UK’s FCA Actively Probing Two Dozen Cryptocurrency Firms

Despite the growing interest in cryptocurrency, not all ventures should be trusted by default. In the United Kingdom, an active investigation into two dozen cryptocurrency firms has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. Although this doesn’t mean any of these firms have done something illegal, it will be interesting to see what the investigation … Read more

Sygnia Plans to Launch a Cryptocurrency Exchange in South Africa

South Africa is quickly positioning itself as a go-to hub for cryptocurrency trading. To do so properly, new infrastructure will need to be launched. Sygnia, a well-known asset management company, is apparently looking to enter the cryptocurrency trading ecosystem. Its new venture is scheduled to launch in Q3 of this year. SygniaCoin is Worth Keeping an … Read more

Wall Street Exodus Continues as Cryptocurrency Industry Becomes More Attractive

Wall Street has always been an exciting place for anyone with financial aspirations. A lot of major firms make up the Wall Street as we know it today, but things have been changing fairly rapidly. Growing interest in cryptocurrency is motivating a lot of people to quit the world’s financial hub in favor of completely different pastures. Wall … Read more

Currencies Direct Successfully Completes xRapid Transaction

The future is looking rather bright for Ripple and XRP. Dozens of financial institutions have taken a keen interest in this project and all of its technology. One firm, Currencies Direct, recently completed an international transaction over the xRapid platform. This is another validation of the XRP asset in the financial sector. xRapid Continues to … Read more

Austria Shuts Down Alternative Investment Fund Linked to Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency mining can be a very lucrative business under the right circumstances. However, there are also a lot of concerns regarding this particular business model, as some governments don’t take kindly to the idea of mining Bitcoin or altcoins at this stage. In Austria, one major mining operation was shut down earlier this week. INVIA GmbH … Read more

First Alpha Release of Trinity for Ethereum Is Live

Scalability remains one of the biggest problems in the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Overcoming it successfully will warrant a very unique approach. For Ethereum, a major development is on the horizon. The first alpha of the Trinity client for Ethereum heralds a new era for this ecosystem. Trinity can be a Game Changer A few … Read more

German Government Raids Apartment, Confiscates and Sells $14M in Bitcoin

Earlier this week, German mainstream media outlet Der Tagesspiegel reported that local authorities had raided the apartment of a criminal group and confiscated more than $14 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin Gold, Bitcoin Cash, and Ether. Waited Out Hard Forks German law enforcement arrested members of a criminal group and raided their residences … Read more

Weiss Ratings Publishes Complete List of 93 Cryptocurrency Ratings

US independent rating agency, Weiss Ratings, has published its complete list of 93 cryptocurrency ratings. The company has upgraded its BTC rating to B-. The list shows 14 coins with B ratings including ETH, IOTA, NEO, XRP, STEEM, TRX, and XLM. Fifty-four of the rated cryptocurrencies carry C ratings. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into … Read more

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