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Estonia’s Government Still Wants to Implement Stricter Rules for Licensing Crypto Firms
9.2.2021
The new administration in Estonia is still planning to pursue an agenda to tighten rules for companies dealing with cryptocurrencies. The Ministry of Finance is looking to strengthen anti-laundering measures within the context of a major money-laundering scandal that involved Danske Bank. Estonia...
Estonia's crypto honeymoon at an end as stricter regulations loom
5.2.2021
After revoking licenses for many crypto firms, Estonia’s parliament is considering even stricter cryptocurrency laws
Colombia, Estonia Upload the Bitcoin White Paper to Their Governmental Websites
26.1.2021
More sites are hosting Bitcoin's founding white paper since Craig Wright's threatened copyright infringement lawsuit
Yolo Investments Firm Makes First Portfolio Exit With 5.8x ROI
18.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Gaming venture capital firm Yolo Investments (formerly known as Vereeni Investments) exited its investment in Estonia-based online gaming and sports betting operator Coolbet for an impressive 5.8x return. The acquisition of Coolbet by GAN Limited marks the first start-to-exit...
Two thirds of Estonian crypto businesses lose their licenses
17.12.2020
Estonia has withdrawn permits from one thousand crypto companies this year
Estonia Revokes More Than 1,000 Crypto Firms’ Licenses This Year
15.12.2020
Over 1,000 cryptocurrency firms’ licenses have been revoked in Estonia this year as the country tightens the oversight of the crypto industry amid heightened money-laundering concerns. 1,000+ Crypto Firms Lost Their Licenses This Year The Estonian Ministry of Finance revealed Friday that...
WhiteBIT launches WhiteSwap DEX
11.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. TALLINN, Estonia, Nov. 10, 2020 – Leading cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has launched WhiteSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Ethereum that gives control to the community. WhiteSwap aims to improve upon Uniswap V2 by giving 87% of governance tokens to the community...
800K BitBay users face 2nd unscheduled outage this year
13.10.2020
BitBay went down at approximately 4:28 PM UTC today
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
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum’s Economy, Estonia’s CBDC Research, Coinbase’s Severances
6.10.2020
Estonia will research the viability of blockchain-based digital currency, the SEC is open to the idea of a tokenized ETF and Coinbase employees have begun taking severance packages
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
Estonian central bank to conduct digital currency research
4.10.2020
They’re following other central banks, including the European Central Bank, into studying virtual currencies
Crypto scammers plague Estonia’s e-residency program
28.9.2020
Local authorities hope that tackling the issue will restore trust in the e-residency program
New Exchanger for Cryptocurrencies From Swep.io: Speed, Convenience and No Limits of Exchange Operations
4.9.2020
A team of professional developers from Estonia is launching a new crypto exchanger Swep.io. Being extremely enthusiastic about making a name on the market Swep.io team has serious plans on improving and adding features into their brainchild. Swep.io users can already choose from more than...
How Not to Lose Your Cryptocurrency License in Estonia
2.8.2020
Basic recommendations for those who are considering incorporating crypto business in Estonia
Fan Token Platform Socios Secures Key Regulatory License
30.7.2020
Sports token-focused platform Socios prepares to issue a payments and loyalty card with a new license from Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit
American Blockchain Dream in Sight, but the Chase Not Over Yet
22.7.2020
America still lags behind countries like China, the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland when it comes to blockchain adoption
Bitcoin Undo Button & Fleeing Firms: Bad Crypto News of the Week
6.7.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Institutional Market Sentiment Data is Now Available to Anyone
2.7.2020
CoinMetro makes institutional grade sentiment data available to regular traders for the first time
The Great Estonian Exodus — Crypto Firms Are Leaving Estonia
27.6.2020
After the great rise in national crypto regulation in Estonia, the new European Union laws have forced the crypto industry to leave the country