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EPL Club Watford FC Plan Crypto Cup at Vicarage Road
3.3.2020
Troy Deeney, captain of Watford FC. Source: a screenshot, watfordfc.com
English Premier League club Watford FC is set to host a post-season event called the Crypto Cup at its home stadium on May 16.
Per an announcement on the club’s website, the event, which is being co-arranged by its main...
From Taxes to Transparency: The IRS Gets Schooled on Crypto
3.3.2020
A panel of experts spoke before the U.S. IRS on recent changes in crypto technology that are shaking up the world of taxation
Bitcoin, Monero and Zcash Will Still Be Used in the Year 2414 According to Netflix’s Altered Carbon
3.3.2020
Several cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, monero and zcash were featured on the recently released and highly anticipated second season of Altered Carbon, a cyberpunk Netflix series set about 400 years in the future. A scene from the show clearly depicts a shop where prices are set in crypto, with...
Stock and Crypto Trading App Robinhood Fixes Day-Long System Outage
3.3.2020
Some disgruntled traders want to file a class action suit against Robinhood for purported trading losses during a day-long system outage
Uphold Teams Up With TaxBit to More Accurately Report Users’ Crypto Trades
3.3.2020
Uphold is launching a real-time tax liability dashboard with the help of TaxBit, allowing users to more easily understand and file their taxes
IBM’s Public Cloud Is Secure Enough for Crypto Custodians
3.3.2020
Announced Tuesday, the latest offering from Onchain Custodian is hosted entirely on Big Blue’s banking-grade public cloud
German Financial Regulator Further Clarifies Crypto Status With New Paper
3.3.2020
German financial regulators have further clarified new 2020 regulations on crypto businesses
India’s Appetite for Crypto Derivatives Is Growing, Exchanges Say
3.3.2020
India is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country's Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry
Yang 2020 and the Search for the Next Crypto Candidate
3.3.2020
What’s next for the Yang Gang, and who – if anyone – will inherit their leader’s mantle?
Human Readability and Privacy: BCH Can Be Sent by Email With Tips Tool, No Usernames Required
3.3.2020
Tips.Bitcoin.com allows users of crypto to tip BCH to friends and family via email address, arguably cutting out some of the inconvenience associated with standard bitcoin address formats. Unlike Coinbase Wallet’s new username option, which achieves similar ease for transactions, sending keys...
Is Google Purging its App Marketplace of Crypto Media Sites?
3.3.2020
Google appears to have removed a number of cryptocurrency-related media outlet apps from its Google Play Store.
News providers including Cointelegraph and Coindesk say that their apps are no longer appearing on Google’s app marketplace.
However, at the time of writing, both media outlets’ apps...
US Treasury Meets With Crypto Leaders to Discuss Industry Challenges
3.3.2020
The United States Treasury Department met with cryptocurrency industry leaders and compliance experts to discuss the supervision of crypto assets
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
3.3.2020
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange allegedly for the benefit of North Korea. They are linked to the U.S.-designated North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus Group. A total of 113 cryptocurrency accounts...
Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions
3.3.2020
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the regulations that apply to related business activities. The recommendations are based on the country’s current legislation, taking into account the latest...
Belgium Startup Launches Smart Chip Hardware Wallet for SLP-Based Tokens
3.3.2020
On March 1, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) developers’ Twitter account revealed a new hardware wallet card for SLP tokens created by the Belgium-based company Satoshichip. The newly designed product is the first SLP token hardware wallet on the market and it works natively with the Electron...
This Major Turkish Bank Is The Latest Binance Partner for Fiat-to-Crypto Transfers
2.3.2020
Binance CEO CZ: “We abide by the local laws and regulations and are committed to providing secure services to our users”
Institutional Custody Is Key as KPMG Estimates $9.8 Billion in Crypto Stolen Since 2017
2.3.2020
More than $9.8 billion in crypto was stolen since 2017, according to KPMG
Why Crypto Should Care About Justin Sun’s Steem Drama
2.3.2020
The implications reach much further than just Steem or Tron, underlining the fundamental message of the "not your keys, not your crypto" mantra
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 9
2.3.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
‘Crypto Mugger’ Gets 10-year Jail Term + More News
2.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crime news
An attacker who assaulted Kyu-hoon "Spunky" Hwang, the famous South Korean crypto YouTuber, has been sentenced...