5 Crypto-Friendly Countries to Base Your Business
Choosing the best country to set up a business is vital in this digital age, and especially so for crypto companies. As governments around the world continue to learn more…
Following the Crypto-Anarchist Dream: 3 Reasons to Reject KYC and AML
Last year, crypto KYC and AML requirements came bursting onto the scene with thunderous applause and approbation. Many traders felt like the ICO sector was rife with scammers and con…
South Korean Business School Launches Crypto MBA Program
A major business school in South Korea is now offering a master’s degree in cryptocurrency. Crypto MBA is a one-and-a-half-year program that covers topics such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, smart contracts,…
Overstock to Focus on DLT, Expects to Sell Retail Business by February
Major online retailer Overstock expects to finalize a deal to sell its retail operations by February. The Utah-based company is selling the business so it can solely focus on the…
Former Ripple CTO’s Blockchain Project Coil Enters Closed Beta
Coil, a new company founded by Ripple’s former chief technology officer Stefan Thomas, has launched a closed beta.
The project – which aims to allow web content creators to better…
Crypto Isn’t Just Money – It’s a Defense Against Discrimination
Sonya Mann works in communications and marketing at the Zcash Foundation, a financial privacy non-profit. She is a former technology journalist. For Americans, it can be easy to discount the…
UK Government-Backed Accelerator Will Sponsor Blockchain Startups
Blockchain startups seeking to expand to the U.K. might find that now is a good time to do so.
In its most recent update for entrepreneurs wishing to set up…
Coinbase Taps Amazon Web Services Vet as Engineering VP
Cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has hired Amazon Web Services veteran Tim Wagner as its new vice president of engineering.
Wagner was with AWS for five years, serving as a general…
Japanese Crypto Exchanges File to Form Self-Regulatory Organization
A group of Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have formally submitted a detailed proposal to form a self-regulatory organization to the nation’s Financial Services Agency (FSA).
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association…
Blythe Masters Looks Beyond Finance for Next Wave of Blockchain Growth
To hear Blythe Masters tell it, the time has come for Digital Asset (DA) to spread its wings and fly.
The distributed ledger technology (DLT) company she founded in 2014…
New York Finance Watchdog ‘Fiercely Opposes’ Sandboxes for Fintech Firms
The chief of New York’s financial regulatory body said Tuesday that the agency is “fiercely opposed” to the U.S. Treasury Department’s recent endorsement of regulatory “sandboxes” for fintech firms
In…
Bithumb Sees 40% Trading Volume Drop After User Registration Suspension
Trading volume at one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has plummeted by 40 percent in three days after it temporarily stopped opening new user accounts.
South Korea’s Bithumb exchange…
SEC Subpoenas Another Firm Following Claimed Blockchain Pivot
Long Blockchain, the beverage maker that made headlines last year when its stock surged following a pivot to blockchain and a related name-change, has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Securities…
Arizona Bitcoin Trader Gets Jail Sentence for Money Laundering
A former cryptocurrency trader and exchange operator from the U.S. state of Arizona, has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for laundering drugs money with bitcoin.
The sentencing was…