Court Reconsiders Ruling After SEC Proves Blockvest Tokens Are Securities
After failing to convince a federal court regarding the nature of Blockvest tokens in the previous hearing, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally convinced the same judge that these tokens are securities. [...]
Visa, Mastercard Plan To Increase Transaction Fees; Cryptocurrencies Don’t
Visa and Mastercard are planning to increase transaction fees for US merchants who accept card payments, Reuters reports. The hikes, which come into effect in April 2019, are likely to further damage already the fragile relationship between payment providers and merchants. [...]
Markets Update: Crypto Traders Still Uncertain After a Week of Consolidation
Cryptocurrency markets are once again riding a long period of consolidation as the last seven days has failed to show any meaningful moves. During our last markets update, digital asset values spiked considerably, gaining billions [...]
In the Daily: Cryptocurrency Payments, Nvidia Losses, Suspended CFD
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we focus on a study estimating that 13 percent of people have used digital coins for payments. We also look at the latest financial report from [...]
Crypto Startups Are Targeting Institutional Investors, But When Will They Finally Arrive?
In case you didn’t realize it during the brutal bear market of 2018, the days of stupid money flowing stupidly into any and every cryptocurrency-related project are over. Now, it’s all about the maturity of [...]
Mobile Gifting Platform Swych Announces Cryptocurrency Support
On Feb. 15, the Dallas-based mobile gifting company Swych announced it will be accepting cryptocurrencies for payments. Starting next week, instead of using traditional payment processors, Swych users will be able to pay using decentralized [...]
Nvidia Mining Chip Sales Drop 30% in Q4 Amid ‘Post-Crypto Excess’
Nvidia managed to survive declining cryptocurrency mining chip demand to post total full-year revenue of $11.72 billion. The company forecasts an aggressive rebound for the 2020 fiscal year, but Wall Street analysts say such forecasts [...]
Ripple CEO Says JPMorgan’s ‘Cryptocurrency’ Misses The Point
JPMorgan is already facing severe criticism from the cryptocurrency industry just a day after it announced it would launch its own token, ‘JPM Coin.’ Garlinghouse: JPM Coin ‘Misses The Point’ The plan, which would ostensibly [...]
In the Daily: Coinbase Bug Bounty, Tradingview Crypto Dashboard, Bitfinex App Update
In this edition of The Daily, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has paid out a bug bounty of $30,000 for a critical vulnerability. Also, Tradingview has launched a new crypto dashboard allowing traders to track developments in [...]
Indian Blockchain Summit Draws Policy Makers to Speed up Cryptocurrency Regulation
An Indian government-supported blockchain summit is drawing many policy makers with the aim to speed up the development of cryptocurrency regulation in the country. Among expected participants are officials from the Indian Ministry of Finance [...]