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US Financial Crimes Watchdog Preparing ‘Significant’ Crypto Rules, Warns Treasury Secretary Mnuchin
12.2.2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said FinCEN is preparing "significant new requirements" around cryptocurrencies to tamp down illicit activity
Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring
12.2.2020
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown
Coinbase Revives Margin Trading, With Conservative (for Crypto) 3x Leverage
12.2.2020
Coinbase is rolling out margin trading retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering a light 3x leverage to traders
Here’s What Crypto-Related Lawsuits Can Teach Us
12.2.2020
There’s a number of different ways one can get in trouble offering, selling or promoting unregistered and non-exempt tokens or coins, says Barrington Dyer, tech attorney and shareholder at Polsinelly law firm. But the past litigations can teach us a lesson on the blockchain law in the U.S.
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Retail Investors Aren’t Interested in Crypto Derivatives, Says eToro Executive
12.2.2020
eToro isn't too worried about a potential U.K. ban on crypto derivatives
Circle Sells Retail Trading App to Crypto Broker Voyager
12.2.2020
Voyager plans to convert 40,000 Circle Invest accounts to its own platform by the end of next month, but promises little disruption to customer experience
Fed Chair Powell Reveals US Response to China’s Digital Yuan, Libra, Public Payments Ledger
12.2.2020
In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is...
Poloniex Crypto Exchange Forced to Roll Back Trades After Update Error
12.2.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange –recently acquired by an investment group including Tron – now says its systems are back to normal
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Protest as Leveraged Trading Cap Looms
12.2.2020
Cryptocurrency and blockchain industry officials have expressed their displeasure at proposed leverage capping at Japanese exchanges – as a consultation period deadline approaches.
The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has put forward a proposal that would –...
SEC Charges Ohio Man for $33M Crypto Fraud Targeting Physicians
12.2.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a man for allegedly swindling 150 investors in an elaborate crypto trading scam
Crypto Community Loses Its 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang
12.2.2020
Andrew Yang, a cryptocurrency-friendly United States presidential candidate, decided to end his campaign
Cred Now Enables LTC Holders to Earn Up to Ten Percent Interest on Their Digital Assets
12.2.2020
Cred, a licensed crypto-backed lending and borrowing platform based in California, now supports litecoin. The service will allow LTC holders to earn up to ten percent interest through any of its partners including the Litecoin Foundation, Bitcoin.com, Uphold, and Bitbuy. Since July 2019 Cred allows...
What’s Next for Crypto Crime in 2020?
12.2.2020
As the crypto market grows, there is an increased focus on a crime carried out using digital currencies. In the last few years, cryptocurrencies have broken out of the ‘currency of the criminals’ mold and been widely adopted. Eighteen percent of all Americans and 35 percent of all millennial...
Bitpay Partnership With Poynt Enables Crypto Payments at 100,000 Point-of-Sale Devices
12.2.2020
On February 11, the Atlanta-based payment processor Bitpay announced the firm’s recent partnership with the company Poynt. Now retailers will be able to support cryptocurrency payments using point-of-sale devices and crypto users will be able to pay with digital currencies at more than...
Bitcoin Cash Captured More Than 10% of Darknet Sales Last Month
12.2.2020
2019 was an interesting year for darknet markets (DNMs) and a number of marketplaces closed for a variety of reasons. Despite the closures, crypto payments on DNMs doubled for the first time in five years. Moreover, statistics from the blockchain analytics provider 1000x Group show digital...
Bitgo to Offer Regulated Crypto Custody in Switzerland and Germany
12.2.2020
European crypto exchanges, as well as other companies with significant crypto holdings they need to protect, now have another option for cold storing their digital fortune. Bitgo is expanding out of the U.S. and into Europe with two new companies in Switzerland and Germany. Also Read: German...
Users of Bitcoin.com Exchange Can Win Rewards Worth $25,000 in Gocrypto Trading Competition
12.2.2020
Gocrypto enables businesses with physical or online stores to accept instant crypto payments from different digital wallets with millions of users. To help introduce the SLP token to even more users, Bitcoin.com Exchange is hosting a trading competition where you can win rewards worth $25,000...
Crypto Crime Doubled in 2019, but Still Under 1% of Transactions
12.2.2020
Crypto darknet proves resilience accounting for around 1% of transactions, as governments may look to tighten the leash
Crypto Is ‘Hot’ Right Now as Traders Explain Price Moves
11.2.2020
CNBC crypto trader BigCheds and analyst CryptoWendyO explain rationale for recent crypto market price moves
How to Red Flag Scams: Bitcoin Doubler Club, Cryptomia247, Mining Cheap, Orelex, and Wintrust
11.2.2020
Last week’s news.Bitcoin.com post warning about common bitcoin scams like “The Bitcoin Code” elicited a plethora of comments and suggestions from readers, asking about and reporting other platforms and services claiming to provide bitcoin investment opportunities. This article...