China State TV: Token Sales Still ‘Rampant’ After Central Bank Ban China’s highest-level state media outlet has said token sales are still common in the country despite a 2017 ban.… Read More
2017 Saw ‘Exponential’ Blockchain Startup Growth, Says China’s IT Ministry Forty percent of all Chinese blockchain startups emerged in 2017 alone, according to a new report published by China’s IT Ministry… Read More
Korea’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Raided Over Suspected Fraud: Report Prosecutors in South Korea have raided the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, UPbit, over suspected fraud, according to a report.… Read More
New Korean Financial Watchdog Chief Takes Softer Tone on Cryptos The incoming head of a South Korean financial regulator has noted the “positive aspects” of cryptocurrencies.… Read More
Thailand Targets New Crypto Taxes While Others Move to Ease Burdens A weekly roundup of regulatory moves by different nations and agencies.… Read More
Police Mandate Use of Blockchain Hotel Registry in Indian City Police in the Indian city of Vizag have ordered hotels to deploy a new blockchain security solution.… Read More
Fraudsters Take Aim at Investors in Controversial KodakCoin ICO KODAKCoin’s backers are calling a crypto exchange’s ICO launch claims “fraudulent.” … Read More
China National Radio Questions Legality of OKEx Bitcoin Futures Trading China National Radio, a high-level mouthpiece of the government, has claimed OKEx illegally offered bitcoin futures and OTC trading.… Read More
Australia’s Securities Watchdog Airs Concerns About Overseas ICOs ASIC is to extend its guidelines on initial coin offerings over concerns about overseas projects targeting local investors.… Read More
Bitcoin Miners Arrested for Alleged Power Theft Allegations of electricity theft have reportedly led to the arrest of bitcoin miners and equipment seizures in two Chinese cities. … Read More