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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Bitcoin Reaches $86.8K as Inflation Reading Raises Rate Pause Odds

Bitcoin traded at $86,757 Friday, up 3% on the day and 2% over the week.August core PCE came in...

Nike stock crashes to 13-year low amid layoffs

Nike's stock fell to a 13-year low as revenue slipped 4% and the company forecast a high-single-digit sales decline...

Ammous: Bitcoin treasury firms can’t match Saylor’s Strategy

Strategy's large Bitcoin holdings and cash reserves give it lower borrowing costs and resilience to price dropsEconomist Saifedean Ammous...