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Coinbase’s ‘Mission’ Violates the Spirit of Bitcoin
7.10.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wants it both ways: to be apolitical about uncomfortable disruptions and political about Bitcoin's mission to disrupt the world
KuCoin Restarts Deposits, Withdrawals for Bitcoin, Ether Following $281M Hack
7.10.2020
The South Korean exchange is bringing more services back online after suffering a major hack late last month
South Korea’s Central Bank to Test Digital Currency With Banks in 2021
7.10.2020
Following China's lead, the Bank of Korea is to run circulation trials of a central bank digital currency with assistance from banks
Inside the Estonian CBDC Experiment That Could Shape the Digital Euro
7.10.2020
How the firm helping lead Estonia's central bank digital currency research is approaching a mass-market crypto coin
China Central Bank Official Reveals Results of First Digital Yuan Pilots
7.10.2020
An official for China’s central bank has unveiled usage statistics of state-backed digital currency trials that were conducted in three Chinese cities. Speaking virtually at the Sibos 2020 conference on Monday, Fan Yifei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said the bank opened 113,300...
Ripple Could Leave US If Regulatory Environment Doesn’t Change, Chairman Tells Fortune
6.10.2020
Larsen told Fortune that nearly every country in the world has more favorable crypto regulation than the US
After BitMEX: Regulation Must Change for the Digital Age
6.10.2020
Recent regulatory enforcement against BitMEX shows how out of step the world's financial regulators are with digital innovation
CFTC Enforcement Director McDonald to Leave This Week
6.10.2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Tuesday Division of Enforcement Director James McDonald will depart the agency this Thursday, Oct. 8. McDonald has served as director of Enforcement since April 2017
CBDC Design Needs to Address Risk to Users, Says Bank of Canada
6.10.2020
Building an anonymous central bank digital currency (CBDC) presents security risks – not only to the issuer but to the users themselves, says the Bank of Canada
FCA Bans Sale of Cryptoderivatives to Retail Consumers in UK
6.10.2020
The FCA has published final rules banning the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of cryptoassets to retail consumers. The FCA said it considers these products to be ill-suited for retail consumers due to the harm they pose, asserting these products...
Ripple Has Mixed Success in Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Alleging Securities Fraud
6.10.2020
The judge threw out some of the claims in the lawsuit but the case can continue based on others relating to allegedly misleading statements by CEO Brad Garlinghouse
Oman Central Bank Warns on Crypto ‘Risk,’ Singles Out Dagcoin
6.10.2020
The central bank warned citizens and residents that they use cryptocurrencies at their own risk
SEC Alleges John McAfee Pumped Tokens for Profit
5.10.2020
John McAfee allegedly received $11.6 million in bitcoin and ether for pumping ICOs in 2017 and 2018
US Senator Toomey Highlights Digital Currency Regs as He Eyes Banking Panel Chairmanship
5.10.2020
Senate Banking Committee member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Monday that he intends to take up digital currency regulation and payments system reform if he becomes the committee’s next chairman
OFAC Warns That Firms Helping Victims With Ransomware Payouts Risk Violating Its Rules
5.10.2020
If you assist a ransomware victim in paying out to cyber attackers, you could end up facing civil penalties, OFAC says
Estonia’s Central Bank to Research if Blockchain Can Support a Digital Euro
5.10.2020
Eesti Pank said the initiative will gauge the suitability of the KSI Blockchain, already used within the country's e-government system, in supporting a central bank digital currency
The Web Wasn’t Built For Privacy – But It Could Be
4.10.2020
Because privacy means different things to different people, a privacy-focused internet is unlikely to please everyone. But it should offer greater personal control
SEC Is Willing to ‘Try’ a Tokenized ETF, Chairman Says: Report
3.10.2020
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund
Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes
2.10.2020
Trump's tax returns show the unfairness of the tax system and the need for reform. Blockchain governance offers some ideas
Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud
2.10.2020
The head of Volantis escrow faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers