SEC Postpones Bitcoin ETF Decision Until February
On December 20th, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a document announcing that their decision regarding the Bitcoin ETF proposal filed by Wilshire Phoenix will be delayed for February 2020. The regulator wishes to take its time evaluating
Korea Doesn’t Plan to Launch a Cryptocurrency Yet
Korea’s National Bank says there are currently no plans to launch any digital currency, citing the adoption of something of that nature very difficult in the country for now. The Bank said cryptocurrency has huge financial instability issues and introducing
Bitfinex Insists NYAG Lawsuit Should Be Dismissed
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has asked the court to waive the case against tether and the exchange, insisting that they were not in the wrong as they have not targeted investors in New York. In April this year, New York’s Attorney
Two Charged With Using State Computers To Mine Crypto in Russia
Two Russians are currently facing jail terms for illegally mining cryptocurrency from state computers. Tass, a local media agency, reported that the individuals gained access to these computers using a program. This platform mines cryptocurrency from the hardware through a
Ukraine Legalizes Crypto Payments
Ukranian Lawmakers of the Verkhovna Rada, the legislative arm of the Ukranian government, have officially adopted a new crypto bill. The bill incorporates Anti-Money Laundering (AML) best practices within the Ukranian crypto legal framework. Ukraine Sees Crypto as Property Cryptos are officially
Japan’s SBI Holdings May Start Offering Dividends in XRP
The strength of the cryptocurrency industry continues to grow around the world. One of the most countries with a very active cryptocurrency community is Japan. According to recent reports by Cointelegraph's Japan team, XRP might soon receive a particularly important
Bitfinex Incorporates Lightning Network
Cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex has been in the news a lot over the last year. Most of the time, the news has been anything but positive and often revolves around FUD with Tether. Bitfinex is in the news again. In this latest
IDAX CEO Vanishes with Cold Wallet
There seems to be no shortage of issues with cryptocurrency exchanges lately. We have kept you up to date on our social media platforms regarding the whole QuadrigaX debacle… which still continues to this day. A few weeks ago, we put
BitBay Suspending Trading Support For Monero
Cryptocurrency platform BitBay made it clear that it is going to stop all trading support services offered to Monero (XMR). Monero is a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency and currently the largest by marketcap. Even though in it’s announcement regarding trading support services ending