Lending
Regulation
SEC Expands Crypto Fraud Crackdown
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is doubling down on their efforts to stamp out cryptocurrency investment fraud, according to a report by Politico…
Mining
Will Paraguay Invest Its Excess Power Into Bitcoin Mining?
Paraguay’s Itaipú dam is posing an interesting dilemma to the country; the world’s most powerful hydroelectric plant gives it an excess of energy, but…
Hacks
Google Play Store Hosted App Found Hacking Crypto Login Credentials
A video published Thursday by security researcher Lukas Stefanko exposed a malicious app hosted on the Google Play store that distributes malware onto unsuspecting…
Adoption
Nasdaq Wants to Help Eradicate Fraud in the Crypto Market
On Nov. 1st, Stock exchange giant Nasdaq Inc. released a paper announcing the intent to use the anti-fraud tools it's developed for conventional exchanges…
Adoption
Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs
BlackRock CEO remains cautious about entering crypto space, highlights need for stronger backing before commitment.
Adoption
India Considering Cryptocurrency Ban
Indian regulatory body the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) is considering measures to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies while encouraging distributed ledger technology…
Derivatives
Bitcoin Bear Market Could Last Another Year and a Half, Says BitMEX CEO
BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes said we may not have seen the last of the bearish market for BTC in an interview with Yahoo Finance…
Adoption
Venezuela’s Petro Coin Now on Sale to Residents
The Venezuelan government announced via Twitter on Monday that its controversial Petro cryptocurrency is now on sale to residents of the country via the…
Regulation
UK Report Warns PMs Not to Crack Down Too Hard on Crypto
A new report on cryptocurrency regulation in the UK warns that “bad regulation is worse than no regulation at all,” the Telegraph reported on…
Regulation
UK Considering Ban on Crypto Derivatives
On the heels of a report by a coalition of pro-blockchain groups and financial institutions warning UK officials not to over-regulate the industry, the…
Stablecoins
Is Tether Quietly Exiting the Market?
The stablecoin Tether has been the subject of controversy, speculation, and what some are calling “weaponized FUD” in recent weeks. Some have speculated the…
Crypto
Wrapped Bitcoin: Bitcoin-backed ERC20 Token Coming Early 2019
Dark pool platform Republic Protocol has teamed with crypto custodian BitGo and decentralized liquidity pool Cyber Network to launch a Bitcoin-backed ERC20 token on…
