Russia: Gov’t Demands Major Revisions To Proposed...
The Russian government has demanded lawmakers make several alterations to the country’s forthcoming cryptocurrency regulation before it becomes law in July. Tax, Foreign Investment...
Iran Bans Banks From Touching Bitcoin
In an attempt to halt a currency crisis, and over concerns related to money-laundering, the Central Bank of Iran has banned the banks of the country from dealing in virtual currencies...
Kraken Exchange Decides to Close down Japanese Operations
Kraken, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced their plans of ceasing all of their trading operations in Japan in the near future. Release the Kraken . . . From Japan!...
Hong-Kong Based Exchange OKEx Plans to Move to Malta
OKEx, one of the largest exchanges in the world, has announced plans to move to the European island, Malta. This announcement came quickly after a similar announcement made by Binance...
Bitcoin Will Pop ‘Real Bubble’ Created by Central Banks...
Jon Matonis, co-founder of the Bitcoin Foundation went on record proclaiming his assertive position on Bitcoin not being a bubble. The advocate also believes that the market is about...
UK Investigating Crypto, Spinning Future Regulation as Positive
The first step of a potential crackdown on cryptocurrencies is underway in the UK. Investigators are said to be taking a good look at Bitcoin and its underlying technology, as a means...
A Look Ahead at Crypto-Compliance & Regulation in 2018
Looking forward to 2018, several new pieces of legislation will be voted on or come into effect that will – for better or worse – reshape how ICOs, cryptocurrencies, and...
Bitcoin Users Hunted by Police in Bangladesh
Law enforcement in Bangladesh is actively hunting down users of Bitcoin as the use and trading of the cryptocurrency is still illegal in that particular country. Cryptocurrency...
White House Official: Bitcoin Regulation Won’t Happen Anytime...
White House cybersecurity coordinator and special assistant to the president, Rob Joyce, stated the US still has a long road ahead of it before it starts regulating the world’s...
Financial Regulators Are Unable to Control the Crypto Market
All over the world, legislators, financial experts, and academics are bewildered by the spectacular growth of Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market. They now realize that financial...
Crypto Industry, Regulate Thyself – Cryptocurrency Giants Form...
Seven of the biggest crypto companies have joined forces this week to form the first UK trade body for the industry, as reported by The Telegraph. Pre-empting the ever-looming threat...
Silence Of The Lambos? China Offers Luxury Cars For Crypto Despite...
Continuing evidence of Bitcoin acceptance is fueling confusion about the true nature of the China cryptocurrency ban. Supercars On Sale For Bitcoin As major corporations make daring...