Malta continues to be the center of attraction for innovative solutions in the crypto space with yet another announcement that promises to provide a solution for cryptocurrency exchanges to provide fiat withdrawal solutions. This time it will be a partnership between the Berlin-based Neufund company and the Polish cryptocurrency exchange Bitbaywho have teamed up together to set up […]

The players’ union for the National Football League (NFL) is partnering with a blockchain startup to help athletes license products on a decentralized network. Announced Tuesday, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) plans to encourage its members to provide commentary, livestreams and other content for the FanChain platform, thereby earning revenue for themselves outside […]

Tezos may be one of the most controversial cryptocurrencies out there, and not because of the disruptive power of the coin, but because of how it has been run as a company. High Aspirations Tezos was originally developed with the goal of creating a “self-amending” cryptocurrency that wouldn’t end up becoming fragmented by hard forks […]

Despite McDonald’s offering healthier options, it’s signature menu items are higher in salt, calories and sugar than they were 30 years ago, according to a report. Buzz 60’s Chandra Lanier has the story. Buzz60 It’s not exactly pennies from heaven, but McDonald’s is planning to make it rain coins to celebrate the Big Mac’s 50th anniversary. Starting […]

Price Watch: Bitcoin increased nearly 9% this week after a non-trivial gain of 18% last week. The price was all over the place this week, increasing by nearly 5% overnight to the $7,700 level. Other coins, including the recently launched Augur, suffered as bitcoin’s price continued to rise. The prices further rose on Tuesday to nearly $8,300 as altcoins continued to […]

Congressman Bill Huizenga has urged for the U.S. Congress to focus on crypto regulation in an interview with Bloomberg July 27. Huizenga wants to see more oversight in what he considers the “muddied and fairly opaque” initial coin offering (ICOs) and digital assets markets. Speaking in his Capitol Hill office, Huizenga argued that Congress should empower financial regulators such […]

TransferGo, a London-based remittance service, has become the first remittance provider to offer a cryptocurrency trading service, and will offer bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash, litecoin and XRP, in response to a strong demand for cryptocurrency, according to Bloomberg. Daumantas Dvilinskas, founder and CEO of TransferGo, expanded on what he called a strong demand for cryptocurrencies in a podcast […]

South Korea’s primary financial regulator is urging lawmakers to hasten the country’s first regulatory bill for the cryptocurrency sector amid fears of substandard security in the industry. Hong Seong-ki, head of the virtual currency response team at South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), has joined the chorus among authorities and lawmakers seeking to regulate the […]

By Sienna Miller It’s the fourth installment in our crypto regulation mini-series and today we’re looking at crypto regulation and security offerings in China. Keep reading to find out which blockchain platform scored the highest on China’s Blockchain Assessment Index! At the nation’s peak, China accounted for three quarters of the world’s bitcoin mining operations and over […]

The bitcoin price is rallying, and this time, it looks like Wall Street has shown up to the party. On Tuesday, bitcoin brief briefly broached the $8,500 threshold on Bitfinex for the first time since mid-May, and while it has since pulled back several hundred dollars from that two-month high, it has nevertheless risen 10 percent in […]