The cryptocurrency industry might soon be flooded with different kinds of rules to checkmate its operations. The recent developments in the sector point towards a new SEC rule that will guide the security swaps occurring in many financial assets, including crypto. This information came from the SEC Chairman during a speech he gave to the…
A popular service for tipping social network users has announced that it will cease functioning on New Year’s Eve. BottlePay links social accounts with Bitcoin wallets to allow users to reward each other for agreeable content. The news comes in response to EU anti-money laundering regulations. BottlePay has confirmed that users will still be able…
As global regulators rush to institute legal frameworks aimed at reducing the amount of fraud and scams that exist within the cryptocurrency industry, a recent series of arrests in Tokyo highlight just how important regulations can be. Earlier today, police in Tokyo arrested eight individuals in connection to an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that collected…
The U.K.’s oldest cryptocurrency exchange has become the first company to be licensed by Gibraltar’s progressive blockchain legislation. The rules are a first for Europe and highlight the British Overseas Territory’s commitment to exploring technological innovations. Gibraltar Focusing on “Quality Not Quantity,” Coinfloor Proves Itself Worthy According to a report in the Financial Times, Coinfloor…
One of the most popular cryptocurrency products being released in 2018 are stable coins, which widely market themselves as having all the benefits of cryptocurrencies, minus the volatility. Despite seeming like a practical product, some critics claim that they pose too many problems to ever be widely adopted. Controversy Surrounding Tether Sparks Frenzy The stable…
SBI Holdings, a Japanese company with major banking subsidiaries including SBI Securities, SBI FXTRADE, and SBI Virtual Currencies, has received the green light from Japanese regulatory authorities to move forward with their partnership with US-based Ripple in order to launch a new joint venture called SBI Ripple Asia. The newly approved venture has been in…