Cryptocurrency (363)
CFTC’s Tarber Announces Ether Considered a Commodity
- Sunday, 13 October 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Heath Tarber, the chairman of the CFTC, said ether is a commodity, rather than a security. So reports the Coindesk.
Read more...Scheme May Be Behind Ethereum's Brief Jumps Over Bitcoin in 'Adoption Metric'
- Sunday, 06 October 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Ethereum, for a brief moment, surpassed Bitcoin in "total daily USD-denominated transaction fees," an important adoption metric. So reports Forbes.
Read more...Apple's Cook: Leave Currencies to the Countries
- Sunday, 06 October 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Tim Cook, Apple's top executive, publicly stated his opposition to an Apple cryptocurrency. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Cryptocurrency Markets in 'Turmoil' Over Bitcoin Warning, Bakkt Flop
- Friday, 27 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Cryptocurrency markets are in "turmoil" after the disappointing launch of the Bakkt crypto platform and research showing possible price manipulation of Bitcoin. So reports Forbes.
Read more...Kik Pivots to Cryptocurrency As Company Faces Legal Battle
- Friday, 27 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Kik Interactive will shut down its messaging app and focus, instead, on its cryptocurrency project Kin. So reports Gizmodo.
Read more...Tokenization Becoming More Mainstream: Survey
- Friday, 27 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Consumers are increasingly willing to use digital tokens to make purchases, according to a new survey from KPMG. So reports Venturebeat.
Read more...N. Korea Creating Its Own Cryptocurrency to Avoid Sanctions: Report
- Friday, 20 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
North Korea is developing its own cryptocurrency, hoping it will help the country circumvent international sanctions. So reports Vice.
Read more...Cubans Look to Crypto to Beat U.S. Sanctions
- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Cuba’s mobile internet has enabled users to more easily make cryptocurrency transactions, and as such, skirt some of the sanctions levied against the communist nation. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Near-record Breaking Bitcoin Transaction Leaves Many Scratching Heads
- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
An unknown entity made a more than $1 billion bitcoin transaction in what is being considered one of the largest of its kind. So reports Vice.
Read more...New Financial Institutions Needed to Deal with Crytocrime: Expert
- Saturday, 07 September 2019
- Cryptocurrency
- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
A financial regulatory firm suggested Congress take swift action to crack down on crimes committed using cryptocurrency.
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