Swiss Central Banker: State-Backed Crypto Would Pose ‘Incalculable Risks’
Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler sees value in blockchain, but argues central banks should stay out of consumer payments.
Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Andrea Maechler sees value in blockchain, but argues central banks should stay out of consumer payments.
A research group led by members of Japan's private and public sectors called for ICO regulation and published its recommendations in a report today.
The MFSA issued a warning against Stocksbtc, denying claims that the startup is registered with the regulator and based in Malta.
The Reserve Bank of India announced today that the entities it regulates will be banned from dealing with cryptocurrency.
South Korean police on Thursday detained four executives from two cryptocurrency exchanges over alleged embezzlement.
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency verge has suffered a hack in the last 24 hours, but the charts indicate better times may lie ahead.
Blockchain startup Chainalysis has today announced a $16 million funding round and a new real-time transaction analysis tool.
Turns out you can launch an ICO on Ripple's distributed ledger, and one small Brazilian company is ready to test it out.
A recently released patent filing shows that IBM has dreamed up a blockchain-based system for distributed software application testing.
There is something extraordinarily cruel, crazy even, in the IRS’s approach of treating virtual currencies as property for tax purposes.
Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn is to help develop and build a blockchain phone from Sirin Labs, a news report indicates.
A decline in bitcoin prices to $6,400 would turn the market in favor of the bears, technical analysis suggests.
Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is to accept a takeover offer from online brokerage Monex Group, a news report indicates.
Arizona's governor has signed a new bill into law, enabling corporations to legally store information on a blockchain-based platform.
A platform for connecting accredited investors to highly vetted ICOs has raised new funding from a notable cast of crypto industry backers.
A Mexican government announced a blockchain-based project intended to reduce corruption in bidding for government contracts.
South Korea's first major blockchain conference saw discussion of the possibility of a central bank cryptocurrency Wednesday.
Canada's Bank of Montreal will prohibit customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies using Interac debit cards, on top of an existing Mastercard ban.
Canada's most populous province wants to retain its image as an "innovation hub," but worries that investors don't "understand what they're buying."
South Korean regulators, whose decisions have shaken cryptocurrency markets in the past, are reportedly cracking down on exchanges' contract terms.
A Georgia bill to enable tax payments through cryptocurrencies failed to get out of committee, one of the measure's sponsors said.
Washington State's Chelan County shut down three rogue cryptocurrency mining operations due to the power draw and safety risk.
Ethereum's ether token fell 47.5 percent in the first three months of 2018 – its worst quarterly drop on record.
Lael Brainard, a governor at the U.S. Federal Reserve, has said bitcoin and its peers raise investor protection and money laundering concerns.
The value propositions of blockchain tech are central to the business of public institutions, argues Alec Ross, a candidate for governor of Maryland.
Mark Karpeles has again apologized for his role in the firm's 2014 collapse and said he doesn't want any of the remaining Mt. Gox funds.
At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.
Iran's president has spoken out against aired plans to ban Telegram's messaging app over fears its new token may undermine the national currency.
Bitcoin's corrective rally has run out of steam in the last 12 hours, but only a clear break below $7,000 would kill the odds of a move higher.
The Central Bank of Russia may use its ethereum-based Masterchain software to communicate financial messaging across the Eurasian Economic Union.