Cryptocurrencies

New Brunswick’s regulator warns Bitcoin-bank.io is illegal

By Henry Hughes

March 6, 2018

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission of the Canadian province New Brunswick (FCNB) has issued a warning against the company Bitcoin-bank.io that claims to be a “cryptobank”, payment ...

Belgium’s FSMA warns “cryptocurrency trading platforms” may be fraud

By Henry Hughes

March 6, 2018

Belgium’s financial services and markets regulator FSMA, has published a document warning the public of the risks of trading in cryptocurrencies. “In recent weeks, a large number of ...

Japanese crypto exchanges report 669 suspected money laundering cases

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

The 16 Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have reported 669 suspected money laundering cases between April and December 2017, says Nikkei Asian Review. The data was collected after the new ...

Coinsquare teams up with Processing.com to provide instant buy of cryptos with cards

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

The Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has teamed up with the payments processing platform Processing.com, announced the latter. The new partnership will enable Coinsquare to enable its customers to buy ...

Brit accused by Dutch authorities of laundering EUR 11.5 mln through Bitcoin

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

The Dutch Public Prosecutor’s office accused an unnamed British national of laundering EUR 11.5 million through Bitcoin and demanded five years in prison for him, reports NLTimes. According ...

PornX coin to bring together porn and cryptocurrency industries

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

PornX, a blockchain project that aims to provide instant and anonymous payments for adult content, has launched its pre-initial coin offering (ICO) of the PornX coin. It is ...

Turkish politician proposes “Turkcoin”, regulation, state-controlled exchange

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

Turkey should develop a blockchain infrastructure, launch its own “national bitcoin” – Turkcoin, regulate and set up a state-controlled cryptocurrency exchange, said former industry minister Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu ...

Robinhood Crypto trading launches in 5 US states, more to come

By Henry Hughes

February 23, 2018

Robinhood Crypto, the commission-free cryptocurrency trading service of Robinhood, the popular zero-fee stock trading app, has launched in five US states – California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, and New ...

Iran’s c-bank warns of cryptocurrencies, may issue local coin

By Henry Hughes

February 22, 2018

Iran’s central bank has warned Iranian citizens of the high risks of investing in the volatile market of the cryptocurrencies and told them they “may lose their financial ...

SEC charges BitFunder founder with fraud, has him arrested

By Henry Hughes

February 22, 2018

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Jon Montroll, also known as Ukyo, founder of the now defunct cryptocurrency platforms BitFunder and WeExchange with fraud and ...

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