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Japan’s Biggest Crypto Exchanges Are on the Regulator’s Radar

Japan’s Biggest Crypto Exchanges Are on the Regulator’s Radar

A number of Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have been warned by the state regulators about improving their business practices. According to the media reports, Japan’s biggest and best-funded crypto trading platform: bitFlyer, Quoine, Bitbank, BitPoint Japan and BtcBox are facing business improvement orders from the financial regulator. Nikkei report suggests

ICO Market Has Raised $9 Billion in 2018

ICO Market Has Raised $9 Billion in 2018

While a number of reports and analysts suggest that the ICO market activity is slowing down, there are certain positive takeaways too. If we look at the figures for the last 3 years, there has been a steady rise in the popularity of coin offerings as a mean to raise

Why Will South Korea Reverse the Ban on ICOs?

Why Will South Korea Reverse the Ban on ICOs?

In September 2017, the South Korean government bannedthe initial coin offerings (ICO), shutting down local cryptocurrency exchanges. The move was based on a number of concerns like money-laundering, deceit, and frauds – something that is shared by many regulators worldwide. China and some other countries also banned the crypto-trading and ICOs

Justice Department is Probing Bitcoin Price Manipulation

Justice Department is Probing Bitcoin Price Manipulation

According to a report by Bloomberg, the Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the alleged price manipulation by the cryptocurrencies’ traders. The investigation is primarily focused on the illegal practices to influence currency prices.For example, flooding the market with fake orders to get the traders trick

Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm, Inwage, With $50MM Fundraise and Ether Inputs

Bitwage Launches ICO Advisory Firm, Inwage, With $50MM Fundraise and Ether Inputs

We at InWage are continually improving and innovating to keep up with the ever changing cryptocurrency market. In 2017, we recognized initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) as a growing and important phenomenon in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. By the end of 2017, ICOs had raised over 5 billion USD for startups and

Circle Announces USD Coin and Creation of “Centre”

Circle Announces USD Coin and Creation of “Centre”

The leading fintech company, Circle has made a bombshell announcement. They are releasing USD Coin – a fiat backed stable coin for their Poloniex exchange. This is one of the recent moves by the firm to pivot business model and enhance the portfolio. In recent months, it has launched Circle Invest,

One in Five Financial Institutions is Exploring Crypto Trading

One in Five Financial Institutions is Exploring Crypto Trading

Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News has released a new survey, which suggests that one in five financial institutions (primarily banks) is considering to start trading cryptocurrencies within next 12 months. The firm surveyed more than 400 clients on its data and trading platforms, including Eikon, REDI, FXall,

Global Elite Have $10 Billion of Bitcoin in Bunkers

Global Elite Have $10 Billion of Bitcoin in Bunkers

Over the last many years, Wences Casares he has been trying to persuade investors and millionaires of Silicon Valley to take Bitcoin seriously, and invest in the global currency of the future. The Argentinian business leader has built a startup, Xapo, with a network of underground vaults and cold storage

China is Ranking Cryptocurrencies – Good News in Making?

China is Ranking Cryptocurrencies – Good News in Making?

Roughly a quarter ago, the Chinese government was seen determined to bring down the cryptocurrency market. It had banned the digital currencies and related business activities and also blocked access to all industry websites/portals including those located outside of the country. As we covered earlier, the regulators used the

Top Regulators Agree at Not Suppressing Cryptocurrencies

Top Regulators Agree at Not Suppressing Cryptocurrencies

If the latest comments from heads of various regulatory bodies are to be believed, the United States is not going to suppress the cryptocurrencies. At the Consensus 2018 conference held in New York, top officials agreed taht while they will keep a close eye on the market and products, but

Thailand Announces Crypto Regulations and Taxes

Thailand Announces Crypto Regulations and Taxes

It is true that the general concept of cryptocurrencies doesn’t have the space for third-party intermediary – like banks or regulator; there seems to be a global consensus (at least in regulatory and decision-making circles) that fundamental regulatory guidelines are vital. They are meant to help the industry grow, educate

The Do's and Dont's of ICO Marketing

The Do's and Dont's of ICO Marketing

In the last couple of years, ICOs have made headlines for a number of good and bad reasons. Companies raised billions of dollars via token sales, opening up a new horizon for startups to raise funding for their projects. However, due to the regulatory ambiguity surrounding digital currencies, a number

Facebook Moves into Blockchain and Here’s Why

Facebook Moves into Blockchain and Here’s Why

Facebook is moving into the blockchain or at least studying the technology in the larger and deeper perspective. According to Recode, the company is setting up a dedicated internal team to explore blockchain technology. While the team is very small at launch, the people within the team are some of

Seoul Mayor Plans Cryptocurrency for the Capital City

Seoul Mayor Plans Cryptocurrency for the Capital City

South Korean capital city, Seoul, plans to launch its own cryptocurrency. Dubbed as “S-Coin”, the currency will be used in the city-funded programs, welfare projects, and compensation for contractors etc. In a recent interview, the city’s Mayor, Park Won-soon hinted at initiating the program in the near future, as

Germany Issues Fresh Guidelines for Initial Coin Offerings

Germany Issues Fresh Guidelines for Initial Coin Offerings

Startups in the European markets have raised more capital through initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the last three years than any other region on earth. This is not a statement, but findings of a study, conducted by venture capital firm Aomico. According to their study, over 40 percent of all

“Know-Your-Transaction” – This New Tool Enables Greater Blockchain Investigation

“Know-Your-Transaction” – This New Tool Enables Greater Blockchain Investigation

Fraud, illicit activities, and deceit are some of the shared concerns in blockchain community and the worldwide regulators. In fact, a number of countries (like South Korea and China) have banned crypto-trading primarily due to the growing number of frauds. Regulators had concerns as not every transaction contained the client

Facebook and YouTube Losing Content Creators to Blockchain-Powered Rivals

Facebook and YouTube Losing Content Creators to Blockchain-Powered Rivals

In the recent months, a number of technology and social media companies opted to go against the “deceitful financial transactions”. They promised not to allow their platform to be used for promotion of assets/services like blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs. In fact, the leading search engine and social network announced

Four Leading Automakers Are Bringing Blockchain to Your Car

Four Leading Automakers Are Bringing Blockchain to Your Car

Yes, you’ve read it right. The world’s largest automobile makers (with 70 percent market share) are joining hands with a leading technology group for a blockchain initiative. The group, named as Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (Mobi) was announced in Dubai at the Future Blockchain Summit, on Thursday. BMW,

Telegram Cancels the Plan of Public Coin Sale

Telegram Cancels the Plan of Public Coin Sale

Telegram, the secure messaging app, has canceled the plan to broaden its initial coin offering (ICO), and the public sale has been put on hold. This was the largest ever cryptocurrency fundraising effort that raised roughly $1.7 billion, beating the early projections of $1.2 billion. Telegram wanted to

Crypto Market Observes Massive Hiring Boom – Job Listings Doubled in the Last 3 Months

Crypto Market Observes Massive Hiring Boom – Job Listings Doubled in the Last 3 Months

It seems that the “good news cycle” of cryptocurrencies has started once again. As we covered yesterday, more credible and bigger names are endorsing the importance and need of the digital currencies, leading to a spike in market activity and pushing the prices up. While one side of the market

4 Prominent Companies Considering an ICO

4 Prominent Companies Considering an ICO

The unprecedented success of the initial coin offerings has forced the investors and institutions to take a favorable view of the cryptocurrency market. Over the last few months, the regulatory resistance to the crypto-market and its disruptive products is diminishing. As a result, more and more companies and big names

Is Bitcoin Heading Towards Another Price Explosion?

Is Bitcoin Heading Towards Another Price Explosion?

Bitcoin is up over 15 percent in the recent days, and there are clear signs that the bull run is back. Earlier today, it rose to the highest point in two months, touching $9,767 before falling back to $9,010. As of writing this piece, BTC is trading at

Switzerland Sees 300 Percent Growth in Blockchain and Related Enquiries

Switzerland Sees 300 Percent Growth in Blockchain and Related Enquiries

Swiss authorities have acknowledged that Blockchain and its underlying products have found due traction in the country. According to the country’s financial regulator, inquiries around Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Switzerland have shown tremendous growth last year. In its annual report for the year 2017,

Complete Ban on Cryptocurrency is Difficult – Says Chinese Official

Complete Ban on Cryptocurrency is Difficult – Says Chinese Official

If the latest reports from People’s Republic of China are to be believed, the country is finding it hard to completely ban cryptocurrency. The People’s Daily, a government newspaper has posted an article with provides a little glimpse into the regulatory and business challenges the country is facing,

Bitpay Raises $40 million from Top VC Funds

Bitpay Raises $40 million from Top VC Funds

Bitpay, the blockchain payment startup has announced to have raised $40 million in a Series B funding round. The round was participated in by leading venture capital firms like Menlo Ventures and ATG (Aquiline Technology Growth). Bitpay, which processes bitcoin and bitcoin cash payments for the merchants, had announced last