White House Team Is Monitoring Cryptocurrencies, Says Press Secretary
The Trump administration has said it is keeping an eye on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in the wake of its recent explosive price jumps.
The Trump administration has said it is keeping an eye on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in the wake of its recent explosive price jumps.
Developed and developing economies would see different benefits if their central banks issued a cryptocurrency.
One of the world's largest bitcoin exchanges is pushing back against allegations its business is engaging in improper market practices.
The bubble in cryptocurrency threatens the broader financial system, given new buyers’ different motivations from early adopters and use of leverage.
Decentralized currencies could have "spillover effects" on the wider financial system if they get too big, Fed supervision chief Randal Quarles said.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent mentions mixing services at exchanges and anonymity-enhancing currencies in Senate testimony.
The report by venture capital firm Atomico also found that more than a third of all ICOs were based in the EU.
But central banks will likely continue discussing government-backed digital currency, said John Williams of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
European Central Bank board member Yves Mersch has said banks need to launch instant payments systems to counter the rise of cryptocurrencies.
A U.S. court has ordered bitcoin exchange Coinbase to disclose details of more than 14,000 customers to the Internal Revenue Service.
Dash traded over an impressive range Thursday, hitting new highs above $800 before dropping back to around $600.
'Big Four' firm PwC recently accepted bitcoin in exchange for advisory services, a news report revealed Thursday.
The cryptocurrency community still has plenty of questions about taxation and regulation, especially as the ICO space heats up.
Bitcoin prices are taking a hit at press time, and could suffer a deeper pullback over the weekend, the price charts indicate.
When phishing sites tried to con investors during its recent ICO, Blockstack used its tech expertise to turn the tables on the tricksters.
The vice president of the European Central Bank said yesterday that investors are taking a risk buying bitcoin at current high prices.
Amid criticism of its first security ceremony, zcash has made changes as it prepares for a fork. But has it done enough to silence the skeptics?
The U.K. government does plan to regulate exchanges and wallet providers, but won't intervene to help such startups get bank accounts.
High stakes altcoin investor Willy Woo has the math to back up his (at times turbulent) investment thesis.
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon reportedly frets about kids selling drugs and pyramid schemes while regulators draft rules for South Korea's exchanges.
The ICO community must self-regulate to lessen the blows likely to come from enforcement and regulatory actions, said speakers at Consensus: Invest.
The price of bitcoin experienced a dramatic decline today at a time when many major exchanges were showing signs of stress from new interest.
Bitcoin "doesn’t serve any socially useful function," says Joseph Stiglitz, a former World Bank chief economist and adviser to the U.S. president.
A new tokenized fund-of-funds was announced yesterday that aims to raise up to $100 million via an initial coin offering.
Commentary on China's state television suggests a ban on cryptocurrency trading platforms may extend further than startups originally thought.
Ethereum's native token is trading at all-time highs, but signs suggest the market may be becoming overheated.
A Liquidity Network founder has demoed how an ethereum wallet could function using a new off-chain scaling solution.
Bitcoin cash could have its block size increased next year, according to an early roadmap from Bitcoin ABC.
Bitcoin prices are showing the first signs of bull market exhaustion, with several indicators suggesting overbought conditions.
Russia's central bank warned against investing in cryptocurrencies in its annual Financial Stability Report released Tuesday.