May 07, 2018 06:01 am UTC| Digital Currency
San Diego resident Ryan Coffey lodged a lawsuit against Ripple Labs, its CEO, and subsidiary. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants have violated the state and federal securities laws, engaging in schemes to raise...
South Korean regulator considers relaxing cryptocurrency regulations
May 07, 2018 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
The newly appointed governor of South Koreas Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has hinted on the regulators plans to ease cryptocurrency regulations in the country, The Korea Times reported. Regarding...
Japan’s FSA outlines new five-point criteria for cryptocurrency exchange regulations
May 07, 2018 05:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
In a bid to circumvent digital currency heists going forward, Japans Financial Services Agency is going to implement stricter guidelines for cryptocurrency exchanges, according to Nikkei Asian Review. The move follows...
PwC acquires minority stake in blockchain startup VeChain
May 07, 2018 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Consulting giant PwC has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in blockchain startup VeChain. In a press release dated May 4, PwC Hong Kong and PwC Singapore announced that they are in a joint business...
May 07, 2018 03:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Grayscale Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, has announced that it has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to place shares of Ethereum Classic...
Well-anticipated development from Goldman Sachs on Bitcoin after fresh hire Justin Schmidt
May 04, 2018 12:17 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views
In the recent past, globally renowned investment banking company Goldman Sachs employed Justin Schmidt as its head of digital assets to pioneer the operations. Ever since then weve been hearing hints of constructive...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – May 4th, 2018
May 04, 2018 11:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
Australian securities regulator ASIC comes down heavily on deceptive ICOs The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has announced a crackdown on dubious initial coin offerings (ICOs). The announcement...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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