French regulator blacklists 4 unauthorized crypto websites
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has added four websites, which have been offering crypto investments without licenses, to its list of blacklisted domains.
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Russia’s 2 largest banks to test crypto portfolios, starting with Top 6 cryptocurrencies
State-owned Sberbank and Russia’s largest private bank, Alfa Bank, are testing cryptocurrency investment portfolios under the central bank’s ‘regulatory sandbox.’
Alibaba’s Ant Financial picks up $14B for blockchain development
Ant Financial has received “definitive agreements” for $14 billion in investments, which it will use to increase its technological and blockchain innovation
Goldman Sachs leads $250M funding round for supply chain Tradeshift
Having already pulled in $150 million in funding, cloud-based supply chain company Tradeshift launched another funding round that wrapped up on May 30.
Forex settlement provider CLS injects $5M investment to R3
R3, the group behind the Corda blockchain project, has added an extra $5 million to its funding, coming by way of U.S. forex settlement provider CLS.
$8M crypto investment scam triggers probe in South Africa
Bitcaw Trading Company, also known as BTC Global, has reportedly amassed funds from 28,000 people before investor payments stopped.
Spanish laws allow for direct crypto investments, regulators confirm
The National Securities Market Commission in Spain (CNMV) has clarified its position on registered funds investing directly in cryptocurrencies.
Thailand exempts crypto investors from 7% VAT ‘to reduce tax burden’
Thailand’s Revenue Department announced that it would be waiving the 7% value-added tax (VAT) for all individual cryptocurrency investors.
Texas crypto investment scheme hit with cease order over fraud claims
The Texas State Security Board has issued a cease and desist order to Forex EA and Bitcoin Investment LLC, which has been offering unregistered securities whilst also making deceiving statements that mislead gullible investors.
Sir Richard calls out crypto scams using his name
British billionaire Richard Branson has warned against a number of cryptocurrency scam stories that have been circulating, supposedly backed by him.
Westbury Investments makes history, becoming the first ever real estate & property investments company to accept cryptocurrency
Investors and buyers will now be able to buy or invest in Real Estate & Properties using the digital currency.
Couple behind $17M BTC investment scam in the Philippines arrested
Arnel and Leonay Ordonio allegedly scammed 50 people into investing in SegWit-Coin BTC in 2017, promising 30% return on their investments every two weeks.