Taiwan Lawmaker Pitches AML Rules Update to Cover Crypto

Taiwan Lawmaker Pitches AML Rules Update to Cover Crypto

A Taiwanese legislator wants cryptocurrency transactions to abide by the same money laundering laws that govern traditional financial instruments.
Pantera’s Digital Asset Fund Sees 72% Decrease YTD

Pantera’s Digital Asset Fund Sees 72% Decrease YTD

Pantera Capital’s Digital Asset Fund underperforms Bitcoin year-to-date, marking serious declines downwards of 70 percent. The fund’s compound annual growth rat...
Circle Invest Launches Crypto Asset 'Collections' for Targeted Portfolios

Circle Invest Launches Crypto Asset 'Collections' for Targeted Portfolios

Goldman Sachs-funded Circle Internet Financial Ltd. has launched a new feature for its crypto investment app Circle Invest dubbed “Collections.” The company has...
WSJ: Automated Trading Programs Manipulate Digital Currency Prices

WSJ: Automated Trading Programs Manipulate Digital Currency Prices

Automated trading programs, or bots, are manipulating digital currency prices on cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report Octob...
FT Highlights Crypto as One of Last 10 Years’ ‘Biggest Changes’ in Financial Markets

FT Highlights Crypto as One of Last 10 Years’ ‘Biggest Changes’ in Financial Markets

The Financial Times (FT) has released a Special Report on global financial markets Monday, October 1. In the report, FT dedicated two out of six sections to the...
EU Markets Regulator Extends Restrictions for Selling Crypto-Based Derivatives

EU Markets Regulator Extends Restrictions for Selling Crypto-Based Derivatives

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided to extend its restrictions on contracts for differences (CFDs), including crypto-based ones. Th...
Congressional Crypto Roundtable: Panel Discusses Token Classification and Compliance for ICOs

Congressional Crypto Roundtable: Panel Discusses Token Classification and Compliance for ICOs

More than 45 representatives from major Wall Street firms and crypto companies took part in a meeting to discuss Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and cryptocurrency ...
 SBI Aims for Cashless Society With Mobile Payments Token Trial

SBI Aims for Cashless Society With Mobile Payments Token Trial

Financial giant SBI Group has announced that it is testing a crypto token to be used for retail payments over mobile devices. The group's investment arm, SBI Ho...
US: Crypto Industry Reps, Lawmakers, Venture Capitalists to Discuss Regulatory Landscape

US: Crypto Industry Reps, Lawmakers, Venture Capitalists to Discuss Regulatory Landscape

Representatives from U.S.-based financial giants and cryptocurrency startups will meet with Washington lawmakers this Tuesday to discuss the regulatory landscap...
 Juventus Soccer Club Is Launching a Crypto Token to Give Fans a 'Voice'

Juventus Soccer Club Is Launching a Crypto Token to Give Fans a 'Voice'

One of the most popular soccer clubs in the world is launching a crypto token that it says will boost fan numbers by allowing them to "be heard." For the effort...
US Congressman to Introduce Bills Supporting Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies

US Congressman to Introduce Bills Supporting Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrencies

U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) is planning to introduce three bills to support blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, according to a press release published Se...
UK Treasury Committee Calls for End to ‘Wild West Situation’ in Crypto Market

UK Treasury Committee Calls for End to ‘Wild West Situation’ in Crypto Market

The U.K. Treasury Committee is calling for cryptocurrency regulations in order to protect investors, the BBC reported. The committee of Members of Parliament (M...
China Central Bank Warns of Cryptocurrency, ICO Risks in Public Notice

China Central Bank Warns of Cryptocurrency, ICO Risks in Public Notice

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, has issued a public notice urging investors of risks in cryptocurrency trading and initial coin o...
Cryptocurrency Could Solve Zimbabwe’s Cash Shortages: Finance Minister

Cryptocurrency Could Solve Zimbabwe’s Cash Shortages: Finance Minister

Less than a fortnight since his appointment as Zimbabwe’s finance minister, the new treasury boss is potentially placing himself on a collision path with the co...
Tim Draper Predicts Total Crypto Market Cap of $80 Trillion in Next 15 Years

Tim Draper Predicts Total Crypto Market Cap of $80 Trillion in Next 15 Years

Venture capital investor Tim Draper has predicted that total cryptocurrency market capitalization will hit $80 trillion in the next 15 years, news outlet DealSt...
 ECB Has 'No Plans' to Issue a Digital Euro, Says Mario Draghi

ECB Has 'No Plans' to Issue a Digital Euro, Says Mario Draghi

The chief of the European Central Bank (ECB) said Friday that the institution sees no "concrete need" to issue a digital version of the euro, Reuters reports. I...
Crypto Industry Leaders Establish Washington-Based Lobby Group

Crypto Industry Leaders Establish Washington-Based Lobby Group

A group of U.S.-based blockchain and crypto companies have announced they will form the Blockchain Association, the “first” lobbying group representing the bloc...
Nasdaq Said to Be Building Tool to Predict Crypto Price Movements

Nasdaq Said to Be Building Tool to Predict Crypto Price Movements

Nasdaq might be on the cusp of giving institutional investors an analytical edge on trading hundreds of crypto assets. According to a person familiar with the c...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: 1 Billion People Will Be in Crypto Ecosystem in 5 Years

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: 1 Billion People Will Be in Crypto Ecosystem in 5 Years

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicts the number of people in the cryptocurrency ecosystem to grow from the current 40 million to 1 bil...
Survey: Nearly 80% of Americans Have Heard of Bitcoin

Survey: Nearly 80% of Americans Have Heard of Bitcoin

Just under 50 percent of millennials are interested in using cryptocurrencies as a primary form of payment as opposed to using the U.S. dollar, a new survey by ...
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