Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 179 of 298

Binance Fiat Gateway Euro Pairs Added As CZ Promises 180 New Currencies In 2020

January 3, 2020

Major crypto exchange Binance has confirmed its latest fiat expansion offers euro (EUR) trading against six cryptocurrencies. In an official blog post today, the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange confirm...

SEC Considering to Distribute $1.4 Million to PlexCoin Victims

January 3, 2020

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday asked for court permission to distribute $1.4 million collected from the fraudulent PlexCoin ICO to its investors. This came after the market regul...

Litecoin Foundation Ties with BitGo for Custody Needs

January 3, 2020

As storing digital assets securely has become very crucial, Litecoin Foundation on Friday announced its partnership with BitGo. With this, the foundation will utilize BitGo’s multi-signature wallet for its c...

Bitcoin Is A ‘Pyramid Scheme,’ Says Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist Of Lending Tree

January 2, 2020

Tendayi Kapfidze, Chief Economist at Nasdaq-listed online lending marketplace Lending Tree, has said that bitcoin is a “pyramid scheme.” “You only make money based on people who enter after you,” Kapfidze to...

China Preps For Central Bank Digital Currency, Introduces Password Law

January 2, 2020

China has officially introduced a new law covering cryptographic password management, as the country prepares to launch its central bank digital currency (CBDC). Local media is reporting that the new regulat...

South Korea Won’t Tax Crypto Profits

January 2, 2020

To ease the confusion of crypto taxation, the South Korean government has decided not to impose a tax on earnings from digital asset trading. The clarification came in a recent announcement by the country’s ...

China Brings Law to Categorize Crypto Passwords Ahead of CBDC Launch

January 2, 2020

As the bell of a new year stroke, China implemented a new law governing the cryptographic passwords. This law came into effect ahead of the launch of the People’s Bank of China-backed digital currency, which...

Starling Bank Co-Founder’s Crypto Bank to Hit the Market This Month

January 2, 2020

Ziglu, a new lender providing banking services to crypto business, is considering to launch its lending services later this month. Founded by co-founder and former chief technology officer (CTO) of Starling ...

Electricity Shortage Forces China to Crackdown on Crypto Mining

December 31, 2019

The local authorities of the Chinese province of Sichuan are clamping down on Bitcoin mining operations in the region amid a power shortage. Reported by the Asia Times, the authorities are not only going aft...

Simplex Simplifies Fiat-Crypto Payments for Simex Users

December 31, 2019

Simex Digital Assets Exchange has announced a partnership with crypto payments provider Simplex to provide deposit services for its platform in fiat currency using credit and debit cards. This collaboration ...