Goldman Sachs CFO: Recent Reports About Crypto Trading Desk Are ‘Fake News’

Goldman Sachs CFO: Recent Reports About Crypto Trading Desk Are ‘Fake News’

Goldman Sachs Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Martin Chavez said that recent reports about the company abandoning its plans to open a cryptocurrency trading desk ...
Coinbase is exploring a crypto ETF, and it has sought help from $6 trillion Wall Street giant BlackRock

Coinbase is exploring a crypto ETF, and it has sought help from $6 trillion Wall Street giant BlackRock

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, is looking into getting a crypto exchange-traded fund off the ground, and it has sought help from the $6 trillio...
Circle Taps Former US Homeland Security Official as New Legal Chief

Circle Taps Former US Homeland Security Official as New Legal Chief

Circle Internet Financial has announced the hiring of a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official as its chief legal officer. As reported on th...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Denies Rumor of Office Closure, Security Breach

Crypto Exchange Kraken Denies Rumor of Office Closure, Security Breach

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has denied a rumor that has emerged on social media claiming the firm is shutting down operations at one of its servic...
Coinbase to Offer New Crypto Trading Pairs for British Pounds on Friday

Coinbase to Offer New Crypto Trading Pairs for British Pounds on Friday

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will begin rolling out new order book trading pairs for British pounds (GBP) on Sept. 7 for traders based in t...
Belgian Think Tank Calls for Crypto Exchange and ICO Regulations at EU Level

Belgian Think Tank Calls for Crypto Exchange and ICO Regulations at EU Level

A report from a Belgian think tank that will reportedly be distributed to European Union (E.U.) ministers calls for unified legislation on cryptocurrencies and ...
China: Central Bank’s Digital Currency Lab Launches Research Center in Eastern Province

China: Central Bank’s Digital Currency Lab Launches Research Center in Eastern Province

China’s central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBoC), is extending the activities of its Digital Currency Research Lab beyond the country’s capital, local me...
Goldman Sachs Said to Have Sidelined Plans for Crypto Trading Desk

Goldman Sachs Said to Have Sidelined Plans for Crypto Trading Desk

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has reportedly dropped plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk, for now at least. A Business Insider report on Wednesday, ci...
Crypto Exchange ShapeShift to Gradually Introduce Membership Program

Crypto Exchange ShapeShift to Gradually Introduce Membership Program

Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has introduced a new rewards program, which will eventually become a mandatory membership model for the exchange’s users, acc...
Abra CEO: SEC Denies Bitcoin ETFs Because Applicants Do Not Fit Industry Archetype

Abra CEO: SEC Denies Bitcoin ETFs Because Applicants Do Not Fit Industry Archetype

The reason the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has insofar denied crypto exchange traded funds (ETFs) is because the crypto industry does not fit th...
Crypto Mining Accepted as an Industry by Iranian Authorities

Crypto Mining Accepted as an Industry by Iranian Authorities

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council revealed that various ministries of the country’s government have accepted crypto mining as an industry, loca...
 IBM Debuts Stellar-Powered 'Blockchain World Wire' Payments System

IBM Debuts Stellar-Powered 'Blockchain World Wire' Payments System

IBM is taking its long-in-the-works blockchain-based payment system out of beta, with the launch of a new product called Blockchain World Wire.
Greek Supreme Court Rules to Extradite Alleged BTC-e Owner Alexander Vinnik to Russia

Greek Supreme Court Rules to Extradite Alleged BTC-e Owner Alexander Vinnik to Russia

The Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece has ruled to extradite alleged BTC-e owner Alexander Vinnik to Russia to face several cyber fraud charges, Russia...
Deutsche Bank Institutional Trader Joins Japanese Crypto Startup

Deutsche Bank Institutional Trader Joins Japanese Crypto Startup

A former Deutsche Bank trader has joined Japanese crypto exchange-startup FXcoin Ltd., Bloomberg reports September 3. According to the announcement, Yasuo Matsu...
Crypto Wallet Abra Opens Door to More European Users

Crypto Wallet Abra Opens Door to More European Users

Crypto wallet and exchange startup Abra is opening up a new channel for deposits: European bank accounts. Residents in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), as ...
Korea's SBI Savings Bank Signs MoU With Blockchain and AI Specialist

Korea's SBI Savings Bank Signs MoU With Blockchain and AI Specialist

South Korea’s SBI Savings Bank has signed an MoU with DAYLI Intelligence, a specialist in AI and blockchain technology, to bolster its fintech business, Money T...
Japanese City Tsukuba Trials Blockchain-Based Voting System

Japanese City Tsukuba Trials Blockchain-Based Voting System

The Japanese city of Tsukuba, north of Tokyo, has recently tested a voting system based on blockchain technology, local newspaper The Japan Times wrote.
Thailand AML Watchdog Plans to Seize Bitcoin from Criminal Proceeds

Thailand AML Watchdog Plans to Seize Bitcoin from Criminal Proceeds

Thailand’s anti-money laundering agency is considering sealing a loophole that has seen cybercriminals face every other consequence for their actions except hav...
Crypto Exchange Bittrex Invests 10 Percent Stake in Malta-Based Blockchain Firm Palladium

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Invests 10 Percent Stake in Malta-Based Blockchain Firm Palladium

Bittrex, one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, has recently invested in Malta-based blockchain company Palladium, local news outlet Times of Malta ...
Japan’s Financial Regulator Enhances Risk Screening Process for Crypto Exchanges

Japan’s Financial Regulator Enhances Risk Screening Process for Crypto Exchanges

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), will fortify the process of registration screening for cryptocurrency exchanges, local media o...
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