Austrian financial regulators have called upon the government to enact more strict regulations on ICOs and cryptocurrencies
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Austrian Financial Authority Calls for Tighter Regulation of ICOs and Cryptocurrencies
Month: June 2018
Report: 2018 Token Sales Almost Double Last Year’s Results
Initial Coin Offerings in the first half of 2018 have attracted nearly double the amount of funds raised last year, a new report reveals. Researchers point out, however, that the majority of ICOs have largely failed, with only a third of the projects closed successfully. According to the study, the US remains the major destination […]
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Banks and Regulators Complete KYC App Test on R3 Blockchain Platform
39 financial firms and regulators worldwide have completed a KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain platform
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PwC Report Finds That 2018 ICO Volume is Already Double That of Previous Year
A report from PwC states the volume of ICOs so far in 2018 is twice that of the entire year last year
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Supreme Court Will Not Reconsider Ross Ulbricht’s Life Sentence
On June 28, 2018, the US Supreme Court revealed it would not re-evaluate Ross Ulbricht’s court case and double life sentence tied to his charges of operating the Silk Road marketplace. Ulbricht’s legal team and family were hoping the recent Carpenter Vs. US Supreme Court case would spur court officials to reconsider the Ulbricht’s conviction. […]
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Overstock’s tZero Signs Letter of Intent for $160 Mln Security Token Investment
Overstock subsidiary tZero and investment company GSR Capital have signed a letter of intent for purchase $160 million worth of tZero security tokens
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Huobi and JD Cloud Sign Cooperation Agreement to Develop Blockchain and Cloud Computing
Crypto exchange Huobi has signed an agreement with a Chinese blockchain company JD Cloud to explore blockchain and cloud computing
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Indian Exchange Zebpay Boosts Trading Support for 19 Cryptos Ahead of RBI Ban
Leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay has added new cryptocurrencies to its crypto-to-crypto trading platform. The exchange now supports 19 cryptocurrencies and over 35 trading pairs, as it prepares for the banking ban by the country’s central bank to go into effect next week. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space 19 Cryptocurrencies, 35+ […]
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5 of the Biggest Scams in Crypto History
We’ve all seen the headlines. Dive deeper into the world of digital currency and there’s a decidedly seedy layer lurking underneath. We’re talking about drug barons and tax evaders, cybercriminals, and rogue miners. And if that weren’t enough, you have to make sure you don’t fall victim to ICO scams as well. If you can […]
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Mastercard Latest Crypto Patent: Anonymous Third Party Transactions
This week marks another set of patents granted Mastercard, which is part of a many years attempt by the payments behemoth to employ technology underpinning most cryptocurrencies. The latest turn involves anonymous distributed ledger transactions via a third party processor. Also read: Bitlicense Should be Smashed, Candidate for New York Governor Urges Mastercard Granted Still […]
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