Cryptocurrency

Square Generated $34M In Revenue From Bitcoin Sales But Only $223K In Profit

Bitcoin trading is supposed to be big business. That isn’t the case for Square.According to its 10-Q quarterly report filed with the US Securities...

South Korean Legislators Prepare Bill To Legalize ICOs

Eleven lawmakers in South Korea are pushing for the limited legalization of initial coin offerings. ICOs have been banned in South Korea since September...

BitGrail Shuts Down … Again

In the space of three hours on Wednesday, BitGrail announced its re-opening and then promptly disabled operations once again.On May 2, 2018, BitGrail –...

Federal Trade Commission To Host Training Workshop On Cryptocurrency Scams

Next month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold an event called “Decrypting Cryptocurrency Scams.” The workshop is free and open to the public.On...

No ‘Macrocritical’ Risks From Cryptocurrency, Says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) isn’t terribly worried about the financial stability risks posed by cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, the organization expressed limited concerns about leveraged...

China Central Bank Creating ‘Anti-Bitcoin’ to Track Money Transfers

Since February China has had in place the world’s most restrictive policy regarding cryptocurrencies. No initial coin offerings allowed. Cryptocurrency exchanges shut down. Banks...

VPE Bank First In Germany To Support Cryptocurrencies For Institutional Traders

Germany’s VPE bank, in a partnership with FinTech firm solarisBank, has become the first in the country to offer cryptocurrency trading to institutional investors.WertpapierhandelsBank...

Flexibility Is Strength: Evolving The ‘Smart’ Contract

Excited neophytes think that so-called “smart” contracts may be a panacea for all transactional or data management activities that take place in a developing...

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ImmunityBio founder touts sepsis trials, NantX after Binance theft

Patrick Soon-Shiong renewed his “NantX coming soon” teaser after a $6.3 billion Binance theft, spotlighting a separate financial-services venture.ImmunityBio...

Crypto.com Shuts Hong Kong App, Eyes Institutional Exchange

crypto.com will shut down its consumer app in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2027, citing regulatory changes.Affected users have...

Kim Yo Jong denies North Korea behind Binance hack, hints US

Kim Yo Jong denied North Korea's involvement in the $6.3 billion Binance hack and rejected the FBI's attribution of...