Is Every ICO a Fraud? ‘Absolutely Not’ Says SEC Chief U.S. SEC chairman Jay Clayton addressed ICOs and enforcement actions taken against them during a talk at Princeton University.… Read More
Korean Police Detain 4 Crypto Exchange Execs Over Alleged Embezzlement South Korean police on Thursday detained four executives from two cryptocurrency exchanges over alleged embezzlement.… Read More
Hacked Coincheck Exchange to Accept Takeover Bid, Report Says Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is to accept a takeover offer from online brokerage Monex Group, a news report indicates.… 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
Mt Gox CEO: I Don’t Want Bankrupt Bitcoin Exchange’s Billions Mark Karpeles has again apologized for his role in the firm’s 2014 collapse and said he doesn’t want any of the remaining Mt. Gox funds.… 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
Korea’s Crypto Exchanges Pledge Market Cleanup While the crypto market has seen a major correction recently, Korean exchanges show future optimism and double down on self-regulation efforts.… 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
New AML Rules for Australia’s Bitcoin Exchanges Kick In Today Australia’s cryptocurrency exchanges must now follow new rules aimed to counter money laundering and terrorism financing.… 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