International authorities call for Facebook to be more open about its Libra project
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency may change the financial world, but authorities around the globe worry it might infringe on people’s privacy.
ECB to issue Eurozone warning on need for crypto regulation
The European Central Bank is expected to issue a warning to Eurozone countries around the need to harmonise cryptocurrency regulation, the Financial Times has reported.
SEC fines Poloniex $10m for operating unregistered crypto exchange
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped a $10m fine on crypto firm Poloniex for operating an unregistered cryptocurrency exchange.
Coinsquare receives investment worth about $56.4m
Digital payments and financial technology company Mogo has invested in Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Coinsquare.
Fourth person investigated in Twitter bitcoin hack is only 16
A fourth suspect is reportedly being investigated in relation to the massive July Twitter hack that involved a huge bitcoin scam.
Global blockchain market to be worth $39.7bn in 2025
In the next five years the global blockchain market’s value is expected to jump from $3bn to $39.7bn at a compound annual growth rate of 67.3%, according to new research.
The Japanese Financial Services Agency has proposed a massive cryptocurrency regulation update
From: RegTech Analyst
Japan’s financial regulator has suggested that the country should limit the margin trade in cryptocurrencies by reducing the leverage to a maximum of...
PayPal has officially become the first backer to pull out of Facebook’s Libra project
Facebook’s cryptocurrency project has lost one of its partners, but more may leave soon.
Ethereum rival Solana snags $314m led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital
Solana has raised over $314m through a private sale of its native token SOL led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.
Cryptocurrency company Bifrost secures $600,000 seed investment
Cryptocurrency startup Bifrost picks up $600,000 to solve trading issues on decentralised finance (DiFi) markets.