Police department pension fund discusses why it invested in crypto
Earlier this week, two pension funds from Fairfax County, Virginia decided to invest in cryptocurrencies. The Virginia police department reveals why it invested in crypto.
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US appeals court approves injunction against Blockvest
Last November, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested an injunction against Blockvest, a blockchain assets group, after determining that it was violating securities law. The courts decided that the SEC didn’t have a case and dismissed the charges.
South Korean telecom firm to launch local cryptocurrency
South Korea’s largest telecoms company, KT Corporation, has been chosen to operate a new local cryptocurrency platform for Gimpo City, according to reports.
Huobi Wallet brings Bitcoin SV, other cryptos to Japan and Korea
Huobi Wallet has extended support for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin SV to its customers, now including those based in Japan and Korea.
Luxembourg adds legal protection for blockchain transactions
Luxembourg has taken the sensible decision to provide legal protections for blockchain transactions, opening up new possibilities for cryptocurrencies.
Coinbase, Waves make Bitcoin SV more available to market
Coinbase have announced their users can now access their Bitcoin SV, and Waves have added full support for the real Bitcoin.
No longer fraud? JPMorgan launching crypto for payments business
JPMorgan Chase is about to become the first U.S. multinational bank to roll out a cryptocurrency that will be used to "instantly settle payments between clients."
NY Fed: Cryptocurrency not taking over anytime soon
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York believes the U.S. dollar is safe from cryptocurrencies in the short term, but the long term is a different story.
Bitcoin SV ready to breakout after Coinify adoption
Since cryptocurrency payment gateway Coinify added Bitcoin SV to their platform, pressure is now starting to build and the crypto is reaching a boiling point.
Cryptopia gets green light to reopen after police investigations
Police in New Zealand have given the green light to Cryptopia exchange to reopen "whenever they want." But for some reason, they still haven’t.
Japanese bank MUFG to launch a blockchain-based payments system
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has announced that it intends to launch a blockchain-based payments system by 2020.
SEC askes Reality Shares to withdraw ETF application
The Securities and Exchange Commission has just written to the rather aptly titled Reality Shares Inc. to withdraw its BTC ETF application.
GMO Group loses JPY1.3B in cryptocurrency mining business
Japanese GMO Group lost quite a bit of money last year in the cryptocurrency business, as Bitcoin Core prices plunged and mining got less profitable.
Crypto in Africa: Kenyan breakthrough and justice for Ghana scammers
Kenya sees breakthroughs in their water problems while Ghana continues to face cryptocurrency scams.
Crypto market daily report – February 14, 2019
The markets were once again quite staid over the past 24 hours with very little notable movement apart from a couple of currencies.
Coinbase cloud key storage solution not finding fans
Coinbase recently announced that its users could take advantage of cloud storage to store a backup of their private wallet keys.
Police: ‘Battle royale’ gamers stole $2.47M from Turkish crypto firm
Twenty-four suspects have been arrested in a simultaneous operation, after Turkish police received reports of a theft of cryptocurrencies.
Indonesia’s futures exchange authority publishes new rules for crypto assets
As part of the rules, the Indonesia Futures Exchange Supervisory Board will oversee a new physical market for virtual currency futures trading, as well as upholding robust standards for tradable crypto assets.
The Bitcoin Vision: Episode 3
The Bitcoin Vision is back this week—this time coming to you from Melbourne, Australia. It's the perfect environment to talk about the explosion of creativity in Bitcoin SV, the rebirth of the original Bitcoin.
QuadrigaCX fumbled away $500k after going offline
As if it couldn’t get any worse for QuadrigaCX, it now appears the exchange might have thrown away an additional $500,000 in cryptocurrency.