Tether Hires Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer Tether, the company behind the dollar-tied USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America.… Read More
Binance Exchange Backs First-Ever Decentralized Bank in Malta Binance is reportedly among a number of investors backing a decentralized, blockchain-based bank to be launched in Malta.… Read More
Bank of Queensland Rules Out Crypto Purchases With Mortgage Funds The Australian retail bank has revised its loan agreements to prohibit borrowers from using mortgages to purchase cryptocurrency.… Read More
Report: Korean Political Parties to Propose New Crypto Laws Lawmakers in South Korea are said to be racing to make laws to regulate the sector.… Read More
Litecoin Foundation Acquires 9.9% of Bank in Payments Partnership Litecoin Foundation, the non-profit behind the popular cryptocurrency, says it now owns part of a German bank thanks to a new deal with TokenPay.… Read More
The Philippines Wants to Earn $67 Million By Crypto Exchange Licensing A government authority that governs a special economic zone in the Philippines wants to earn $67 million by issuing crypto exchange licenses. … Read More
LocalBitcoins Trader ‘Bitcoin Maven’ Sentenced to Year in Prison A Los Angeles bitcoin trader was sentenced Monday to one year in federal prison.… Read More
Torrent Site Pirate Bay Spells Out Monero Mining Software Use Torrent website The Pirate Bay is doubling down on its plan to use visitors’ processing power to mine crypto.… Read More
More Than Half of ICOs Fail Within 4 Months, Study Suggests A new study suggests that, while many ICOs become inactive soon after launch, there are rewards for investors willing to take a risk.… Read More
PBoC Will ‘Crush’ Foreign ICOs Targeting Chinese Investors: Official Pan Gongsheng, a vice governor of the People’s Bank of China, has again issued strong statements against ICOs, especially those who moved overseas.… Read More