The latest statement from the Financial Conduct Authority specifies that cryptocurrency derivatives, under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, can be defined as financial instruments.
The anti-monopoly court in Chile has ruled that cryptocurrency-related bank accounts should be reopened while the lawsuit filed by exchanges Buda, Orionx and Crypto MKT continued.
BBVA used a private blockchain to conduct a €75-million ($91.4 million) loan from start to finish. In doing so, it has now become the first global bank to enlist the technology in a loan operation.
Malta’s cabinet has given the go-ahead to three separate bills relating to blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, including measures that would introduce a framework for regulating cryptocurrencies and ICOs.
Nasdaq “would consider” launching or even becoming a cryptocurrency exchange in future, according to CEO Adena Friedman.
Cashierest caused a sensation in South Korea’s crypto space after it was revealed that its users were allowed to withdraw up to five times their coin holdings due to a system glitch.
The Philippine government is opening the Cagayan Special Economic Zone to allow cryptocurrency and blockchain operators “to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment.”
A lawsuit filed in Hong Kong's High Court claimed Zhao Changpeng, founder of cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance, violated an exclusivity agreement it had with Sequoia Capital by engaging with another venture capital firm.
Binance Labs described MobileCoin as ‘a mobile-first, user-friendly cryptocurrency which plays a critical role in mainstream cryptocurrency adoption.'
South Korean gaming behemoth Nexon is reportedly negotiating to take over Bitstamp, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau has made a 180-degree turn on his stance on cryptocurrencies and called for platforms that easily switch between crypto-assets and the real economy.
BITREAL Capital GmBH has been granted authorization by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) to market a hybrid cryptocurrency and real estate fund.
The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RACIB) reported that around half of the ICO funds in the country that were raised in the past year—amounting to $300 million—have gone to pyramid schemes.
The lawsuit claimed Cryptsy CEO Paul Vernon was able to convert the stolen cryptocurrency through his Coinbase accounts between 2014 and 2016.
IBITX, which operates an over-the-counter exchange, is registered as a New York corporation, but lists its primary place of business as the Philippines.
Citing the Howey Test, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief Gary Gensler said Ethereum and Ripple tokens could be “operating outside of U.S. laws.”
Martin Lewis is suing Facebook in the UK High Court for defamation, claiming the social media network published well over 50 fake advertisements that used Lewis's image to promote a fake product or investment scams.
Vinny Lingham, the man dubbed as the 'Bitcoin oracle,' criticized that most tokens in existence are, in fact, securities.
Gaming hardware company Razer has announced its intention to take over Malaysian e-payments firm MOL Global in a bid to create one of world's largest virtual credits platform for gamers.
Russia has ordered the company to be blocked in the country, but Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov and the entire community found ways around the system, and many began protesting the court’s action.
