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SEC Targets Crypto Investment Fund, Alleges Pennsylvania Brothers Sent Millions to Personal Bank Accounts

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is accusing two brothers based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of running a fraudulent crypto investment…

June 20, 2020

Regulators Strip Licenses From Hundreds of Companies Operating Crypto Ventures in Europe

Regulators in Estonia have stripped 500 cryptocurrency licenses from firms operating in the country in a nationwide crackdown on the…

June 15, 2020

Asian Investors Dive in As Boston-Based Firm Parts Ways With Crypto Acquisition, Citing Challenges in the US

Cryptocurrency trading platform Poloniex is spinning out from Boston-based financial services firm Circle which had acquired the exchange just last…

October 19, 2019

Crypto Salaries Now Legal in New Zealand

New Zealand’s tax department, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), has officially made it legal for local workers to receive salaries…

August 12, 2019

China Softening Stance on Bitcoin and Crypto, Says Circle CEO

In a new interview on CNBC, Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of Circle, tells host Andrew Ross Sorkin why developments…

August 6, 2019

Retail Giant Walmart Eyes Entry Into World of Cryptocurrency

Walmart has filed an application to patent a way to use digital currencies and blockchain technology. In an application submitted…

August 5, 2019

Binance CEO Reacts As World’s Fourth-Largest Bank Publishes Explainer on Bitcoin and Its Rising Price

Bank of China, the world's fourth-largest bank by total assets, has published an educational article about Bitcoin. The extensive infographic,…

July 28, 2019

Leading US Crypto Exchange Heads to Bermuda Amidst Regulatory Uncertainty

Poloniex plans to shift the majority of its crypto trading operations offshore, according to parent company Circle. The move comes…

July 22, 2019

President Trump’s New Federal Reserve Pick Digs Crypto

President Trump's new pick for the Federal Reserve Board is an outspoken proponent of cryptocurrency. Judy Shelton wrote a paper…

July 15, 2019

Bitcoin and Crypto Threaten Monopoly Power of Fiat Currency in the United States, Says Andrew Ross Sorkin

CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin says cryptocurrencies are challenging the last monopoly America and other governments around the world possess:…

June 30, 2019