Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 249 of 298

Thailand-Based TDAX Halts ICO Trading, Awaits SEC Guidelines

February 26, 2018

Thailand-based cryptocurrency exchange Thai Digital Asset Exchange (TDAX) has postponed the registration and trading of new initial coin offerings (ICOs) by two weeks. The exchange took this step as it awaits...

Coinbase Now Fighting (Legal) War on Two Fronts

February 25, 2018

Coinbase is facing two class-action law suits, both filed on the 2nd of March. The first involves insider trading, according to Cointelegraph. The suit was filed by Jeffrey Berk, a Coinbase customer from Ari...

Coinbase to Allow IRS Access to Personal Data of 13,000 Customers

February 25, 2018

Coinbase, the giant American cryptocurrency exchange, has informed thousands of its customers via a letter that it will be reporting their data to the tax authorities. Coinbase claims over ten million users ...

Iranian Government Changes Tune on Bitcoin, Will Develop Own Cryptocurrency

February 23, 2018

The Iranian government has completely changed its outlook on the global cryptocurrency space. In recent months, there has been a positive sentiment out of the country, indicating that Bitcoin could be welcome...

US Investors Might Face Legal Issues Over Petro, Amidst Growing Scam Claims

February 22, 2018

In spite of the attention-grabbing headlines, Venezuela’s new cryptocurrency, the Petro, has hit another snag, as the U.S. Treasury Department ‎is once more sounding the bell to remind the country’s investors...

Robinhood Launches Commission-Free Cryptocurrency Trading in Select ‎States

February 22, 2018

Commission-free investing app Robinhood today announced the official launch of its much-anticipated cryptocurrency feature, allowing US customers to explore Bitcoin and Ethereum ‎trading alongside traditional...

Venezuela Launches Petro: Will It Suffer the Same Fate as the Bolívar?

February 21, 2018

As Bitcoin mania took over the world, governments the world over considered launching their own digital currencies. However, none actually took the leap until now. The government of Venezuela, a South America...

German Financial Regulator Publishes Note on ICOs

February 20, 2018

German financial regulatory body Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), or the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, today published a note explaining initial coin offerings and how the a...

AvaTrade Expands Crypto Offering with Bitcoin Gold, EOS

February 20, 2018

AvaTrade has continued to strengthen its cryptocurrency offering in 2018 with the introduction of two new coins to its suite. This includes Bitcoin Gold and EOS coin, which represent the latest additions to a...

Growing Pains: Coinbase Struggles with Banks, Payment Processors, Card Issuers

February 19, 2018

It’s been an exciting and interesting few months for Coinbase, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States. In the months of November and December, Coinbase onboard...