R3 Researcher: Central Bank Blockchain Could Go Live In 2018 South Korea’s first major blockchain conference saw discussion of the possibility of a central bank cryptocurrency Wednesday.… Read More
Bank of Montreal Expands Crypto Purchase Ban Canada’s Bank of Montreal will prohibit customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies using Interac debit cards, on top of an existing Mastercard ban.… Read More
Korean Regulator Tells Crypto Exchanges to Revise User Agreements South Korean regulators, whose decisions have shaken cryptocurrency markets in the past, are reportedly cracking down on exchanges’ contract terms.… Read More
Iran’s Government is Debating a Ban on Telegram Over Its ICO Iran’s president has spoken out against aired plans to ban Telegram’s messaging app over fears its new token may undermine the national currency.… Read More
OKEx Denies Manipulation Claims After Bitcoin Futures Rollback Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OKEx is saying it had no role in its exchange’s irregularity from last week.… Read More
Japanese Brokerage Firm May Acquire Hacked Coincheck Exchange Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major hack early this year, may soon be under new management, reports say.… Read More
Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.… Read More
How Active Crypto Traders Can Save on US Taxes Active crypto traders can qualify for trader tax status (TTS) to deduct business and home-office expenses. And there might be an additional benefit.… Read More
Amber Baldet Leaving JPMorgan Blockchain Team to Start New Venture Amber Baldet, who led development of JPMorgan’s permissioned blockchain platform Quorum, is leaving to start her own project.… Read More
Report: Russia’s Gazprombank to Test Cryptocurrency Service Russia’s state-owned Gazprombank is reportedly looking into facilitating cryptocurrency transactions through a Swiss subsidiary. … Read More