Arizona Bitcoin Trader Gets Jail Sentence for Money Laundering A former bitcoin trader from Arizona has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for laundering drugs money with crypto.… Read More
Philippines’ Proposed ICO Rules Presume All Tokens Are Securities The Philippines is close to introducing new regulations governing how companies can legally raise funds through initial coin offerings.… Read More
Square Sees Profits from Bitcoin Sales Double in Q2 Mobile payments firm Square says it made $37 million in total from bitcoin purchases in Q2, with profits being twice that of the previous quarter. … Read More
Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart to Advise Blockchain Startup Blockchain economics startup Prysm Group has added Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Preston McAfee as senior advisors.… Read More
KPMG: Blockchain Funding in US This Year Has Already Surpassed 2017’s Total Investment in the blockchain industry is booming in the U.S., according to a new report from “Big Four” auditing firm KPMG.… Read More
Northern Trust Is Helping Hedge Funds Invest in Cryptocurrencies U.S.-based custody bank Northern Trust is helping traditional “mainstream” hedge funds expand into cryptocurrencies, says Forbes.… Read More
Wikipedia Has ‘Zero Interest’ in an ICO, Says Jimmy Wales Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has said the not-for-profit online encyclopedia platform will “never” hold an ICO or issue its own cryptocurrency.… Read More
Ripple Partners With Madonna to Fundraise for Orphans in Malawi Cryptocurrency payments startup Ripple is partnering with Madonna to raise funds for orphans in the African nation of Malawi.… Read More
Korean Officials Probe Shipwreck ICO for Possible Fraud Korean police are investigating a cryptocurrency startup claiming to be selling treasure from a sunken ship, the Korea Joongang Daily reported.… Read More
Steam Yanks Game From Marketplace Over Crypto Mining Allegations Video game marketplace Steam removed an alleged crypto miner from its platform Monday amid user complaints.… Read More