A Cyprus court has dropped the lawsuit against alleged BTC-e former operator Alexander Vinnik, with the next session scheduled for Nov. 29. The lawyer for Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, has said that a district court in Cyprus has withdrawn their lawsuit on charges “of fraud, money laundering and […]
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Regulation of both cryptocurrency and ICOs should come into force in Malaysia by the second quarter of next year. Malaysia will enact regulations for cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in Q1 2019, local English-language news media outlet The Star reported Nov. 28. The publication quoted finance minister Lim Guan Eng, who said Wednesday said […]
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sponsored A video platform service with Japanese roots expands to English-speaking markets. A Japanese video platform service, called c0ban.tv, has started its expansion to English-speaking markets, as the startup team has reported to Cointelegraph. The platform has its own cryptocurrency and is developed by the LastRoots corporation, famous for its popular cryptocurrency exchange. Buying lunch […]
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Crypto research firm Messari has launched a disclosure registry for crypto assets in a bid to make the industry more transparent. Cryptocurrency data and research company Messari is launching a disclosures registry for basic cryptoasset information, according to a press release published Nov. 27. Messari is a New York-based startup, which provides insights, markets data, […]
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NYSE chairman Jeffrey Sprecher has said that cryptocurrencies will survive as an asset class. New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) chairman Jeffrey Sprecher expressed optimism about the survival of digital currencies as an asset class, business news outlet Barron’s reported Nov. 27. Speaking at the Consensus Invest conference, Sprecher — who is also the CEO of […]
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Crypto exchange Bitstamp will integrate a market surveillance platform developed by U.K.-based analytics software firm Irisium Ltd. to enhance customer protection. European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp will integrate a new platform to improve compliance and customer protection, according to a press release published Nov. 27. Bitstamp has formed a partnership with British market surveillance firm Irisium […]
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Major coins are seeing slight losses, while the newly-forked Bitcoin SV, the ninth top crypto by market cap, is down almost ten percent on the day. Tuesday, Nov. 24: Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to hold $4,000 support that it challenged yesterday, while most major cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen losses over the past 24 […]
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Institutional investor-focused Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange has received a license for operating in Liechtenstein. Professional traders-focused Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) has recently acquired a “business license” in Liechtenstein, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Nov. 27. The new license granted by the Liechtenstein Ministry of Economic Affairs is reportedly a milestone for LCX in […]
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A new Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) has been launched by ten major crypto and fintech firms to establish a “code of conduct” for the crypto sector. Ten financial and tech firms have established an Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) to create a “code of conduct” for the cryptocurrency sector. The launch was […]
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OKEx continues its previously announced removals of tokens and trading pairs blighted by what it says is “weak liquidity.” Major Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced it was delisting a second swathe of trading pairs due to “weak liquidity” in a blog post Nov. 27. OKEx, which announced its intention to begin delisting certain pairs […]
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