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SBI’s Acquisition of Crypto Firm Helps the Asian Giant Create Full-Fledged Digital Asset Trading Desk
16.12.2020
Japanese financial group SBI Financial Services has announced the acquisition of the United Kingdom-based crypto services firm B2c2 for an undisclosed amount. The purchase helps the Asian financial giant to become one of the mainstream financial institutions to have a full-fledged digital asset...
Publishing Giant Bertelsmann Invests in Berlin-Based Crypto Fund
9.12.2020
Bertelsmann has invested in the second fund of Berlin's Greenfield One, a crypto venture firm with earlier bets on NEAR, Arweave and others
New Dutch Law: Clients Must Explain Why They Want To Buy Bitcoin
19.11.2020
Netherlands-based crypto exchanges are now required by law to get additional information from clients regarding their bitcoin addresses. As part of the new requirements, which went into effect on Nov. 17, clients must now furnish exchanges with reasons why they wish to buy bitcoin. They will also...
UK-based Crypto Firms At 'Loaded Gun' Point as Brexit Deadline Looms
17.10.2020
Regulatory uncertainty has been a way of life for crypto exchanges since the get-go. Running a crypto-related firm is like walking through a swamp in many respects – you never know what is waiting underfoot at the next step.
But this has never been more the case, it would seem, than in the UK...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Launches Hardware Wallet With Fingerprint Recognition
14.10.2020
The Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Gate.io has launched a new type of hardware wallet that features fingerprint recognition. The device supports over 10,000 cryptocurrencies with wallet.io and multi-signature functionality with over 40 public chains. The well known cryptocurrency exchange...
A Spain Based Crypto Ponzi Scheme Abruptly Freezes Accounts of 120,000 Investors
17.9.2020
A Spain based crypto Ponzi scheme, Arbicorp abruptly froze accounts of more 120,000 investors on September 12, after the discovery of an error that causes one of its cryptocurrency trading bots to overpay. Arbicorp claims that the error, which went unnoticed for almost a year, led to its trading...
US Dept of Homeland Security Buys Analytics Software From Coinbase
12.7.2020
Coinbase is selling its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service. Following criticisms from the crypto community, CEO Brian Armstrong defended Coinbase’s position. Coinbase Selling Analytics Software to US Government Public records...
Research Suggests Transparency is Key for Utility-Based Crypto Projects
25.6.2020
Crypto prices on the secondary market may depend on how much information is given to stakeholders says fintech researchers
Ernst & Young Launches Application to Help US Crypto Investors With Tax Filings
20.6.2020
Ernst & Young (EY) has introduced a new application that helps U.S. cryptocurrency traders calculate and file their taxes with ease. The EY Cryptoprep app, a Software as a Service (SaaS) web-based crypto tax engine, helps users calculate crypto-related gains and losses that have to be reported...
Singapore’s Three Arrows Capital Buys 6% of Grayscale’s $3.5 Billion Bitcoin Fund
12.6.2020
Three Arrows Capital Ltd has bought a 6.26% stake of the $3.5 billion Grayscale Investment’s Bitcoin Trust. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Singapore-based crypto hedge fund snapped up the equivalent of 21 million shares of the Trust’s...
Eidoo Burns 28 Million $EDO in Preparation for Governance Token Upgrade on June 18th
11.6.2020
Switzerland, 11th June 2020. Swiss-based crypto platform Eidoo has today burned almost one third (1/3rd) of the total supply of utility token $EDO as they prepare for its June 18th token upgrade, in collaboration with sister company Provable Things. In one of the largest-scale token burns in...
Eidoo to Burn 80% of Company’s Token Holdings to Kickstart One of the Biggest Daos in Defi
4.6.2020
Switzerland, 4th June 2020. Swiss-based crypto platform Eidoo is upgrading its native utility token into a governance token that will power a new cross-chain DAO. In a collaborative decision by Eidoo and pTokens, the $EDO token will be upgraded into $PNT later this month so that it can be used...
3 Reports Look at North Korea’s Lazarus Group, Iran’s Farhad Exchange, and the Crypto Ponzi Futurenet
7.5.2020
On May 4, 2020, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a three-part series covering a crypto Ponzi scheme, North Korea, and Iran’s use of digital currencies like bitcoin. The company’s research papers discuss the Poland-based crypto Ponzi called Futurenet, a hosting...
Philippine SEC Exposes Fraudulent ‘Abundance-Based’ Crypto Investment Scheme
15.4.2020
Philippine financial regulators have warned the public against a scheme that claims to "revolutionize the global financial system in order to eradicate world poverty"
London-Based Crypto Custodian Copper Raises $8M for Expansion Overseas
17.2.2020
Copper uses its "Walled Garden" infrastructure to allow clients to trade crypto assets more securely from custody
Gemini: Redefining Rules-based Crypto Marketplace
11.2.2020
One of the most dominating skepticism around the cryptocurrency exchanges is their deregulated nature, which essentially means there is no regulatory authority presiding over to check, rectify, or alert the investors. This makes people investing in cryptocurrency exchanges vulnerable to fraud...
Turkey-Based Crypto Exchange BtcTurk Includes Dash To Its Network
14.12.2019
Turkey’s leading cryptocurrency trading exchange, BtcTurk, has announced that it has integrated one of the most highly acclaimed cryptocurrencies “Dash” in its network. The platform will render the traders to indulge in transactions with DASH/BTC and DASH/USDT trading pairs along with support...
Huobi’s US-Based Crypto Trading Platform HBUS Ceases Operations
9.12.2019
Finding limited traction, Huobi’s U.S. wing is ceasing operations
Canada-Based Crypto Mining Firm Great North Data Files for Bankruptcy
5.12.2019
Crypto mining company Great North Data has reportedly submitted bankruptcy documents, listing millions in liabilities
Ingenico Partners with Pundi X to Unlock Android-Based Crypto Payments
15.11.2019
French smart payment firm Ingenico partnered with Pundi X to enable merchants to receive payments in crypto using Android