Ukraine’s Financial Watchdog Clarifies Stance on Cryptos

The State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine has published its official position on crypto matters. While offering some borrowed definitions of terms like virtual currency and mining, the agency notes that changes to the legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country are expected. Also read: Uzbekistan to Legalize Bitcoin and Support Developers Due Diligence In … Read more

Israeli Supreme Court Orders Bank Leumi Not to Block Bits of Gold’s Activities

Israel is a pretty intriguing country when it comes to cryptocurrencies in general. So far, we have not seen any major regulatory actions in that part of the world. That makes it all the more surprising to see the Supreme Court of Israel intervene in a recent spat between one of the country’s banks and a cryptocurrency … Read more

Over 100 Firms Seek Licenses to Operate Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan

There are over 100 companies reportedly waiting for the Japanese Financial Services Agency to approve their registrations to operate cryptocurrency exchanges. While only 16 exchanges are fully licensed in Japan, the agency has allowed another 16 to operate without a license for the time being. However, going forward, only those with sufficient safety and customer … Read more

Top 6 Crypto Influencers on Twitter

Everyone in the cryptocurrency world has their own opinion regarding this industry. The so-called influencers in this space can often be found on Twitter and other social media platforms. Below are some of the people well worth keeping an eye on, in no particular order. CryptoCobain By far one of the more intriguing “color commentators” in the cryptocurrency … Read more

Louisiana Attorney General Fires IT Staff for Allegedly Mining Bitcoin

It appears that the allure of free electricity and computer systems, courtesy of the tax payers, might be too hard for some government workers all over the world to resist. After it was recently revealed that Russian nuclear scientists were arrested for mining bitcoin on the job, now it is reported that American IT staff … Read more

What Is Rabobit?

Banks all over the world have shown increasing interest in cryptocurrencies as of late. Rabobank in the Netherlands is probably the most open-minded institution in this regard. Its Rabobit service will be of great interest to a lot of cryptocurrency users in the future. A Closer Look at the Rabobit Service As the name Rabobit somewhat suggests, … Read more

Circle-Poloniex Deal Presages the Future of Cryptocurrency Exchanges

When it was announced on Monday that Circle would be acquiring Poloniex, much of the focus was on the $400 million reported to have changed hands. It was a good bit of business for both parties, ran the general consensus, and not a bad deal for customers of the exchange either, who might finally experience … Read more

What Is RippleByte?

Ripple has quickly become one of the more intriguing projects in the world of digital currencies. Although the project is not even remotely similar to cryptocurrency, a lot of people see the value in what the company aims to provide. As such, it was only a matter of time until copycat currencies tried to capitalize on … Read more

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