Bitcoin price falls on news of coming from China
February 9th, 2017
Bitcoin price falls as Chinese authorities meet with exchanges Bitcoin traders are once again fearful of a crackdown in one of the digital currency’s largest markets Bitcoin prices retreated Wednesday following reports that China’s central bank is holding a ...
IOSCO analyzes potential of tech-driven change in the securities market industry
February 8th, 2017
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has issued today a press release to pubilsh a report regarding the potential of tech-driven change in the securities market industry. Below is the press release a it was published by IOSCO: ...
European Commission Considering Limits on Virtual Currency Transactions
February 1st, 2017
The European Commission has released an Inception Impact Assessment considering transaction limits on virtual currency transactions as it steps up efforts in its fight against the financing of terrorism. On 2 February, 2016, the Commission published a Communication to ...
Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive
January 25th, 2017
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business model which can attack an existing model with a lower ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
Leveraged trading in bitcoins halted in China
January 20th, 2017
Central Bank orders major trading platforms to halt leveraged trading business, and strengthen internal systems to curb money laundering Leveraged trading in Bitcoins has been halted in China, nearly a week after the central bank launched its first-ever probe ...
DFS grants virtual currency license to Coinbase
January 18th, 2017
Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., for a virtual currency and a ...
Senior Compliance Officer
January 16th, 2017
Senior Compliance Officer Reference Number: SCO2017 XM, a CySEC regulated international investment company, is seeking to recruit a high calibre, ambitious and energetic professional to join its Compliance Team! The key responsibilities of the role include: Working closely with ...
The price of Bitcoin falls 10% as China plans to investigate exchanges
January 11th, 2017
The price of bitcoin fell by around 10 percent after Chinese authorities announced plans to inspect bitcoin enterprises. The People’s Bank of China published an announcement this morning that it will carry out site inspections on January 17 to ...
Former Bitcoin Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
January 11th, 2017
Former Bitcoin exchange operator Anthony Murgio has been involved in a criminal investigation for quite some time now. Earlier this week, Murgio pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to operate an illegal Bitcoin exchange. This cryptocurrency platform in question is ...
