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UK Gov’t: FCA Will Make Final Decision on Banning Crypto Derivatives
22.10.2019
The U.K. government has stressed that is up to the “operationally independent” financial regulator, not the executive, to decide on a proposed crypto derivatives ban
Ripple Released 'Sequel' to Their Famous Crypto Ad
22.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Ripple
Ripple came out with a new ad promoting global and instant payments. However, this time, the company does not make fun of the current global financial system.
A California-based crypto start-up focusing on payments technologies, is back with another “new...
Crypto App Revolut Confirms MasterCard on Board for 2019 US Expansion
22.10.2019
Revolut will use both Visa and MasterCard for U.S. entry
Fiat-to-Crypto ‘Carry Trade’ May Tempt Traders Tired of Negative Interest Rates
22.10.2019
In the era of negative rates, return-hungry investors may increasingly borrow in low-interest fiat and invest in higher-yielding crypto accounts
800+ South Korean Companies Dealing in Crypto Despite ‘Dead’ Market
22.10.2019
South Gate of Seoul. Over 800 South Korean companies are doing business in cryptocurrencies, per figures compiled by the regulatory Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).
Aju News reports that a parliamentary committee asked the FSS to reveal how many companies in the country had corporate...
FreeFaucet Offers Crypto Rewards For Viewing Online Content on Its Website
22.10.2019
According to the official press release, Online Blockchain plc’s FreeFaucet.io has unveiled ‘impression faucets’ that is a pioneering kind of digital currency faucet. It lets anyone tap into the huge crypto-centric userbase of FreeFaucet and offer them Bitcoin rewards for their content views. What...
Equilibrium is Hosting Crypto DeFiance During BlockShow Asia 2019
22.10.2019
On November 16, we are delighted to welcome you to the Equilibrium’s first Crypto DeFiance event in Singapore — at this event we aim to expand your knowledge about the DeFi ecosystem and the ongoing transformation of the world’s financial systems! Crypto DeFiance is a new global DeFi event...
Bad for Business: How KYC/AML Makes Everyone a ‘Terrorist’
22.10.2019
Two reports from risk solutions group Lexisnexis assert that anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) policies can negatively affect a business’s bottom line and customer service significantly. A recent trip to the local post office for a money order certainly had a negative...
Michael Terpin Urges FCC to Curb Crypto Fraud That Cost Him $24 Million
22.10.2019
Terpin plans to distribute his letter to a major mobile industry conference
WATCH: UNICEF’s Crypto Fund Plans to Pay for Internet in Public Schools
22.10.2019
UNICEF and the ethereum community are teaming up to help wire up needy schools
Anti-Money Laundering Laws Apply to Crypto Too, Says FinCEN Chief
22.10.2019
The director of FinCEN says that Anti-Money Laundering laws apply to everyone, including firms offering anonymous cryptocurrency services
How to Safely Store Your Wallet Recovery Phrase
22.10.2019
As a cryptocurrency holder, security is paramount – and you can’t be too careful when it comes to your wallet recovery phrase. Unless you want your meticulously accrued crypto to disappear into the ether (or your ether to disappear into the cryptosphere), safely stashing your wallet...
Court Postpones TON Hearing Till February, Impatient Investors May Get 77% Back
21.10.2019
The New York court reviewing Telegram’s contested coin offering in the U.S. has postponed a scheduled hearing on the case till February. The defendants, Telegram Group and its subsidiary TON Issuer, have been banned from distributing and selling the tokens. Investors who don’t want...
New Crypto Game is Coming: Earn or Lose Bitcoin in a Battle Royale
21.10.2019
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Satoshi's Games
Ready to go all battle royale in a multi-player battle game on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and earn Bitcoin (BTC) while playing? Then you'll need to wait until the Lightnite game is developed.
In either case, this game development announcement...
Crypto Market Sentiment Continues its Rise; Bitcoin and XRP at the Top
21.10.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
This has been another good week for the top 10 coins by market capitalization, as their combined 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, went up for the third week in a row. Last Monday, we left it at 4.89/10 and found it at 4.94 today, settling deeper into the neutral...
Poorly Rated Crypto Exchanges Outperformed Industry Stars In September
21.10.2019
Some exchanges with poor ratings have seen an increase in September's trading volumes, while the best rated market players have registered a decrease, says the latest report by CryptoCompare, a provider of the crypto market data.
The September 2019 Exchange Review claims that, based...
FATF Starts Checking How Well Countries Implement Crypto Standards
21.10.2019
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has agreed on how it will assess whether countries have taken the necessary steps to implement the crypto-related requirements. “Given the global nature of the virtual asset industry, it is essential that countries implement these requirements...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 42
21.10.2019
Below is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting 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...
Zcash Community Discloses Fake Version of Zecwallet; Leaves the Crypto Market With Another Potential Scam
21.10.2019
With the evolution of the cryptocurrency domain in the current era, there has also been a rise in frauds, thefts, and other illegitimate activities in the digital currencies niche. Recently, the owners of popular crypto coin Zcash were taken a blow by the news of the discovery of a corrupt...
Bitfinex Files Discovery Application to Claim $880 Million Funds From Crypto Capital
21.10.2019
iFinex Inc., which takes pride in being the parent concern of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has filed a discovery application concerning the allegedly secluded funds worth a whopping sum of $880 million which were entrusted by the trading platform to Global Trade Solutions AG, popularly known...