Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 265 of 298

Coinbase Ordered to Submit to IRS Summons

November 30, 2017

A legal case filed by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) against the largest crypto exchange in the US was just won by the petitioner. The firm has been ordered to submit to the summons which the IRS prese...

Record Demand for Bitcoin Prompts Coinbase Outage

November 29, 2017

Traders of cryptocurrencies that are using Coinbase are experiencing difficulties accessing their accounts and executing market orders. While another Silicon Valley exchange, Kraken, is known to have experien...

South Korea Drawing Up Regulations for Cryptocurrency Exchanges

November 29, 2017

Amid the meteoric rise of Bitcoin, the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) is finalizing the proposed regulatory draft for the cryptocurrency exchanges. Unauthorised fundraising As reported b...

Third Time’s the Charm? Tezos Hit With Third Class-Action Suit in a Month

November 28, 2017

The Tezos ICO, which raked in a whopping $400 million, has been the subject of much controversy in recent weeks. Following a highly publicized spat between the individuals at the core of the Tezos project, no...

BitFlyer Opens for Business in US After Receiving New York BitLicense

November 28, 2017

bitFlyer USA, a subsidiary of leading Japanese Bitcoin exchange bitFlyer, has officially launched its operations in the United States, just a few months after it was awarded a coveted license to deal in crypt...

Lisk Takes a Hit After Rebranding Delay

November 24, 2017

Lisk has taken a recent hit in token valuation, falling more from approximately $10.60 to nearly $8.20, but rebounding off its lowest point at around $7, hit earlier. The drop has been blamed on Lisk’s recent...

Shine Like Crazy Blockchain: the Bitcoin Diamond Fork is Now

November 24, 2017

Yet another fork? Now? Is this real? The answer is yes. Bitcoin Diamond is the result of a collaboration between two Bitcoin mining teams, Team EVEY and Team 007, who joined to form the aptly named Bitcoin D...

ISA Considering Regulating ICOs – Complete Ban an Option

November 24, 2017

Are we approaching the end of the era of ICOs in Israel? The Israeli Security Authority (ISA) is contemplating the future of the cryptocurrency industry and all options are on the table. According to sources ...

Nations Respond to Need for Crypto Legislation

November 24, 2017

Within the last several weeks, the price of Bitcoin has surpassed $8000. Many cite the cause of the boom to the fact that CME announced that it will be offering Bitcoin futures trading by the end of the year....

Swissquote Expands Bitcoin Offering with SIX Actively-Managed Certificates

November 23, 2017

Swissquote Group, Switzerland’s leading provider of online trading services, has expanded its crypto offering with an actively managed Bitcoin certificate, powered by its machine learning algorithm. The excha...