A Japanese court has acquitted a man who was allegedly illicitly mining cryptocurrency after embedding a dedicated program in his website. A Japanese court has acquitted a man who was accused of illicitly mining cryptocurrency by using the computing power of visitors to his website, Japan Today reported on March 27. The Yokohama District Court […]
Continue ReadingSwitzerland-based KRONN Ventures AG and Vietnamese distribution company Linh Thanh Group will jointly launch a crypto exchange. Vietnam’s largest distribution company Linh Thanh Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swiss blockchain company KRONN Ventures AG to establish a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a press release published on March 22. The collaboration is […]
Continue ReadingSentiment toward blockchain technology remains skeptical, as major influencers say that a solid use case is yet to appear. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making […]
Continue ReadingDigital asset management firm Arrington XRP Capital has merged with cryptocurrency-focused private fund and research house ByteSize Capital. Digital asset management firm Arrington XRP Capital has merged with cryptocurrency-focused private fund and research house ByteSize Capital, according to an official announcement published on March 27. With the merger, ByteSize Capital’s co-founders Ninor Mansor and Ninos […]
Continue ReadingCrypto markets made a mild comeback today, with Bitcoin breaking the $4,000 mark, while Palladium and oil saw a slight decline on the day. Wednesday, March 27 — cryptocurrency markets have entered the green zone after yesterday’s slight decline. Bitcoin (BTC) has reclaimed its position and is hovering above the $4,000 price mark. Market visualization […]
Continue ReadingThe New York State Department of Financial Services issued its 18th BitLicense to crypto trading platform Tagomi Trading. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted a BitLicense to institutional-grade crypto trading platform Tagomi Trading, according to an official press release on March 27. Tagomi Trading, a subsidiary of Tagomi Holdings, is […]
Continue ReadingThe Technology Advisory Committee of the CFTC discussed reports on crypto regulation and distributed ledger technology in a recent meeting. The Technology Advisory Committee of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) discussed crypto regulation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) adoption during a meeting on Wednesday, March 27. The committee discussed various reports on […]
Continue ReadingThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has concluded that crypto firm Envion’s $90 million ICO in January 2018 was unlawful. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has finished enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion AG, the authority announced on March 27. As a result of the investigation launched in July 2018, FINMA concluded […]
Continue ReadingOver the last few weeks, the Lightning Network — Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling protocol — has made waves. Over the last few weeks, Bitcoin’s (BTC) second-layer scaling protocol, called the Lightning Network (LN), has gained a lot of traction, steadily proving to become a viable solution to BTC’s infamous scalability problem and even potential competitor to […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that two-factor authentication is now mandatory for the exchange’s users. Nick Percoco, chief security officer at United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for the exchange’s users in a post on the company’s official blog published on March 26. 2FA, in this case, […]
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