The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has passed a resolution to form the Task Force on Financial Technology. The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has passed a resolution to form the Task Force on Financial Technology, according to a press release by the committee on May 9. The new task force purports […]
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Ontario regulators and the CEO of blockchain firm NextBlock are seeking a public settlement over allegations of dishonest tactics to attract investment. The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) along with blockchain corporation NextBlock Global Limited and its CEO Alex Tapscott, have filed for a public settlement hearing on May 9. Tapscott and NextBlock were previously accused […]
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Commissioner Hester Peirce gave remarks in which she expressed fears that the cryptocurrency industry has been hindered by the U.S. SEC. United States regulator and so-called “crypto mom” Hester Peirce gave remarks in which she expressed fears that the cryptocurrency industry has been hindered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dragging its heels. Peirce […]
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Joseph Lubin, founder of blockchain tech company ConsenSys, said that the situation with cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex will not likely get better. Joseph Lubin, founder of blockchain tech company ConsenSys, expressed his pessimism regarding the recent situation with cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex, Bloomberg reported on May 9. Speaking at the Fluidity Summit conference, Lubin said […]
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Binance experienced a “large scale” data breach this week — here is what is known so far. Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced a “large scale” data breach on May 7. The hackers reportedly stole around 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $40 million as of press time. As the platform explained […]
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New Jersey-based crypto mining startup Honeyminer has made its mining app available for Macintosh computers. New Jersey-based cryptocurrency mining startup Honeyminer has made its mining app available on the Apple Macintosh operating system, the firm announced in a blog post on May 9. The Honeyminer app runs in the background, using the central processing unit […]
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The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new guide that contains its financial regulation policies concerning Decentralized Applications. The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued new guidance that contains its financial regulation policies concerning Decentralized Applications (DApps) on May 9. In the introduction to the guide, FinCEN notes […]
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PayPal CFO John Rainey said that the firm is not interested in getting involved in the cryptocurrency sector at the moment. The chief financial officer (CFO) of major payment system PayPal said that the firm is hesitant about getting involved in the cryptocurrency sector in an interview with Yahoo Finance on May 7. Speaking about […]
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Ovestock’s blockchain subsidiary tZero has secured a $5 million investment from Chinese investment firm GSR Capital. Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZero has finally secured a $5 million investment from Chinese investment firm GSR Capital, Overstock announced on its latest earnings conference call on May 9. Following an investment in cash and marketable securities, Overstock evaluated tZero’s […]
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European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said that cryptocurrencies are not real currencies. European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said that cryptocurrencies are not real currencies during the ECB Youth Dialogue meeting with the winners of the Generation €uro Students’ Award, as Cointelegraph Italia reported on May 9. During the meeting, Draghi answered a […]
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