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…
MicroStrategy is a business intelligence firm and one of the biggest holders of Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization. And Michael Saylor, the former CEO of MicroStrategy, believes the cryptocurrency market is bottoming, and a Bitcoin rally is on the horizon. Regulation, Halving, And Ordinals Are Drivers In the interview, Saylor points…
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…
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…
The United Kingdom is quietly pulling ahead in the global crypto regulation race, finalizing a comprehensive framework at a time when the United States remains tangled in legislative gridlock and regulatory turf wars. On Jan. 23, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released its final consultation paper outlining a new rulebook for crypto firms, with…
Crypto’s next chapter is being shaped by regulators this year, and surprisingly, it’s bullish. Before Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance takes effect on August 1, the stablecoin market is booming. Retail is also paying attention. Best Wallet’s token presale just surpassed $14.3M, as investors increasingly bet on infrastructure that genuinely makes sense in a regulated crypto…
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…







