Hong Kong Caught the Mainland’s Bug: Crypto Regulation Tightening
The Hong Kong Regulatory body, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), is concerned about money laundering and fraud in the crypto world. Hence its representatives...
SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder With Operating An Unregistered Exchange
In a press release on November 8th, the SEC has charged EtherDelta founder, Zachary Coburn, with operating an unregistered exchange. Without admitting or denying...
SEC Investigates Titanium Bar Scam
The Federal Court in California granted the SEC's request to halt an allegedly fraudulent ICO.
Michael Stollery, a.k.a Michael Stollaire is the "mastermind" behind the...
Google Bans Crypto Mining Apps On Play Store
Google has updated its policy for Play Store, mining apps are no longer welcome.
The new policy introduces new restrictions for apps as it attempts to...
Santa Can Be Off: SEC Delays the VanEck and SolidX Decision AGAIN
In September Altcoinbuzz reported that the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to postpone the decision on VanEck and SolidX Bitcoin ETF until holidays,...
Grudges and Conspiracy: SEC Has to Explain Its ETF Approach
The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently decided to postpone its decision on the VanEck/SolidX ETF application. Gabor Gurbacs, director and digital asset strategist at VanEck, took...
CFTC Calls For A “Request For Information” Regarding ETH
The CFTC wants to hear what the public thinks about Ethereum (ETH) and the Ethereum Network. They also announced that they are looking for...
Bittrex Launches USD Pairings
Bittrex is launching USD pairings for Bitcoin (BTC), Tether (USDT), and TrueUSD (TUSD) for corporate customers in Washington, California, New York, and Montana.
U.S. based...
Kraken CEO Will Not Comply With New York’s Cryptocurrency Exchange Probe
Jesse Powell, CEO of the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, refuses to comply with the New York Attorney General’s request for information.
New York Attorney...
Ethereum Not A Security, the SEC confirms
William Hinman, SEC director of corporate finance, confirmed during Yahoo! All Markets Summit, that Ethereum is not a security, reports Yahoo Market.
And neither is Bitcoin.
Particularly, the official...