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US FTC Settles With Alleged Crypto Pyramid Scheme for $500,000
24.8.2019
The U.S. FTC settles with alleged crypto pyramid schemes Bitcoin Funding Team and My7Network for a total of over $500,000
Crypto Custody: Adoption Shortcut or Blockchain Purists’ Nightmare?
24.8.2019
Could there be a centralized layer to an ecosystem of decentralized assets?
The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America’s Opiate Crisis
24.8.2019
The opioid epidemic is the new devil Bitcoin is being blamed for inflaming, to be added to the already long list of heinous crimes crypto is supposedly responsible for, like terrorism, money laundering, and trafficking. While it’s painfully clear that the U.S. dollar is a much more common...
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Week in Review
24.8.2019
This week on Cointelegraph en Español: a review of the top news stories from the Spanish-speaking world
FTC Settles With Promoters of Multi-Level Marketing Crypto Scheme
24.8.2019
Four promoters of crypto-denominated chain-referral scams are ordered to pay fines totaling less than $500,000
Crypto Funds Are Outperforming – You Shouldn’t Be Surprised
24.8.2019
Josh Gnaizda of Crypto Fund Research looks into possible reasons behind the relative performance of crypto funds vs bitcoin since Q1 2017
Ex-Morgan Stanley Exec Joins Former Colleagues at Shenzhen Crypto Firm
24.8.2019
Ex-Morgan Stanley Asia head of derivatives Jeffrey Wang joined his former colleagues at Shenzhen-based crypto firm
US Lagging behind China’s Development of National Digital Currency, Circle CEO
24.8.2019
Jeremy Allaire, the Circle CEO, mentions that the U.S. is falling behind the development of China’s national digital money, which could change the manner in which western organizations conduct payments. Recently, the Circle CEO, Jeremy Allaire spoke to the Global Coin Research podcast this...
Innovation, Regulation, and 20 Crypto Jokes
24.8.2019
Another week of innovation and regulation in the Cryptoworld. We learned that Binance plans to start an open blockchain project, Venus, and a new digital currency might be delivered to the Cryptosphere. Santander is bringing a Ripple-powered app to Latin America, Rakuten enters crypto trading...
Bithumb Exchange Is Launching Listing Committee for Cryptocurrency
24.8.2019
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb to roll out a new committee in September. The committee will monitor the markets and decide which cryptocurrencies are feasible to trade online As per the reports, the committee came into motion on Aug. 22. This committee will keep a check on the listings of...
Rep. Waters Says Congress Will Continue Review of Facebook’s Libra
23.8.2019
Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced a tentative schedule for this fall including a continued review of Facebook's Libra initiative
Cryptocurrency Domains Have Become Hot Property
23.8.2019
Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology have become mainstream terms and are now featured in most dictionaries. Crypto-related terms have a lot of value when they are tethered to a web domain, and these days digital currency domains are prime real estate, with some selling for up...
Blockchain-Backed Cash Registers in 49 Retail Stores in Venezuela by Pundi X
23.8.2019
Now we will get to see blockchain-backed cash registers in Venezuela. As per sources, Venezuela’s largest department store will launch this in its forty-nine retail outlets in the country. The news was announced by the department store’s operator- Traki. Further, these blockchain-backed cash...
VeChain (VET) Price Analysis: The Crypto is Trading in The Green Zone, Partnered with Counterfeit Wine Recently
23.8.2019
China’s largest wine importer, Counterfeit Wine, is now using VeChain for blockchain traceability and anti-counterfeit. Additionally, China is also projected to become the world’s second-largest wine consumer by 2020. The increase in sales of wine will eventually create a domino effect...
Coinberry Says that Accepting Bitcoin as Payment for Taxes is six times Cheaper than Bank Card Payments
23.8.2019
Toronto-based Crytpo currency exchange, Coinberry’s co-founder, Evan Kuhn, expressed that accepting BTC (Bitcoin) for taxes is more effective than utilizing bank card payments. A recent report from real estate news outlet Mansion Global, Kuhn said his organization takes much lower charges than...
$100,000 Crypto Donation to Amazon Rainforest Charity Blocked By BitPay
23.8.2019
A large donation to a non-profit working to protect the Amazon rainforest has been blocked by compliance hurdles at crypto payments firm BitPay
Crypto Taxation Around the Globe — What Do Regulations Look Like?
23.8.2019
Different countries use individual taxation schemes to govern their respective crypto industries. Let’s take a look at some of them
The New Bitcoin Banks Are Here
23.8.2019
A new age of banking is imminent. Legacy models will be forced to follow suit or become obsolete in the eyes of value holders worldwide, as new bitcoin and crypto services take over, seeking to implement blockchain systems with an eye on convenience and financial inclusion. Announcements...
What a Month! Third Crypto Exchange to Leave the Business
23.8.2019
The pressures of doing business in an increasingly competitive arena have taken their toll on Asian cryptocurrency exchanges – with a first-generation Japanese operator leaving the market and a major South Korean exchange closing down an overseas venture, while a smaller local player has also...
Amazon Cloud Outage Causing Major Issues at Some Crypto Exchanges
23.8.2019
Problems with Amazon's cloud service, AWS, in Tokyo are disrupting services at some cryptocurrency exchanges on Friday