Brookings Institute Says the SEC Should Regulate Crypto-Assets
A report from the Economic Studies program of US think tank, Brookings, claims better regulation will benefit the crypto industry. It states that crypto-assets currently fall into a...
Will The Real Satoshi Nakamoto Please Stand Up – No, Sit Down...
He just doesn’t give up, does he? Self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, now appears willing to testify under oath that he is Satoshi Nakamoto. Or that’s the...
Bakkt Expands Compliance Capabilities With Its First Acquisition
Fresh from completing its maiden funding round, Bakkt announced its first acquisition on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. The daughter company of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is also...
Bakkt Raises $182.5M From Microsoft And Other Big-Name Investors
Bakkt on Monday announced the completion of its first funding round, to the tune of $182.5 million. The platform which aims to offer the first-ever Bitcoin-settled futures contracts in...
Bakkt Bitcoin-Settled Futures Set To Be Approved in Early 2019
Bakkt, a platform for the first-ever Bitcoin-settled futures contract, is expected to be approved by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to the...
CFTC Wants to Know More About Ethereum: Are ETH Futures on the...
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) wants to know more about other cryptocurrencies apart from Bitcoin, starting with Ethereum. The Commission has issued an...
US ‘Investigating’ If Tether, Bitfinex ‘Illegally...
Bitcoin’s latest price plunge has coincided with fresh scrutiny of stablecoin Tether and exchange Bitfinex almost a year after both received subpoenas from US authorities. DoJ...
CFTC Says Bitcoin Trader Who Lost $1.1M Will Serve 15 Months in Jail
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed that a former employee of Consolidated Trading will serve 15 months in jail and pay $1.1 million for Bitcoin fraud. Employer...
Wu-Tang Clan are Releasing a Cryptocurrency in Honor of Ol’...
The seminal hip-hop group plan to honor the legacy of deceased group member Ol’ Dirty Bastard by releasing a cryptocurrency bearing his name. The Return of the WU 25 years ago as...
Circle CEO Urges for Globally Coordinated Cryptocurrency Regulations
The CEO of investment application Circle has urged national regulators to develop coordinated legislation for the field of cryptocurrencies. The move follows the FATF decision to issue...
Bitcoin Con Artist Docked for $2.5 Million By U.S. Federal Court
A U.S. Federal Court recently indicted Gelfman Blueprint Inc. (GBI) and its CEO Nicholas Gelfman to the tune of $2.5 million for running a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The matter is the first...
U.S. Court Cements Commodity Verdict On Cryptocurrency After Landmark...
A US court has formally dismissed an attempt to stop the country’s commodities regulator prosecuting an alleged cryptocurrency fraudster, ruling that such assets are commodities...