A U.S. Bitcoin ATM company has teamed up with international coin counter Coinstar to offer Bitcoin purchasing facilities in “thousands” of new locations. MORE BITCOIN FOR CASH Washington-based Coinme,…
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San Francisco’s “Bitcoin Mafia”: How Bitcoin Started in the City on the Bay
The early Bitcoin community in San Francisco was originally comprised of revolutionaries: Individuals who believed in the freedom and opportunity that a permissionless distributed system would bring the world….
European Banking Regulators Call for Unity in Crypto Regulations
Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across…
US Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill Seeking ‘Safe Harbor’ for Some Crypto Startups
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer wants to boost crypto companies which may be impacted by state-level money transmission laws with a bill aimed at creating exceptions for firms which do…
BitMEX Denies Report of US, Québecois Account Closures and Correlated Volume Decline
Major crypto derivatives trading platform BitMEX says there are major inaccuracies in a recent media report that alleged the exchange was closing United States and Québec residents’ accounts due to a regulatory crackdown….
Russia’s Prime Minister: Bear Market Is Not a Reason to Bury Cryptocurrencies
The massive 2018 bear market is not a reason to bury crypto, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev claimed in a speech at the Gaidar forum. Russian news agency TASS reported on Medvedev’s comments yesterday, Jan. 15. Medvedev outlined…
Canada Digital ID System Could Use Blockchain to Secure Data, Says Banking Executive
A Canadianbanking group supports the idea of using blockchain technology as part of a digital IDsystem for residents, national news agency The Canadian Press reported via various local media outlets on Jan. 15. Speaking during a…
Security Report Gives A or A- Rating to 16% of Major Crypto Exchanges, None Get A+
The latest Exchange Security Report from independent analysts at ICORating has given 16 percent of the world’s biggest crypto trading platforms an A rating, and none of them an A+. The…
Danish Tax Agency to Collect User Data from Crypto Exchanges
The Danish Tax Agency has got the green light to collect trader information from local cryptocurrency exchanges to see if they are paying their dues. The agency, in Danish called…
All Crypto Is Created Equal? That’s What Regulators Seem to See
Mason Borda is an entrepreneur who has spent his career building secure infrastructure to enable the compliant transfer of digital assets. He is the CEO and co-founder of TokenSoft…
