The founder of what reportedly claims to be Australia’s first online mattress retailer OzMattress and cryptocurrency fund manager Stefanos Papanastasiou is about to be brought to court by his clients over the loss of over…
Nasdaq Licences Its Market Surveillance Tech to Crypto Startup Bcause
United States-based crypto startup Bcause LLC will use Nasdaq’s trading, clearing and marketsurveillance technology, Nasdaq announced in a press release today, March 13. According to the announcement, Bcause will use the tech for its…
BitMEX Research Finds ‘Potential Bug’ in Syncing of Ethereum Parity Full Node
The research arm of major cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has revealed in a blog post on Wednesday, March 13, that its Ethereum Parity full node contains a “potential bug.” The alleged bug was discovered while analyzing…
Crypto Exchange Bittrex International to Host Its First Public ‘Initial Exchange Offering’
Crypto exchange Bittrex is hosting its first token sale — dubbed an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) — on Bittrex International, its Malta-based digital asset trading platform. The news was announced in an official…
New Blockchain ETF Co-Operator Elwood Plans Fresh Crypto Investment Options
United Kingdom-based asset management company Elwood Asset Management is looking to increase its cryptocurrency offerings after co-launching a blockchain exchange-traded fund (ETF), Bloomberg reported on March 12. Elwood, which is owned by billionaire Brevan Howard…
Growth of Crypto Industry Could Threaten Banks, Financial Stability: Basel Committee
International banking authority the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has issued a warning statement on crypto assets on March 13. The BCBS is a committee of banking supervisory authorities hosted and supported by the Switzerland-based…
Russia Adopts Digital Rights Law That ‘Forms the Basis’ of Digital Economy Development
Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, has voted to enact new digital rights legislation in October this year, according to a press release on the Duma’s official website on March 12. The changes…
US State of Connecticut Introduces Bill to Authorize Smart Contract Use in Commerce
A committee of the Connecticut state legislature has proposed to authorize the use of smart contracts in commerce in the state, according to official documentation introduced on March 7. The Commerce Committee of…
TWO AUSTRALIAN CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES SUSPENDED FOLLOWING AN ARREST
Two cryptocurrency exchanges in Australia have been suspended following raids of the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC). One man has been arrested. …
Vitalik Buterin Proposes That Wallets Charge Gas Fee for Transactions
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed that wallets charge a gas fee for transactions in order to support developers in a tweet on March 8. Gas is a unit for measuring the computational work of…
