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Crypto Community Reacts to US Lawmakers’ Debate on Bitcoin and Digital Currencies

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee just wrapped up a hearing on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. You…

July 18, 2018

Giant Payment Provider Cracks Open Bitcoin and Crypto Market With New License in New York

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) continues to loosen its regulatory grip on cryptocurrency businesses that are…

July 16, 2018

Breaking: Coinbase Cleared to List Crypto Securities, Act as an Investment Advisor and Operate as Broker-Dealer

Update: Coinbase has revised its original statements regarding regulatory approval to list tokenized securities. Apparently, the SEC was not part…

July 16, 2018

US Congress Calls Digital Currencies ‘The Future of Money’ Ahead of Key Hearing

Update: You can watch the hearing live here. The US House of Representatives is giving Bitcoin and cryptocurrency a big…

July 13, 2018

Trump Revises Obama, Hones in on Crypto Crime in New Executive Order

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to create a new unit tasked with protecting consumers. The Task Force…

July 12, 2018

Central Bank Regulator Pleads With Bitcoin and Crypto Community to Stop Challenging Status Quo

In a show of transparency, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published the translation of an interview with its General…

July 6, 2018

Breakthrough: South Korea Will Officially Legalize Cryptocurrency and Blockchain-Based Industries

South Korea plans to categorize cryptocurrency exchanges as legal entities in a move that will lay a solid and formal…

July 5, 2018

Florida Agency First to Accept Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Amid Push for Cryptocurrency Czar to Stop Scams

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued an official release that outlines a plan to prevent fraudulent cryptocurrency offerings from taking advantage…

July 2, 2018

Congress Tackles Bitcoin, Privacy Coins, Virtual Currencies and Money Laundering

The US Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a congressional hearing entitled, "Protecting Our Elections: Examining Shell Companies and Virtual…

June 26, 2018

US Secret Service Official Asks Congress to Consider Regulating Privacy Coins

A leader at the US Secret Service is asking Congress to consider ways to prevent cryptocurrencies like Monero and Zcash…

June 21, 2018