European authorities ESMA, EBA, EIOPA caution against cryptocurrency investments
Feb 13, 2018 08:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Three European financial regulatory authorities the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have...
Feb 13, 2018 06:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
BTC/USD extends consolidation on Tuesday as its upside is being capped by 20-DMA. It is currently trading at 8628 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). On the topside, immediate resistance is seen at 9013 (2h...
Saudi financial regulator issues warning on cryptocurrencies
Feb 13, 2018 05:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority (CMA) is the latest to join its global counterparts to issue a warning on cryptocurrencies. The regulator has issued the warning in the wake of growing promotional activities...
RBI’s working group calls for regulatory sandbox to foster fintech companies
Feb 13, 2018 04:52 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
An inter-regulatory working group set up by the Reserve Bank of India has published its report on fintech and digital banking. The working group was set up in July 2016 and included representatives from the RBI, SEBI,...
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase taps machine learning to improve ID verification system
Feb 13, 2018 04:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has announced that it is now using machine learning for faster and more reliable identity verification. With the significant growth in the past few months, Coinbase said that...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitgrail claims $170M lost to hackers
Feb 13, 2018 03:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
Italian cryptocurrency exchange Bitgrail has claimed that it has lost nearly $170 million worth of Nano tokens in a recent hack, according to Engadget. In an announcement on its official website, Bitgrail said that on...
Bank of Thailand to financial institutions: Do not engage in cryptocurrencies
Feb 12, 2018 11:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of Thailand has requested the cooperation of all financial institutions in its efforts to curb cryptocurrency related activities. In a circular issued today, the central bank has asked domestic and foreign...
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