Senate Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on Crypto Regulation Next Week
24.7.2019
The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory frameworks for July 30
Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues to Spread in North Queensland and Japan
24.7.2019
BCH merchant acceptance has continued to grow month after month but there are a few regions in the world where bitcoin cash retail acceptance is thriving. Over the last few weeks, North Queensland and Japan have shown significant growth and continue to dominate as some of the densest territories...
New NYDFS Division to Oversee Licensing for Cryptocurrency Startups
23.7.2019
The Research and Innovation Division will include an in-house team that supervises cryptocurrencies
New York Legislature Names Initial Members to Crypto Task Force
23.7.2019
The 6 named members of the state's Digital Currency Taskforce will assist in determining how to regulate, define, and use cryptocurrencies
"Wild West" Days of Crypto Coming to End - Report
23.7.2019
The “Wild West” days of cryptocurrency are nearing their end, with lawmakers across the world putting more focus into regulating the market and “toughen[ing] up the way in which markets are policed,” according to BTVK Advisory, a major forensic accountancy firm.
Senior accountant Alex Hodgson...
Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option
23.7.2019
Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open interest in CME’s bitcoin futures has been breaking records. Bakkt’s futures platform began testing contracts on Monday and the company says there...
South Korean Financial Overseer Who Banned ICOs Abruptly Quits
23.7.2019
During his tenure Chairman Choi Jong-ku took a hard line against ICOs but enacted some favorable policies towards blockchain businesses
Fundament Gets Approval From German Regulators For $280 Million Ethereum Token Sale
23.7.2019
Berlin-based blockchain start-up Fundament announced on Tuesday that it had been granted approval by the country chief regulatory body for the €250 million Ethereum token sale. It will be a security token sale backed by real estate bonds. Fundament Real Estate Token gets approval by German...
Binance Launchpad Announces Launch of Gaming Platform WINk on the Network
23.7.2019
WINk, the first-ever dapp to be built on the TRON network, has become the first gaming project to be launched on the Binance Launchpad. It also happens to be the largest decentralized application in the world in terms of user base and transactional volumes. In an official statement, Binance...
Bitcoin Family Starts their New World Tour
23.7.2019
The Bitcoin Family. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, The Bitcoinfamily
The Bitcoin Family is on the road to share crypto in more ways than one.
The Bitcoin Family is the famous family of five (Didi and Romaine Taihuttu, and their children Joli, Juna and Jessa) who sold everything they owned...
WATCH NOW: CoinDesk LIVE Presents Beyond ICOs: The Future of Tokens
23.7.2019
In this session of CoinDesk LIVE we'll explore the future of tokens as we move past the ICO Wild West
Bitfinex Investor Raising $21 Million for Binance-Style Exchange Cryptocurrency
23.7.2019
OTC trader Dong Zhao's crypto lending startup has lined up $21 million in commitments for a BNB-like token sale