The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has initiated a probe into Canada’s major cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX, Reuters reported on Feb. 8. The Ontario Securities Commission reportedly told Reuters that “given the potential harm…
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Jamaica Stock Exchange Plans to List Security Tokens
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is planning to list security tokens as tradeable assets for clients. The JSE’s Canadian technology partner Blockstation announced last week that the two firms have completed…
Crypto Could Take 10+ Years to Regain 2017 High, But Then Will Be Mature: Cardano Founder
Crypto markets might need more than a decade to regain 2017’s price highs, but the industry will a “dramatically different ecosystem at that point,” according to top altcoin Cardano’s (ADA) founder, Charles…
Venezuela Calls US Sanctions Against Its Petro Cryptocurrency ‘Discriminatory’
Venezuela is pushing back against U.S. sanctions before the World Trade Organization, including ones imposed against its controversial cryptocurrency efforts. The complaint, filed late last month and published this week,…
Ethereum Classic’s Price Stumbles Amid Suspected 51% Attack
The price of ethereum classic (ETC) is pulling back as a result of a recently reported attack that resulted in a series of blockchain history rewrites. At press time, ETC is trading at…
Good Ol’ FUD: The Brightest Media Burials of Bitcoin in 2018
Ten years ago, on Jan. 3, 2009, the Bitcoin (BTC) network was created. Since then, the asset’s price has famously been subject to volatility. That, along with the inceptive…
Calm Down and Enjoy the Ride
It’s clear by now that the number one roadblock to crypto adoption is education. Just like it was in the early days of the internet, it’s not so simple for the…
State Senator Reports to Jail Pending Verdict in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case
A Georgia state senator has reported to jail over allegedly lying about the theft of cryptocurrency mining equipment worth $300,000, The Guardian reported Dec. 27. Republican Michael Williams, who…
The Cost of Not Engaging Regulators
If the top cryptocurrency story of 2018 was the arrival of winter, a close and inextricably intertwined second was regulatory oversight. The regulators are in ascendance, and anyone who…
Institutional Crypto and a New Generation of Wall Street Leaders
If there’s any doubt institutions are moving fast on crypto asset adoption, take it from a teacher. In developing the syllabus for Fordham Law and Gabelli School of Business, which both…
