Markets.Bitcoin.Com Holds Fort as Coinmarketcap Temporarily Goes Offline
14.8.2020
Coinmarketcap (CMC) temporarily went offline Thursday, August 13 and normal service only resumed some hours later, but not before inconveniencing a number of regular users. Crypto investors accustomed to CMC’s service scrambled to find reliable alternative sources of fresh market data. During...
Two More Major South Korean Banks Keen on Crypto Custody
14.8.2020
Another two major commercial South Korean banks have expressed an interest in launching crypto custody services – but industry experts said they may be making their moves too late, and are lagging behind the American banks.
As previously reported, two other commercial banks – Nonghyup and Kookmin...
$600M Crypto Ad Ban Class Action Filed in Australian Courts
14.8.2020
Facebook and YouTube are facing a class-action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive behavior in prohibiting crypto advertising in 2018
Anonymous Developer Deploys Curve Contracts, Forcing Early Launch
14.8.2020
Paying more than $8,000 in fees, an unknown developer has prematurely deployed Curve’s tokens and contracts resulting in an unexpected launch
Attorney Ordered to Pay $5.2M for Releasing Bitcoin Funds From Escrow
14.8.2020
A NYC attorney has been ordered to pay a crypto investment firm more than $5M after prematurely releasing most of its funds set aside to buy Bitcoin
BitMEX Moves to Compulsory ID Checks for All Customers
14.8.2020
BitMEX will launch a user verification program to create a more trusted and secure trading environment
ETC Group’s Bitcoin ETP Hits $49 Million Assets Under Management in Two Months
14.8.2020
Etc Group said Wednesday that its centrally cleared bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) has accumulated up to $49 million in assets under management since launch on June 18, 2020. The contract, known as Bitcoin Exchange Traded Crypto (BTCE), tracks the price of BTC and is 100% physically backed...
BitMEX to Mandate ID Verification for All Traders as Maverick Exchange Ends Wild Ways
14.8.2020
The change comes with a six-month “grace period” ending in February
BlackRock, Vanguard, Indirectly Hold Bitcoin Via MicroStrategy Investment
14.8.2020
$89 billion dollar investment giant BlackRock now indirectly holds Bitcoin after MicroStrategy purchased 21,454 Bitcoin this week
‘Invest In Bitcoin’ Galaxy Digital Ad Tells Financial Times Readers
14.8.2020
‘Now is the time to invest in Bitcoin,’ the full-page ad in UK-based international business newspaper Financial Times states
Boontech, Founder Pavithran Settle SEC Charges Over Fraudulent ICO and Registration Violations
14.8.2020
Marketed as a “decentralised job marketplace,” Boontech and its founder Rajesh Pavithran have settled charges of fraud and registration violation brought by the SEC
Where Did the Argentinean Government’s Guide to Bitcoin and Ethereum Go?
14.8.2020
Just a day after Cryptonews.com brought you news of the Argentinean government’s publication of a somewhat surprising guide to buying, trading and storing bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and other major altcoins, it appears that Buenos Aires has had second thoughts – and has apparently pulled...