Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 135 of 298

Central Banks Receive Submissions For Regulated Digital Currency Operating System

June 26, 2020

Central banks receive submissions for regulated digital currency operating system. Six central banks have received submissions to create the world's first controlled blockchain-based operating system. Centra...

Wirecard Files For Insolvency

June 26, 2020

Wirecard files for insolvency. Scandal-hit crypto card issuer Wirecard AG, a firm that has filed for insolvency because of its missing $2.1 billion. The news comes just two days after German police arrested ...

Over 3000 Australian Post Offices Accepting Bitcoin Payment

June 25, 2020

Over 3000 Australia Post offices accepting bitcoin payment. Bitcoin.com.au announced a partnership with local Australia Post. The partnership makes it possible for Australian citizens to make effortless trans...

US Court Approves Class Action Lawsuit Against $70M Paragon ICO

June 25, 2020

A federal court in California has accepted a plaintiff’s petition for a class-action lawsuit against Paragon Coin, the crypto token of a cannabis firm, for violation of securities law The company raised $70 ...

ING Develops Friendly Protocol For Tracking Crypto Transfers

June 24, 2020

ING develops friendly protocol for tracking crypto transfers. The bank developed a protocol to assist with the requirement of the Financial Action Task Force’s Travel Rule for crypto exchanges and firms deali...

Bithumb Plans to Go Public in South Korea: Report

June 24, 2020

Bithumb, a leading South Korean crypto exchange, is preparing to go public in its home country, the local news outlet MoneyToday reported on Wednesday. The crypto exchange’s operator Bithumb Korea also hired...

ASIC Reports 20% Uptick in Investment Scams During COVID-19

June 24, 2020

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced this Wednesday that it has seen an uptick in the number of investment scam reports from consumers and investors within Australia during the ...

PayPal, Venmo To Roll Out Crypto Buying And Selling

June 23, 2020

PayPal and Venmo to roll out crypto buying and selling. PayPal can currently be used as an alternative means to withdraw funds from exchanges such as Coinbase, but that would be a first in terms of offering d...

Germany’s Neufund Shuts Down Security Token Platform, Saying BaFin Failed To Act

June 23, 2020

Germany's Neufund shuts down security token platform, saying BaFin failed to act. Launched in 2016, Neufund helped allocate some $19 million in capital through novel equity and security token offerings (STO...

New Zealand Police Seize $90M Linked To Alleged BTC-e Exchange Operator

June 22, 2020

New Zealand police seize $90 million linked to alleged bitcoin e-exchange operator. The seizure of funds, which were controlled by a New Zealand-registered company, is said to be the largest in the country 's...