Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 9 of 298

China Is Not Done Yet With Its Crackdown On Crypto Mining

July 5, 2021

China appears ready to declare victory in its war with crypto miners – and could be prepared to issue a coup de grace in a bid to banish Bitcoin (BTC) mining from its shores once and for all. Per a report fr...

Bithumb Bans Its Staff to Trade Cryptos Using Internal Accounts

July 3, 2021

Bithumb, the largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it had banned its employees from using internal accounts to trade with cryptocurrencies. According to the company, the measure see...

US SEC Gets Settlement in a Fraudulent and Unregistered ICO Case

July 3, 2021

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it had obtained partial consent judgments against three individuals and an entity involved in a fraudulent and unregistered initial coi...

Bitcoin Meester Becomes Crypto Partner of Football Club AZ Alkmaar

July 2, 2021

AZ Alkmaar, a football club from The Netherlands, has arranged a deal with a cryptocurrency broker, Bitcoin Meester, to become its official partner until 2024. According to the announcement, the sponsorship h...

Binance Comes under Scrutiny in Singapore, Thailand & Cayman Islands Too

July 2, 2021

The list of countries investigating the crypto exchange giant Binance is growing as regulators in Singapore, Thailand and the Cayman Islands have begun investigating the trading platform. The past few weeks ...

Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint against Binance

July 2, 2021

Binance is facing yet another regulatory setback. This time, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against the cryptocurrency exchange for illegally offering servi...

Binance Not Registered in Cayman Islands, Regulator Starts Investigation

July 2, 2021

Binance’s regulatory worries are far from over, as the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is the latest regulatory to announce that the cryptocurrency exchange is not registered or licensed by the regul...

Nexon Hodls Despite Chalking Up 40% of its USD 100M Bitcoin Buy as Loss

July 2, 2021

The crypto-keen South Korean gaming giant Nexon is continuing to hold its bitcoin (BTC) - even though it has written off some 40% of the money it spent on a groundbreaking USD 100m BTC purchase just months ag...

Starting Today, 4,000 German Funds Can Start Investing In Crypto

July 1, 2021

German legislation that entered into force on July 1 allows around 4,000 of the country’s so-called special funds to invest in cryptoassets, possibly paving the way for a spike in German investors’ exposure t...

The US Steps Up Political Pressure On El Salvador Amid Bitcoin Plans

July 1, 2021

The US is now seemingly increasing pressure on El Salvador that is pushing forward with its plans to adopt bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender alongside the US dollar. Tensions have been rising between El Salvador...