Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 176 of 298

U.S. Controls 66.2% of Bitcoin ATMs Worldwide, Data Shows

January 13, 2020

Bitcoin ATMs have been around as early as 2013 and have expanded globally over the last few years. According to figures from LearnBonds and CoinATMRadar, there are now 6,484 Bitcoin ATMs in 73 different co...

Victory For Wright As Judge Overturns Order To Forfeit 50% Of Bitcoin Holdings

January 13, 2020

Craig Wright, the highly controversial Aussie computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin (BTC), the enigmatic ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’, has won a significant victory in his ongoing legal battle. ...

Japan’s FSA Aims to Limit Crypto Margin Leverage

January 13, 2020

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to tighten crypto margin trading in Japan by limiting leverage to a maximum of twice the deposits of traders. Reported by The Japan Times on Friday, this regul...

FTX Brings Bitcoin Options to Crypto Traders

January 13, 2020

FTX, one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, on Saturday, successfully launched Bitcoin options trading for its clients. Announced by the exchange’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (pictured above) on Twitter...

Block.One Released Major EOS.io Blockchain Software Update EOS.io 2.0

January 13, 2020

Blockchain software development firm Block.One released EOS.io 2.0, the software underlying the EOS blockchain. In the release announcement published on Twitter on Jan. 10, Block.One claimed that the updat...

PwC Switzerland Partners Smart Contract Auditing Team ChainSecurity

January 13, 2020

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland has taken over smart contract audit firm ChainSecurity, folding the company's technology and its expertise into the Big Four accounting firm, the companies announced...

Japan Crypto Exchange Face Imminent Margin Trading Limits

January 12, 2020

Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan will face significant restrictions on margin trading as soon as this Spring, according to reports. Referencing sources at Japan’s finance regulator, the ...

Dutch Crypto Derivative Exchange Deribit To Relocate To Panama

January 10, 2020

Deribit, the crypto derivatives exchange, has confirmed it is relocating from the Netherlands to Panama to avoid new European Union AML rules. In an official statement the Dutch company, Deribit B.V. said ...

Listing Spree: Binance Adds Czech, Bulgarian, Romanian Fiats

January 10, 2020

Global crypto exchange Binance has added support for another three fiat currencies, this time targeting central Europe and Balkan nations. Announced on Thursday, the Malta-registered exchange will now allow ...

Ethereum Researcher Virgil Griffith Indicted For Aiding North Korea

January 9, 2020

Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith has been indicted by a court in New York for conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Helping North Korea get around sanctions ...