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This Tiny Bank Gave Bitcoin to Its Entire Staff. Now It‘s Taking Crypto Clients
9.8.2019
Quontic, a small bank in New York, has started working with crypto firms, joining the very short list of institutions to embrace the sector
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
Expert: India Will Lose An Almost $13 Billion Market By Banning Crypto
9.8.2019
India’s ban on crypto may be very costly, with the CEO of one research firm estimating that the country will lose out on almost $13 billion
Topsy-Turvy Tale of White Collar Hacker and Binance 7000 BTC Hack Recovery
8.8.2019
Binance’s 7000 BTC which happened back in May theft is not unknown to anyone. A hacker with a pseudonym ‘Bnatov Platon’ was after the hackers who shaped this theft. The initial intention of Platon was selfless, and rather he wanted to bring justice. But this noble cause has soon turned sour. Platon...
Rhode Island Will Regulate Crypto Under Money Transmitter Laws
8.8.2019
The latest in a patchwork of state regulations, Rhode Island pens formal legislation regarding cryptocurrencies and money transmission
Crypto Analyst Predicts Bitcoin May Hit $15K to $20K in Few Weeks
8.8.2019
If we believe the biggest cryptocurrency analyst of YouTube, Bitcoin (BTC) will possibly hit the mark of $15,000 to $20,000 in the upcoming weeks. Nicholas Merten has talked elaborately about the Bitcoin bullish trend he sees approaching in the new DataDash episode. As per Merten, BTC may hit...
Regulators File Cease and Desist Against Craigslist Scam Promising 900% Crypto Returns
8.8.2019
Since launching a sweeping investigation of the crypto industry, the Texas State Securities Board has filed 24 administrative orders
Litecoin Price Analysis: LTC Plunges To $90 Mark; IMF Acknowledged The Crypto As Payment Token
8.8.2019
For a long period of time, Litecoin has been treated as crypto of grassroots, but recently in its definition of payment tokens, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged Litecoin. It is a significant achievement for the crypto, as IMF is one of the biggest financial institutions in...
FedNow — US Federal Reserve Payment Tool a Threat to Banks, Not Crypto
8.8.2019
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s new real-time payments service likely isn’t going to substitute crypto, although it does play the same ambitious card
SBI Holding’s VC Trade Crypto Exchange Integrates New KYC and AML Tech
8.8.2019
Japanese VC Trade has adopted CoolBitX’s Sygna, a know-your customer and anti-money laundering compliance technology focused on digital currency transactions
ECB to Increase Online and Offline Efforts to Monitor Crypto Trade and Related Activities
8.8.2019
At a time when regulators across the globe are taking steps to tighten their grips on virtual currencies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has also decided to follow the trend. The ECB will ramp up its surveillance efforts to monitor crypto activities in the region. The apex banking regulatory body...
Ripple Should Burn Half of its Reserved Supply of XRP, Suggests Crypto Trader
8.8.2019
A notable Crypto Enthusiast named Crypto Bitlord has recently come up with an interesting proposal suggesting Ripple burn half of its reserved supply of XRP. The decrease in the XRP supply would shoot up the coin’s prices more easily, reasons the proposal. The proposal, thanks to its logical...
Crypto Startup Alum Katherine Wu Joins VC Firm Notation Capital
8.8.2019
Former Messari director (and crypto-law Twitter fixture) Katherine Wu has joined Notation Capital, a small VC firm
Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Galaxy Digital Invests in Digital Asset Lender
8.8.2019
Cryptocurrency commercial bank Galaxy Digital provided funding to digital asset lender DrawBridge Lending
Gemini Exchange Added to CME Group’s Pioneering Crypto Benchmarks
8.8.2019
Gemini will be included in CME’s series of four Bitcoin and Ether pricing products as of Aug. 30
Indian Supreme Court Heard Crypto Case in Depth Today
8.8.2019
The Indian supreme court finally heard the crypto case today after postponing it several times. The court addressed the government’s crypto policy as well as the writ petitions challenging the banking restriction by the central bank. The latter was heard in some detail while the former...
Gemini Exchange Data Is Being Added to CME’s Crypto Indices
8.8.2019
Data from the Winklevoss-founded exchange Gemini is being added to eight crypto indices offered by CF Benchmarks, including its CME offerings
Crypto Trading App Robinhood Launching in UK Following FCA Approval
8.8.2019
A subsidiary of U.S.-based stock and crypto trading app Robinhood received FCA approval to operate as a broker in the U.K
John McAfee Lashes Out at Countries Criticizing US for Mass Shooting, Says They Are No Different
8.8.2019
Famous crypto promoter and computer scientist John McAfee is known to speak his heart out without holding back. No matter what the topic is if the controversial crypto promoter feels something about it. On Wednesday, McAfee posted one such video on the recent tragic mass shootings in Ohio...
Binance DEX About to List TrustToken’s GBP, USD, HKD, CAD, and AUD Stablecoins
8.8.2019
Binance Decentralized Exchange (DEX) is all set to list as many as five new stablecoins on its platform. All the five stablecoins pegged to fiat are from the recognized issuer TrustToken, a firm backed by the renowned venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z). TrustToken...