UK Government Issues Strike-Off Notice to BitConnect as Crypto Regulatory Scrutiny Intensifies
The UK government escalated its regulatory stance against cryptocurrency schemes on November 7, 2017, issuing a strike-off notice to BitConnect, […]
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Cryptocurrency regulation, policy changes, and legal developments
Phishing Fraudsters Exploit Crypto Exchange Vulnerabilities in Sophisticated $16 Million Theft Operation
A sophisticated cybercrime operation targeting cryptocurrency exchanges through phishing and market manipulation has been uncovered, revealing the scale of security
Bitcoin Skeptics vs. Institutional Reality: The $100 Billion Paradox of Late October 2017
On October 29, 2017, Bitcoin’s market capitalization sat at an astonishing $102.5 billion, with the price of a single coin
Vietnam Outlaws Cryptocurrency Payments as Southeast Asia Tightens Digital Asset Controls
The State Bank of Vietnam has officially declared that Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are not legal means of payment
MarketVector Launches First Regulated Digital Asset Indexes as Wall Street Eyes Crypto Benchmarking
On October 23, 2017, a quiet but significant development took place in the cryptocurrency industry that would have lasting implications
From Bernanke to Dimon: How Bitcoin Defied Wall Street Skeptics to Break $6,000
On October 20, 2017, Bitcoin achieved what many thought impossible just weeks earlier, surging past the $6,000 barrier to set
Putin Orders Creation of the CryptoRuble as Russia Enters the State Cryptocurrency Race
In a move that could reshape the global regulatory landscape for digital currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered
SegWit2x Showdown Intensifies as F2Pool and BitMEX Withdraw Support — Bitcoin Faces Imminent Network Split
Bitcoin is barreling toward its most consequential governance crisis since the Bitcoin Cash fork in August 2017. With the SegWit2x
Global Regulators Crack Down on Crypto: Bitcoin.org Denounces SegWit2x While China and Russia Tighten Control
October 5, 2017 marked a pivotal day in cryptocurrency regulation worldwide. Bitcoin.org officially announced it would denounce the controversial SegWit2x
China’s PBOC Cracks Down on Bitcoin Exchanges as Regulatory Pressure Reshapes Crypto Landscape in Early 2017
In February 2017, the People’s Bank of China launched an unprecedented regulatory offensive against the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges, sending shockwaves