Regulations Round-Up: 21-Year-Old Arrested, Coinbase Files for Patent

In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency regulations, Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating with Chinese authorities to monitor and prevent peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading via their respective mobile payments platforms, a 21-year-old has been indicted for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, and Coinbase has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a mechanism designed to … Read more

Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Expanding Into European Market

One of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinsquare, is expanding into the European market. This is the exchange’s first international expansion under its own brand. Its previous expansions were through partnerships with other companies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space European Expansion Ontario-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced on Thursday, August 23, its plan … Read more

Setting up a Cryptocurrency Exchange Can Be Done in an Hour or Less

Setting up a cryptocurrency exchange has become very appealing to investors and entrepreneurs. There are many challenges associated with pursuing such a venture, even though Peatio is helping address some of the concerns. It is an open-source cryptocurrency exchange solution with a lot of potential. The Peatio Concept On the surface, Peatio is a game … Read more

Cointree and Gobbill Enable Australian Bill Payments in Over 50 Cryptocurrencies

A partnership between a bill payment company and a crypto exchange will allow Australians to pay their bills with between 50 and 100 cryptocurrencies. Customers can use any coins in their Cointree accounts to pay their bills regardless of whether the billers accept cryptocurrency. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Gobbill Partners … Read more

PR: Bithumb to Refund New Users up to 70% on Fees

Bithumb to refund new users up to 70% on fees New users outside Korea to be reimbursed for transaction fees incurred when depositing cryptocurrency on the exchange within the event period For a limited time, Bithumb, a global cryptocurrency exchange, is offering a refund of up to 70% on transaction fees as an expression of … Read more

The Daily: Binance Tracker Available in Beta, New Crypto Exchange Ready in Two Weeks

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the launch of its new market intelligence app in beta. The mobile tracker is available for Android and iOS. Also in The Daily, an IT company offers a platform to build a crypto exchange in just two weeks, Shariah compliant trading platform promises to bring Muslim crypto enthusiasts into … Read more

Japan Roundup: Public Companies Unveil New Mining Plan, Exchange, Token Fund

Three Japanese public companies have individually made announcements regarding their cryptocurrency operations. Forside has grown its mining operation with a plan to sell 7nm bitcoin mining rigs. Farsteps is planning a Singapore exchange launch. Meanwhile, Line Corp, the operator of Japan’s most popular chat app, has added crypto price quotes to its Clova AI assistant … Read more

UK Exchange Launches First FCA-Regulated Bitcoin Cash Futures Contracts

The UK-based cryptocurrency futures exchange, Crypto Facilities, has announced the launch of the first Bitcoin Cash – Dollar (BCH/USD) futures. Crypto Facilities is regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the new BCH futures products will join the firm’s other crypto-based contracts at 4 pm UK time on Friday, August 17th. Also read: Handcash … Read more