Cryptocurrency

Swiss Regulator FINMA: AML, Securities Laws To Apply To Some ICOs

February 16, 2018 10:20 PMSwitzerland’s FINMA has issued guidelines stating that some ICOs will be subject to securities regulation and others to anti-money laundering...

Bitcoin Trader Faces 20 Years In Prison

February 16, 2018 11:41 PMOn Thursday, cryptocurrency trader Joseph Kim was charged with one count of wire fraud after allegedly stealing millions of dollars...

Robert Herjavec Weighs In On Blockchain Technology’s Disruptive Capacity

February 17, 2018 12:22 AMThe sharks seem to be circling cryptocurrencies; a fourth “Shark Tank” star has spoken out about blockchain technology.In a post...

[UPDATED] Coinbase Responds To Erroneous Charges

February 16, 2018 1:09 AMChanges to the merchant category codes for cryptocurrency purchases have resulted in transaction errors on the Coinbase exchange; some users...

South Korea Responds To Cryptocurrency Petition

February 15, 2018 12:10 AMA public petition that requested the South Korean government refrain from hardline virtual currency regulation has drawn a response from...

CFTC Technology Advisory Committee Discusses Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology

On Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee brought together FinTech leaders and regulators. They discussed how distributed ledger technology could impact...

ECB President Mario Draghi Responds To Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Questions

Would the ECB President invest in bitcoin? What’s his impression of blockchain technology?In a series of videos released on February 13, 2018, European Central...

Leader Of Chechnya Buys Bitcoin

February 12, 2018 10:04 PMIn a social media post over the weekend, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic who has spoken enthusiastically...

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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...