Santander UK No Longer Supports Coinbase Payments
On Wednesday Santander UK unexpectedly dropped support for Coinbase payments. Is the bank pivoting on its crypto supportive stance? Santander Cuts Ties with Coinbase On August 14 a...
BitPay Suspends Services in Germany For The Time Being
Citizens of Germany will no longer be able to use BitPay after the payments processor pulled its service on the heels of new BaFin regulations set to go live on January 1, 2020. Nein...
Crypto Futures Exchange Quedex Obtains License to Operate in...
The licensing of Quedex means hedge funds, miners, and institutions now have another crypto-investment option. Crypto-futures Grow in Popularity On Wednesday Quedex, a crypto futures...
Bitcoin And Ether Don’t Need Regulation: UK Finance Watchdog
The UK’s top financial watchdog has concluded that Bitcoin and Ether do not require regulation, whereas utility tokens and some stablecoins will. The FCA Makes Decision on Bitcoin...
New Jersey Man In Soup For Selling Bitcoin Worth $2 Million
New Jersey resident William Green faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for selling $2 million worth of Bitcoin online. The Justice Department Lays Down the Hammer On...
Bitcoin Still Legal In India; Crypto Regulation in Works
Bitcoin will remain legal in India while the government works on regulations, a minister has said in new positive comments on the fate of the industry. Finance Minister: Bitcoin...
Winklevoss: ‘Crypto Doesn’t Need Rules,’ Cryptocurrency...
Contrary to their Gemini billboard slogans, crypto doesn’t actually need rules, clarified Cameron Winklevoss. Instead, it’s companies that deal in cryptocurrencies that...
Texas’ ‘Worst Than BitLicense’ Crypto-Bill is Dead...
Earlier this week, the cryptocurrency community reacted with abject horror towards Texas’ proposed ‘Verified Identity Digital Currency’ bill. Well, apparently it...
Texas Law Threatens Cryptocurrency Users With...
Cryptocurrency lawyer and Coin Center head of research Peter van Valkenburgh has led criticism of a controversial new US law currently before lawmakers in Texas. ‘Not How Digital...
UK’s Financial Watchdog May Soon Ban Sale of Crypto Derivatives
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting today on a cryptoassets guidance. The financial watchdog will decide later this year whether to outlaw certain cryptocurrency...
Coinstar KYC Hurdles Are Hurting Bitcoin User Experience
Coinstar’s initiative to support buying bitcoin at 20,000 locations in the US is facing mixed reviews days after it launched as users complain about high costs and poor...
South Africa to Start Tracking All Cryptocurrency Transactions in...
Owning bitcoin in South Africa just got a little harder, or at least it will do by the end of quarter one this year. According to a consultation paper published yesterday by the South...