Ceres becomes the latest Japanese company to invest in a crypto fund run by the venture capital group. Ceres, a marketing firm based in Japan, has just become the latest investor in the San Francisco-based blockchain and cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital. On Feb. 28, Ceres announced on its website that they were supplying Pantera […]
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Andrew Bailey gave his thoughts on the cryptocurrency to members of parliament in London on Wednesday. Investing in cryptocurrencies will always receive some skepticism from officials who started in traditional markets. Today in London, Andrew Bailey expressed this sentiment, arguing anyone putting money into Bitcoin should be prepared to lose the shirt off their back. […]
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A UK financial watchdog hastily retracted an official warning about Kraken after apparently confusing the exchange with scammers — but a similar warning about BitMEX remains active. A UK financial watchdog hastily retracted an official warning about Kraken after apparently confusing the exchange with online scammers — but a similar warning about BitMEX remains active. […]
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to propose a set of rule changes to simply and improve the “patchwork” rules for exempt securities offerings. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to propose a set of rule changes to simply and improve the “patchwork” rules for exempt securities offerings. The […]
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Chile’s CryptoMarket is now operating under European regulation after being granted a license by Estonia’s financial watchdog. Chile’s crypto trading platform CryptoMarket has obtained a license issued by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), allowing it to provide services for the purchase and sale of crypto assets. Founded in 2016, CryptoMarket joins a select group […]
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Trustless zero-knowledge proof systems, known as zk-SNARKs, have the potential to become the leading technological solution for privacy protection. At a time when technology can be used as both a mechanism for privacy intrusions and a tool for protecting privacy, the prescient sentiment of cypherpunks in the 1990s of cryptography as the last defense against […]
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After launching Nigerian Naira deposits in October 2019, Binance adds support of NGN as its first African currency for P2P trading. As part of ongoing fiat-to-crypto expansion, major cryptocurrency Binance is adding support for the Nigerian Naira (NGN) on its peer-to-peer (P2P) platform. Binance P2P, a consumer-to-consumer business arm of Binance exchange, is rolling out […]
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A Protocol Labs General Council member bashed the current crypto tax scene at a recent congressional hearing on blockchain tech. In a United States congressional meeting titled “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits of Blockchain Technology for Small Businesses,” one of the testifying witnesses called out current cryptocurrency taxation expectations for their overbearing complexity. “Doing […]
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An Argentinean lawmaker has been studying the possibility of bringing a government-backed cryptocurrency for Mendoza. Josefina Canale, Argentina’s lawmaker, has declared through her personal Twitter account that she is in favor of creating an exclusive cryptocurrency for the city of Mendoza, which would be backed and monitored by the local government. The lawmaker adds that […]
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Several cryptocurrencies are stuck in a range but if bulls can break above the range several buying opportunities will be open for traders. Grayscale Investments managing director Michael Sonnenschein said that “Bitcoin itself has solidified its role as a store of value or as a digital gold.” In his conversations with institutional investors, Sonnenschein explained […]
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