Bank of Thailand: Using Digital Currency Takes Time in Thailand
A plan to use digital currency, instead of cash, will not happen in Thailand within the next 3-5 years, said Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor of Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Mr Veerathai...
Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether
As Bitcoin plunges, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether last year’s epic rally was fueled in part by manipulation, with traders driving it up with Tether -- a...
India’s Ready to Clarify its Stance on Cryptocurrencies
The Indian government may be one step closer to clearly spelling out its policy on cryptocurrencies. A finance ministry panel set up in November 2017 could be ready with...
Israeli Investment House Offers Crypto Funds for Institutions
Silver Castle Ltd., Israel’s first dedicated cryptocurrency investment firm for institutional and accredited investors, launched two funds this month and expects to have $50 million under management by the...
Canada: Cryptocurrencies Need Regulation to Prevent Money Laundering
Canadian House finance committee wants the government to dramatically change the way it regulates cryptocurrencies to prevent their use in money laundering.
A cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is a form of...
Chelan PUD Unveils New Proposed Cryptocurrency Rate Structure
The Chelan County PUD recently unveiled their proposed rate structure for cryptocurrency activities, and local miners are crying foul. At the heart of the issue is the increased variable...
Wall Street’s Crypto Bull Tom Lee Slashes Year-end Bitcoin Price Forecast Nearly in Half
Wall Street's best-known cryptocurrency bull just cut his bitcoin price target nearly in half. Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, lowered his year-end target to $15,000 from $25,000...
Twitter Says the Bitcoin Scam Wave Came From Third-party App
Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system.
In an email to Hard Fork, a...
Bitcoin BCH Hash War Will be Decided by Sustained
With the Bitcoin BCH network upgrade on November 15, a hash war has begun with miners voting between Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin ABC - two competing implementations of the...
First ICO Fraud Case Ends in Guilty Plea
The first fraud prosecution involving initial coin offerings ended in a guilty plea when a New York man admitted lying to about 1,000 investors. Maksim Zaslavskiy, 39, told a judge...