Daily trading volume for bitcoin topped $11 billion on Friday (March 15) — its highest point in almost one year. Although bitcoin’s price is at nearly half of what it was in November 2018, CoinDesk noted that the boost in trading volume could be a sign...
Mark Karpelès, the former chief of Mt. Gox, the bitcoin exchange that was among the world’s biggest collapses, isn’t likely to face prison time after winning a not-guilty verdict for the more serious charges against him in a Toyko District Court. According to a report...
A beer vending machine that accepts cryptocurrency payment is now available for preorder. Decentralized identity startup Civic debuted a $15,000 machine that can verify a user’s age, as well as accept payment via crypto. “We’re merging identity and payment into one transaction,” Civic’s Titus Capilnean...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against a Moscow-based bank because it helped finance Venezuela’s petro cryptocurrency. “The illegitimate Maduro regime has profited off of the suffering of the Venezuelan people,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin in a press release. “This action demonstrates...
The New York Times newspaper posted a job called “Lead, Blockchain Exploration” on Wednesday (March 13), and later took it down, according to reports. The posting said the organization was looking for someone to “design a blockchain-based proof of concept for news publishers.” The company...
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announced it is integrating CipherTrace’s Compliance Monitoring product to “protect consumers, investors and business partners.” The product utilizes blockchain analytics and forensics to search for “suspicious” addresses and wallets, as well as profile crypto exchanges, ATMs, coin mixers, money...
Deutsche Börse, IT services provider Swisscom and FinTech firm Sygnum announced they are partnering to create a digital asset infrastructure on blockchain. Together, the firms will offer a “regulatory compliant ecosystem” that includes issuance, custody, access to liquidity, and banking services, which will all use...
The Finance Committee in France released a report that calls for the ban of certain cryptocurrencies that enable anonymous transactions. “We must be aware of the problems that [cryptocurrencies] can pose in terms of fraud, tax evasion, money laundering or fraud, or energy consumption,” said...
eToro has announced that it is officially launching in the United States. Founded in 2007, eToro already services more than 10 million customers in more than 140 countries. In the U.S., it will be available in 30 states and two territories, with plans to expand...
