Japanese Police to Fund Crypto Criminal Tracking Tool Japan’s top police agency is to fund development of new software aimed to help track individuals behind illicit crypto transactions.… Read More
As Venezuela Takes Aim at Remittances, Bitcoiners Take Collateral Damage The Venezuelan government is cracking down on remittance payments with a new banking mandate, one that could put the country’s Bitcoin users on an even tighter leash.In a letter “addressed to all banking institut…… Read More
Ripple Scores Small Win Against Investors Claiming XRP Is a Security Ripple saw a victory Wednesday as a lawsuit against it received a “complex” designation, meaning it will be coordinated with another case.… Read More
India Eyes State Digital Currency to Cut $90 Million Banknote Bill The Reserve Bank of India is mulling a central bank digital currency as a means to reduce the country’s huge spend on minting physical cash.… Read More
Who Needs a Bitcoin ETF? Crypto Scoffs at SEC Rejections Over the past two days, the narrative on bitcoin exchange traded funds in the United States has felt like a rollercoaster.… Read More
Crypto Isn’t Just Money – It’s a Defense Against Discrimination Financial discrimination shows just how precarious Americans’ rights are in practice. Cryptocurrency is the solution — if an imperfect one at present.… Read More
What an SEC Bitcoin ETF Rejection Review Really Means The SEC announced yesterday nine bitcoin ETF disapproval orders are to be stayed until further review but what does that mean exactly?… Read More
WeChat, Alipay to Block Crypto Transactions on Payment Platforms WeChat Pay and Alipay are scrambling to keep up with regulators after recent announcements regarding initial coin offerings and cryptocurrencies.… Read More
China Blocks Access to Over 120 Offshore Digital Currency Exchanges China is continuing its crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related ventures. The country is now blocking access to more than 120 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges utilized for trading purposes by mainland cu…… Read More
U.S. SEC Denies Nine More Bitcoin ETFs The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just put nine more bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the chopping block.In three separate orders issued on August 22, 2018, the agency nixed the pr…… Read More