UK Government Announces New Cryptocurrency Research Effort The U.K. government will launch new research aimed to explore the potential risks posed by cryptocurrencies, a minister has said.… Read More
Trump Orders Sanctions Against Venezuela’s Crypto A report Monday indicated that US President Trump might sanction Venezuela and its petro token. … Read More
US Trade Regulator Launches Blockchain Working Group The Federal Trade Commission has formed a working group to examine the ways in which blockchain and cryptocurrencies will affect its missions. … Read More
Chinese Stock Exchange Probes Firm’s Blockchain Claim Amid Stock Rally A public company in China is being questioned over a blockchain claim that appeared to drive a rally in its stock price.… Read More
Twitter Will Ban Cryptocurrency Ads in Two Weeks, Says Report Following in the footsteps of Facebook and Google, Twitter is reportedly planning a ban on advertisements related to cryptocurrencies.… Read More
Mt Gox Trustee Denies $400 Million Sale Caused Bitcoin Price Slump The bankruptcy trustee for the defunct Mt. Gox exchange has denied that the sale of $400 million in BTC and BCH caused the recent drop in prices.… Read More
Plattsburgh’s Crypto Mining Ban Could End Earlier Than Expected Plattsburgh imposed an 18-month halt on new commercial cryptomining operations, but indicated it could end sooner if protections are put in place.… Read More
Carney On Eve of G20: Cryptos Don’t Pose Risks to Financial Stability A group of central bank regulators and government ministers said Sunday that cryptocurrencies don’t pose a risk to global financial stability.… Read More
Arizona’s Blockchain ‘Node Rights’ Law Is Nearing Passage Arizona House Bill 2602, which would protect blockchain node operators from local regulations, was approved by two Senate committees. … Read More
SEC Official Says ‘Dozens’ of Crypto Investigations Underway Stephanie Avakian, a co-director of the U.S. SEC’s Enforcement Division, said the agency is investigating “dozens” of ICO campaigns.… Read More