Government-approved cryptocurrency trading platforms in Japan are undergoing changes with big players entering the market. News.Bitcoin.com talked to Japan’s top financial regulator to learn about the regulatory implications of the changing business models and internal systems of regulated exchanges. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Postpones…
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At the start of this month, James Lau, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury, informed the Legislative Council that the purchase of mining equipment falls under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. This move places restrictions on who can mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. But, does…
Prediction markets platform Guesser has received $1.1 million in seed round funding, which will go towards boosting its profile, the company shared in a press release. Investors include Version One, Compound and Boost VC – who conducted their first venture capital deal using DAI. Guesser’s…
While Bitcoin (BTC) has always been about improving the world’s financial and political wellbeing, this nascent market isn’t all too kind. Over the course of 2018, retail investors across the board lost their shirts, industry employees were laid off, and crypto’s reputation and presence in…
On April 24, Gifto announced that it’s moving house from Ethereum to Binance Chain. In doing so, it joins half a dozen other projects that have recently committed to the most talked about new blockchain in town. Blockchain migration can occur for a number of…
As much as some cynics, such as traditional investor Mark Dow, like to paint it, institutions are heavily invested in the crypto space already. Sure, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) recently divulged that it intends to put its Bitcoin (BTC) futures vehicle on the…
Hyundai AutoEver, an auto internet sales company that’s part of Hyundai Motor Group, is teaming up with a blockchain infrastructure provider Blocko and Lambda256 to develop Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) to track the history of used cars, the company announced in a press release. The companies have…
Binance, the largest exchange by traded volume, has launched its third fiat-to-crypto exchange; this time in Singapore following exchanges in Uganda and Jersey. The fiat-to-crypto exchange will initially only support purchases of bitcoin, which is different from its existing fiat-to-crypto exchanges in Uganda and Jersey…
South Korean tech giant Samsung is creating its own Ethereum-based blockchain network and may be planning to issue its own token, according to CoinDesk’s source. Samsung’s blockchain team is said to be developing “a blockchain mainnet based on Ethereum.” “Currently, we are thinking of private…