Ukraine is one of these countries where people require no explanation about the value of hard money. As war in the east of the post-Soviet country helped put its economy into a recession, the Ukrainian national currency — the hryvnia — lost some 70 percent of its value over the past two years. Perhaps that’s […]
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as the regulator for all of the United States’ stock exchanges and electronic securities markets, has given […]
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set to discuss blockchain at an upcoming public forum. Source
How is Bitcoin faring in the market and what’s in store for the digital currency community in the near future? A recent assessment made by Needham report draws an outline of all the things that might soon happen with the most popular cryptocurrency. One glance at the report, and it is quite evident that the […]
Several South Korean fintech companies plan to petition the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) to object to Apple’s policy of not opening its near field communication (NFC) to outside app developers, according to Pulse, an English-language news site of Maeil Business Newspaper in South Korea. The Korean firms claim Apple’s policy prevents them from offering […]
A new report has found that hidden dark web websites across numerous countries are being utilized to sell goods illegally online. The post Report: Dark Web Marketplace Dealings Revealed appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
The London police are investigating a digital currency scheme widely believed to be fraudulent. Source
CLS is working with IBM to build a blockchain platform for payments netting. Source
So that’s the end of another day in the bitcoin price, and it’s time to take a look at what happened today and what we are going for this evening. As we mentioned this morning, things were pretty flat overnight, and we were hoping that we might see some volatility during today’s US session on […]
Regulations concerning cryptocurrencies minting are gradually falling in place. While a lot of countries are yet to implement them, the Spanish tax authorities have labeled Bitcoin and altcoin mining operations as economic activities. This new classification makes cryptocurrency mining taxable. The latest notice, penned by the National Directorate of Taxes of Spain, requires Bitcoin and altcoin mining companies – […]