Minutes of a meeting held last month reveal discord over Bitcoin’s ultimate status for the Japanese regulator. Japanese finance regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) no longer wishes to describe Bitcoin (BTC) as a virtual currency, Cointelegraph Japan reported on April 8, quoting minutes of a meeting originally held on March 4. During a plenary […]
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PewDiePie, the person behind YouTube’s most popular channel with over 93 million followers, will start monetizing his streaming via blockchain as of April 14. PewDiePie, the personality behind the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, will start streaming on blockchain video platform DLive as of April 14, the firm announced in a press release on April 9. […]
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Two men were found guilty of promoting and accepting investments for OneCoin, including setting up a dedicated subsidiary. Singapore authorities have charged two men for promoting cryptocurrency multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme OneCoin in the first case of its kind for the city state, local daily news outlet Business Times reported on April 10. The two […]
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Blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur has launched support for MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin as part of an unfolding wide-ranging upgrade to its platform. Blockchain-powered event betting platform Augur has launched a token denominated in MakerDAO’s Dai (DAI) stablecoin as part of a major upgrade to its platform. The news was announced in an official blog post […]
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The Texas State Securities Board issued an emergency cease and desist order to cryptocurrency and foreign currency trading platform FxBitGlobe. An official notice from Texas State Securities Board, dated April 9, shows that the regulator has issued an emergency cease and desist order against cryptocurrency and foreign currency trading platform FxBitGlobe. According to the order, […]
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Jay Clayton drew attention to the ongoing engagement with the crypto space and enforcement of existing legislation. The head of United States regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reiterated its focus on the cryptocurrency space in a new speech on April 8. Speaking at the SEC Speaks conference in Washington, chairman Jay Clayton highlighted […]
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Blockchain firm Digital Asset is collaborating with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to create a tool that supports the use of smart contracts for derivatives trading. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider Digital Asset is collaborating with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) to develop a new tool that can support the use of […]
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How Crypto Valley Association is cleaning up its reputation and will promote blockchain technology. It was rumbling in the beginning of February in Swiss Zug. The Crypto Valley Association (CVA) was undergoing a major reorganization. On Thursday, Jan. 31, the General Assembly of the Association elected former Swisscom manager Daniel Haudenschild as president of the […]
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American congressmen have reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act that would exclude crypto from being classified as a security. Representatives in the United States House of Representatives have reintroduced the Token Taxonomy Act, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 9. The bill would exclude cryptocurrency from being classified as a security. The […]
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Securitize has launched a token compliance program for issuing security tokens. Securitize, a compliance platform and protocol for token issuers backed by United States crypto exchange Coinbase, is launching its Securitize Ready Program, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 9. Per the announcement, the program includes such industry majors as Coinbase […]
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