SEC: ICO Tokens Should Be Regulated as Securities, Not Bitcoin

The role of cryptocurrencies was thrust into the spotlight during a hearing between Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing with the Wall Street regulator on April 26, and they explored regulating cryptocurrencies in what they still seem to believe exist in a […]

Latest SEC Hearing into Cryptocurrencies Offers Glimmer of Light

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been relatively stringent in its views of both security and utility tokens. The organization is seeking to label all virtual tokens originally distributed through initial coin offerings (ICOs) as securities, which would subject them to very strict regulatory practices and potentially have massive repercussions on their prices. One […]

Consultancy Firm Sees Ether Hitting $2,500 by the End of 2018

Optimism seems to be returning slowly but surely to the cryptocurrency space. Recently, there have been some pretty bullish price predictions for the largest digital coins. The latest is for Ethereum from consultancy firm deVere Group. Is a Four-Fold Increase in the Price of ETH on the Cards? According to MarketWatch, Nigel Green, the founder […]

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Made $491 Million Profit Prior to Hack

Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck made 53.7 billion yen ($491 million) in profit for the fiscal year ending in March, according to financial data released on Thursday by parent company Monex. The exchange, which in January succumbed to a record-setting hack that saw the attackers make off with $530 million worth of NEM tokens (XEM), raked […]

Monopoly on iGaming Market Doesn’t Allow Newcomers to Enter It

This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. The interview is taken by Anton Kryvko. Anton Kryvko is Blockchain and cryptocurrency journalist who has 5 years experience in this sphere. He works at NGO center UA. He […]

Crypto Assets Offer New Opportunities for VCs on a Global Scale

As institutional capital in the crypto space increases regularly, the need for blockchain technology and related enterprise support is at an all-time high, and several companies are working hard to provide both as the arena expands. One of those companies is Coefficient Ventures, a crypto fund set on financing blockchain systems worldwide. Thus far, the […]