A bitcoin trader has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $800,000 “for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bitstamp, one of the largest crypto exchange platforms in Europe, has been become the 19th firm approved to offer crypto-based services in the world's financial center.
In a March 17, 2019, ruling, judge Limor Bibi wrote that the bank's policy was too broad. It is "unreasonable," he wrote, for banks to adopt a "sweeping policy" under which they ban all activity related to bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
A consultation paper asks 22 questions and requests comments from crypto stakeholders about what regulations would best fit in the unique, new cryptocurrency marketplace.
Dr. Jan-Willem Burgers offers an extensive, Bitcoin-specific refutation of Nuriel Roubini's recent testimony before the U.S. Senate committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Despite a flurry of media attention surrounding the project, Civil, an Ethereum-based platform aiming to save journalism, can’t seem to get enough buyers for its token.
Korea could become the first “Crypto-Powered Nation,” one that runs on blockchains and supports a crypto economy. Here’s what I learned during an intense two and a half days there in March 2018.
In a story that is getting all too familiar recently, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) halted trading on yet another blockchain-related company stock, UBI...
