakers has written the country’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seeking clear rules concerning cryptocurrency tax on behalf of taxpayers.
The open...
Europol Says Cryptocurrency Was Not Used To Sponsor Recent Terrorist Attacks...
The European crime watchdog, Europol has released its annual report on the cybercrime assessment which analyzes the internet crime landscape in Europe. The report...
Crypto Heist: Hackers Steal $60 Million from Japanese Crypto Exchange Zaif
Zaif cryptocurrency exchange has been hacked and cryptocurrency worth about 6.7 billion yen (or $60 million) was stolen.
According to a statement released by the...
U.K. Lawmakers Push for Government Regulations For Crypto Markets, ICOs
The treasury committee of the U.K. parliament has called for a more direct regulatory approach to cryptocurrencies by the government.
On Wednesday, September 19, the...
Bithumb Exchange Stops Fiat Withdrawals for Unverified Customers
Bithumb, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, announced on Friday that it will no longer allow users without real-name verification to...
Binance Partners Malta’s Stock Exchange to Launch Security Token Trading Platform
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trade volume, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Malta Stock Exchange’s fintech and digital...
Japan’s FSA To Recruit More Staff To Cope with Growing Crypto...
In order to better handle a large number of interests on cryptocurrency related activities in Japan, the country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency...
Bank of Mexico Introduce More Stringent Crypto Regulations
Cryptocurrency services and institutions in Mexico are now under obligation to receive a permit from the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) before beginning their operations,...
