CFTC Commissioner: Crypto Industry Should Regulate Itself
At the Yahoo Finance All-Markets Summit on February 7th, a U.S. CFTC regulator encouraged the digital currency industry to start formally regulating itself.Brian Quintenz, a commissioner...
Iceland May Implement Bitcoin Mining Tax
Mining Bitcoin can be a lucrative venture under the right circumstances. With access to sufficient hardware, the mining process becomes a lot easier. Additionally, operators need...
Spooked: Two Indian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Shut Down, Despite No Government-Wide Crackdown
Two Indian cryptocurrency exchanges have halted trading amongst fears of a crackdown. Although the Indian government has expressed keen interest in blockchain-based technologies, cryptocurrencies are not...
Morning Asian altcoin trading roundup
FOMO MomentsCrypto traders do not seem to be missing out on anything today as the mass selloff continues unabated. The markets are still dominated by fear...
Major Payments Processing Platform to Accept Litecoin
Aliant Payment Systems announced today that they will add Litecoin functionality to their existing range of products. The US-based provider of merchant payment services were amongst...
VersaBank Opens Cryptocurrency Safety Deposit Box
VersaBank Inc., a tiny Canadian lender led by tech-savvy CEO David Taylor, is building a virtual safety deposit box for cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. The...
Japan Optimistic About Crypto – Despite Coincheck Heist and Price Woes
This past Friday, financial regulators in Japan began on-site inspections of 16 digital currency exchanges — two weeks after hackers stole $530 million in NEM tokens...
Shares in Square Inc. Receive Boost From Old Crypto News
Shares in Square Inc. are rising once again. This time, however, there seems to be little news from the company themselves to justify such investor exuberance....
Winklevoss Twins on Crypto:Regulators Haven’t Moved Quick Enough
Ever-the cryptocurrency bulls, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, have responded to recent regulatory murmurs from Washington with optimism. Rather than fearing the tightening of legislation around digital...
Morning Asian trading roundup: the leading altcoin is Icon
FOMO MomentsA rising sun in Asia yielded some long awaited greenery on the crypto charts. This has been a sight for sore eyes after the past...