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Brazilian Regulator: Cryptocurrency is Not a Financial Asset

January 14, 2018

Brazilian investment funds are now effectively prohibited from buying cryptocurrency. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) announced on Friday that digital currency cannot be considered a f...

Draft of Russian Crypto Bill to Legalize Trading on Approved Exchanges

January 12, 2018

Following the presentation of a drafted bill to place regulations on the usage of cryptocurrency in Russia on December 28, a list of approved cryptocurrency trading platforms is being developed by the Russian...

DMM Group Officially Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange

January 12, 2018

DMM Group’s emergence as a cryptocurrency player continues, as the company has expanded its blockchain operations, by officially launching its heralded crypto exchange. Toward the end of 2017, DMM announced t...

Trade.io Token Added to CoinMarketCap, Begins Trading on OKEx‎

January 12, 2018

The Zug-based fintech company Trade.io, a provider of innovative crypto solutions, began trading its TIO Trade Tokens on OKEx Exchange. The inclusion of the TIO tokens on the exchange, which is often ranked a...

China to Crypto Miners: Time to Make an “Orderly Exit”

January 11, 2018

Recently, the Wall Street Journal issued a report saying that China has ordered its “army of Bitcoin miners” to cease all operations. This latest announcement comes in the wake of last week’s reports from Bl...

Binance CEO Claims a Quarter of a Million New Users in One Hour

January 11, 2018

In an interview with Bloomberg television, the CEO of Binance revealed the flabbergasting extent of demand for cryptocurrency trading. Binance is the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange. Founded in China...

South Korea is Poised to Ban Crypto Trading; Crypto Community Claims FUD

January 11, 2018

South Korea, the country with the third-largest Bitcoin trading volume in the world, has announced the tentative planning of a bill that would ban the trading of cryptocurrency through exchanges. South Korea...

The Australian Tax Office Cracks Down on Crypto

January 11, 2018

According to a recent report from the Australian Financial Review, the Australia Australian Tax Office is working with a “top team of industry specialists” to learn more about the basics and practicalities of...

XRP Up 10% as Ripple Signs MoneyGram For Real-time Money Transfers

January 11, 2018

Ripple rose 10 percent Thursday after news that its San Francisco-based ‎startup has partnered with global money transfer company MoneyGram to ‎utilize its blockchain technology.‎ The pilot run will see Mone...

Yodel While You Work: Bitmain Sets Up in Switzerland

January 11, 2018

Bitmain is expanding to Switzerland – it has registered a new office in the cryptocurrency hotspot of Zug, according to Reuters. Bitmain Technologies is a privately-owned semi-conductor company from Beijing....