Sumit Gupta, co-founder and CEO of Indian cryptocurrency trading platform CoinDCX, has penned an open letter to the Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, to bring her attention on the benefits that the crypto…
In a new research report, German multinational banking giant Deutsche Bank said that digital currencies have a huge potential to become mainstream in the next two years and to eventually replace cash.
In a new report, crypto analytics firm Chainalysis has said that while crypto exchanges are ramping up security measures, hackers are also upping their game.
Consulting giant Deloitte has shared its opinion on Facebook’s much-awaited cryptocurrency project Libra in a new report.
As we embark on a new decade for blockchain, it is worth reflecting on how far we’ve come. The biggest movements of 2019 revolved around institutional involvement in the space with industry giants such as Facebook and…
The market leader, bitcoin, will rise over the coming 12-months on the inflow of institutional funds into crypto assets and renewed optimism among market players, an FxWirePro survey showed.
In his vision for the next decade, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a number of ambitious plans, but surprisingly not anything on digital currencies.
A South Korean Presidential Committee has proposed allowing financial institutions to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, Business Korea reports.
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), an organization focused on combating corporate fraud, will be issuing guidance for supply chain management and financial services companies …
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) sees cryptocurrency-related investments among the top five investor threats in the coming year.
It has been a spectacular year for the blockchain and crypto industry. This emerging sector has been attracting a lot of interest not only from the companies across multiple industries but even governments.
The year-2018 has been bearish rout for bitcoin price, during that phase, BTC price showed steep slumps and year-2019 has been mixed bag of sentiments, we could see no traces of slowing in its dominance as 2019.
Blockchain security company CipherTrace has teamed up with the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) to solve human trafficking and track down black funds moving in the crypto space.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be handing out 0.5 petro ($30) to the general masses in an attempt to push nationwide adoption of the cryptocurrency.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said that his agency has been studying digital assets and will be taking a ‘measured’ yet ‘proactive’ approach on the crypto industry.
A new survey of US asset managers and asset owners conducted by State Street forecasts the continued prevalence of digital assets in the industry.
FINMA, the Swiss regulatory agency, has released its annual Risk Monitor report and identified blockchain technology as a risk that could increase the occurrence of money laundering and terrorist financing.
There has been a significant surge in reporting related to convertible virtual currencies (CVCs), director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Kenneth Blanco said recently.
The Bank of Lithuania has published a paper on central bank digital currency (CBDC) that aims to facilitate more discussions and create strategies on how to move forward amidst fintech evolution.
Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could rise to their full potential and eventually replace cash over the next decade, Deutsche Bank said in a new report.
The governor of India’s central bank is pushing against the idea of private companies issuing their own private currencies but admitted that they’re looking into the creation of a CBDC.
Lazarus, the infamous North Korean group, may be gearing up to launch another cyber-attack after a macOS malware has been discovered that has similarities with previous Lazarus virus.
Currently, there is no demand for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the public, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said recently.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published an Issues Paper as the initial stage of its upcoming Review of Retail Payments Regulation.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has released a research report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), which examined the legal issues surrounding the issuance of CBDC in the country.
EOS New York, a block producer on the EOS Mainnet Blockchain, has raised concerns over centralization of the network.
The cryptocurrency industry has lost a staggering $4.4 billion in thefts and scams so far this year, according to crypto analytics firm CipherTrace.
A Chinese official has revealed that more than 25,000 domestic crypto companies tried to issue their own token, while only 4,000 are focusing their efforts on pure blockchain initiatives.
The central bank of France has recommended adopting blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT)-based solutions and tokenization to facilitate quick and safe cross-border payment solutions.
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CryptoCompare’s new Exchange Benchmark data has Gemini leading the pack, while Binance fell out of grace due to the hacking incident that occurred in May.
Elliptic Launches the World's First XRP Transaction Monitoring System - Identifies $400M of Illicit Activity in XRP Transactions
The U.S. Federal Reserve is currently compiling data about a possible CBDC amidst requests from U.S. politicians.
Following the endorsement of blockchain technology by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the country has been ramping up efforts to introduce the technology in multiple sectors to improve the efficiency of processes.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board last week weighed on the pros and cons of global stablecoins in the November edition of its “Financial Stability Report.”
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has called upon European regulators to collaborate and work towards a common approach for the regulation of crypto-assets in the common currency area.
A Chinese state-run news agency has released a positive result about Bitcoin, spurring speculations that the country might be changing its stance on cryptocurrency amidst massive blockchain adoption.
China will reportedly spend $2 billion on its blockchain projects after Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of technology for the country’s development.
Tether is disputing the claims of a study accusing the stablecoin of manipulating Bitcoin’s price, firing back that researchers are cherry-picking data to suit their agenda.
The crypto space is currently in need of more blockchain experts as governments and private companies have been launching blockchain-related initiatives in a bid to streamline their operations.
