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Taiwan Follows Japan’s Bitcoin-Friendly Move, Avoids Outright Ban

Taiwan Follows Japan’s Bitcoin-Friendly Move, Avoids Outright Ban

In a positive move for the cryptocurrency market, Taiwan has announced that it won’t be banning digital currencies like bitcoin. News of what Taiwan intends to do avoids the harsher …
Ripple CEO: ‘Blockchain Tourists’ Aren’t Creating Real World Use Cases

Ripple CEO: ‘Blockchain Tourists’ Aren’t Creating Real World Use Cases

Ripple’s CEO has said that there are too many people using blockchain as ‘a buzzword,’ who aren’t developing real world use cases. During a Q&A session on Quora, Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple …
UBS: European Banks Interested in Cryptocurrencies, but Not Bitcoin

UBS: European Banks Interested in Cryptocurrencies, but Not Bitcoin

European banks are interested in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, but they don’t believe the currency is likely to become accepted, according to the chairman of UBS. The head of the Swiss …
IMF Chief: Cryptocurrencies Will Give Banks ‘a Run for Their Money’

IMF Chief: Cryptocurrencies Will Give Banks ‘a Run for Their Money’

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said cryptocurrencies may eventually give traditional banking systems ‘a run for their money.’ Speaking at a Bank of England conference at …
Deputy Finance Minister: Bitcoin Payments Won’t be Legalised in Russia

Deputy Finance Minister: Bitcoin Payments Won’t be Legalised in Russia

Russia’s deputy finance minister has said that pending legislation on digital currencies is likely to include a ban on bitcoin payments. According to state-backed Russian news source TASS, Alexey Moiseev, the …
Novogratz: Cryptocurrency Market Will be ‘Largest Bubble of Our Lifetimes’

Novogratz: Cryptocurrency Market Will be ‘Largest Bubble of Our Lifetimes’

A former hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group is, reportedly, looking to create a $500 million hedge fund focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain. Mike Novogratz, the former manager at …
Japan’s FSA Regulator to Monitor Bitcoin Exchanges from October

Japan’s FSA Regulator to Monitor Bitcoin Exchanges from October

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is to begin monitoring Japanese bitcoin exchanges from October. According to the Japan Times, the move is to ensure that digital currency exchanges have the …
ViaBTC to Launch Bitcoin Exchange Overseas in Light of Beijing Ban

ViaBTC to Launch Bitcoin Exchange Overseas in Light of Beijing Ban

Chinese bitcoin exchange ViaBTC has announced that it will be launching an overseas platform after Chinese authorities cracked down on digital currency exchanges in the country. On September 25, ViaBTC …
Dimon Faces Market Abuse Report After Bitcoin Fraud Comments

Dimon Faces Market Abuse Report After Bitcoin Fraud Comments

A market abuse report has been filed against JPMorgan’s CEO after ‘spreading false and misleading information’ about bitcoin. The report in question was filed by London-based Blockswater, an algorithmic liquidity …
South Africa’s 2nd Largest Grocer Won’t Accept Bitcoin without Regulation

South Africa’s 2nd Largest Grocer Won’t Accept Bitcoin without Regulation

It was believed that South Africa’s second-largest supermarket chain, Pick n Pay, would start accepting bitcoin in one of its stores. However, a fresh report indicates that that is not …
UK Watchdog Warns Bitcoin Investors Could Lose Their ‘Entire Stake’

UK Watchdog Warns Bitcoin Investors Could Lose Their ‘Entire Stake’

The U.K.’s financial regulator has issued a warning to bitcoin traders over the frenzy created by initial coin offerings (ICO), some of which are being promoted by celebrities such as Paris …
Howard Marks Has a Change of Heart Over Bitcoin, Sees it As a Currency

Howard Marks Has a Change of Heart Over Bitcoin, Sees it As a Currency

Billionaire bitcoin critic Howard Marks has reviewed his opinion on bitcoin, admitting it could be a legitimate currency. At the end of July, the founder of Oaktree Capital Management wrote …
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