Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 274 of 298

Israeli Financial Watchdog to Evaluate Legitimacy of ICOs

August 30, 2017

Prof. Shmuel Hauser, head of the Israeli Securities Authority (ISA), announced today the establishment of a committee that will review the need to regulate initial coin offerings (ICO). The committee’s mandat...

SEC Warns Against ICO Hype, Advises Caution

August 29, 2017

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today warned investors against the hype around cryptocurrency-based initial coin offerings (ICO) which, according to the regulator, are sometimes used to “convi...

Estonia Prepares ICO to Roll Out its Own National Cryptocurrency ‘Estcoin’

August 24, 2017

Estonia, a Baltic state in north-eastern Europe, is studying the prospect of issuing its own cryptocurrency and is aiming to roll out the product as soon as possible under the name Estcoin. The government-ba...

SEC Halts Trade in First Bitcoin Capital’s OTC Stock

August 24, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday that it has temporarily suspended trading in shares of First Bitcoin Capital, an OTC-traded Canada-based company that has seen its market capitali...

Canadian Regulators Say Cryptocurrency ICO/ITO May be Subject to Securities Law

August 24, 2017

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), comprised of the country’s thirteen key financial market regulators across their respective provinces, today took the first step towards controlling the new finan...

Australia Blames Bitcoin for Rise of Organized Crime

August 24, 2017

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has found the culprit for the growth in organized crime in Australia – cryptocurrencies and online banking services. According to a recent report conduct...

SurBTC Launches Bitcoin Trading Exchange in Peru

August 24, 2017

SurBTC, Chile’s largest Bitcoin exchange, has announced the availability of trading services in cryptocurrencies for customers in Peru. Trading will be available only in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) and w...

AvaTrade Adds Bitcoin Cash to Asset List

August 24, 2017

Forex and CFDs brokerage AvaTrade has added a new cryptocurrency to its trading portfolio, Bitcoin Cash. The online trading company now offers 7 altcoins on its platform, including Bitcoin, Ripple, Litecoin, ...

Zotapay Integrates Bitcoin into its Payment Solutions Suite

August 23, 2017

Payments solutions specialist Zotapay has pushed ahead with its R&D agenda, integrating Bitcoin on its online payment platform. The addition of the world’s paramount digital currency represents a key oppo...

SpotOption Announces Blockchain-Based Trading via SpotChain

August 23, 2017

SpotOption has just announced that it is launching a blockchain-based trading platform. The company says that the solution is to be launched via its new subsidiary, SpotChain. According to SpotOption, the pl...