US Congress to Discuss ICOs in Hearing Next Week A subcommittee of the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee is set to hold a hearing next week on cryptocurrencies and ICOs.… Read More
NSFW? Australian Police Probe Government Staffers Over Crypto Mining Misused office equipment gets IT staff in trouble. … Read More
Gemini Exchange Plans to Add More Crypto Tokens Litecoin and bitcoin cash are logical candidates for inclusion this year, Tyler Winklevoss said. … Read More
Regulators Could ‘Take Away’ Blockchain’s Efficiencies, Congressman Warns Rep. David Schweikert, co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, talked about challenges facing mainstream adoption in a speech Thursday.… Read More
$800 in 1 Hour: Bitcoin Price Drops Big to Near $9K Bitcoin’s price dropped sharply for the second day in a row, despite recovering to past $10,000 after Wednesday’s fall.… Read More
Coinbase Hires NYSE Finance Vet to Grow Enterprise Products Coinbase has hired a former New York Stock Exchange executive, the startup announced Thursday.… Read More
Arizona’s Bitcoin Tax Bill Just Got a Big Vote of Confidence A committee in the Arizona House of Representatives has recommended the passage of a bill allowing state residents to pay their tax bills in bitcoin.… Read More
Crypto Industry Should Self Regulate, Says CFTC Commissioner CFTC commissioner Brian Quintenz reiterated his position on Wednesday that the crypto industry should establish a self-regulatory organization. … Read More
Stellar Investment Could Make Crypto as Easy as Chat Stellar makes a bet that Keybase can port easy end-to-end encryption over to person-to-person payments in cryptocurrency.… Read More
Overstock Venture Arm Invests $3 Million in Blockchain Payments Startup Bitt, a Barbados-based blockchain payment startup, has received a $3 million investment from Overstock’s Medici Ventures.… Read More