Bitcoin & Crypto News

An senior analyst forMacquarie Group has pushed back against some of the criticism against bitcoin coming from Wall Street.

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is worried about the risk of pump-and-dump schemes in the ICO space.

Russia’s cryptocurrency bill is expected to be completed by October, according to a senior government official.

A former Russian central banker has spun a blockchain startup out of a traditional payments firm, focusing on helping merchants mint cryptocurrency.

Japanese telecom giant KDDI has become the latest major corporation to join the ranks of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, one of its two banking regulators, is partnering with R3 as a regulatory member.

South Koreas financial regulator has prohibited blockchain token sales today, as well as ordering a halt to cryptocurrency margin trading.

The acting U.S. Comptroller of Currency made remarks at an event yesterday that supported new cryptocurrency licensing and regulation.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges, the regulator announced today.

Barbados-based payments startup Bitt has hired Rawdon Adams, the son of an ex-prime minister, as its new CEO.

Music producer DJ Khaled has become the latest in a line of celebrities promoting initial coin offerings on social media.nn

The price of ether stayed mostly in range on Friday despite news one of the industry’s most active markets would outlaw one of its major use cases.

Noted whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that the privacy oriented cryptocurrency zcash is the most interesting alternative to bitcoin.

VanEck’s proposed bitcoin futures ETF is in doubt following a call with SEC officials earlier this month, according to a new letter.

Switzerlands financial regulatory agency is investigating initial coin offerings to determine whether they follow banking and securities laws.

The US State Department will host a forum on blockchain on October 10, according to a new announcement.

The top regulator for US credit unions said in a new report that cryptocurrencies pose both risk and reward for institutions in the industry.

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