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Huobi Global Crypto Exchange to Freeze All U.S. Accounts on November 13

November 5, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Huobi Global, a leading cryptocurrency exchange with a presence in numerous jurisdictions across the globe, has announced plans to freeze the accounts of all United States users on November 13, 2019, due to regulatory uncertainties. U.S. traders are advised to withdraw their funds before that date, according to a blog...

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Resort to Marketing Measures to Revive Falling Volume

September 25, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

Large cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance and BitMex, have recently increased their referral fee in a bid to bring back customers and stage a revival in exchange volumes. According to sources from Bloomberg, exchange volumes have fallen by nearly 40 percent over the year, and exchanges are desperate to stage a...

Europe’s Five Largest Economies Form Anti-Libra Coalition

France Finance Minister Intends to Block Facebooks Libra Cryptocurrency in Europe

September 13, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins

The French Finance Minister has vehemently stated that Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, would not be given a chance to develop on European soil. According to a report by RT on September 12, 2019, Facebook’s cryptocurrency is risky for the European market. Libra is a Threat to Sovereign Currencies Bruno Le Maire,...

Mike Pompeo Buttresses the need for Amenable Bitcoin Regulations

August 21, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Regulation

In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on August 2019, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made it clear that the U.S. must regulate bitcoin and altcoins just like other digital payment systems and electronic financial transactions in the state, to make it harder for bad actors to...

Ripple Combats Investors After Complaints Allege Company of Selling Unregistered Securities

August 19, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Altcoins

A group of investors has filed a complaint against Ripple with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for dumping illegal securities on investors in the token, as reported by Forbes, August 18, 2019. Bitcoin influencer Tone Vays has taken delight to this, claiming the SEC will "bring down Thor's hammer"...

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SEC’s “Crypto Mom” Eager to Offer Regulated Platform for the Sale and Issuance of Tokens and Cryptocurrencies

August 5, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

At the Convergence Forum held at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), the SEC Commissioner, Hester Peirce, declared her desire to offer a non-exclusive safe harbor for the exchange of tokens and coins. There would almost certainly be a screening process for which tokens deserve to be listed as...

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Kenya’s Blockchain Task Force Advises Government to Consider Initial Coin Offerings

July 30, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Altcoins

The blockchain and cryptocurrency task force established by the Kenyan government is requesting that the authorities enable the development of initial coin offerings (ICOs). According to a report on iTWeb Africa on July 29, 2019, the country’s task force believes that ICOs would help local startups fund projects. ICOs to Help...

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Small Nations Attracting Crypto Startups with Amenable Regulations

July 29, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

While large nations like the United States, the United Kingdom, and others are still sitting on the fence in terms of cryptocurrency regulations, smaller nations such as Malta, Belarus, Bahrain, and others have implemented clear cut guidelines for bitcoin-linked businesses, making these regions a hotbed for startups, reports Reuters on...

Ripple Execs Urge U.S. Authorities to Focus on Regulatory Clarity for Cryptocurrency

July 29, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Regulation

Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, and Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Ripple, Chris Larsen, expressed concerns regarding regulatory ambiguity in the United States. In an open letter to the U.S. Congress on July 28, 2019, both top executives stated that lack of clear cryptocurrency regulations is bound to stifle crypto business...

Steve Mnuchin Claims G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bankers Concerned About Libra

July 20, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Finance

The Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, Steve Mnuchin, told CNBC in an exclusive interview that G7 financial heads were not comfortable with Libra and expressed their doubts over the ability of the payment consortium to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) and money transmission regulations. A variety of...

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