cryptocurrency
China’s Hebei province to clamp down on cryptocurrency mining and trading
The cyberspace commission in China’s northern Hebei province said it will cooperate with other government departments to crack down on virtual currency mining and trading, the late...
Interactive Brokers launches cryptocurrency trading
Interactive Brokers Group has said it has launched low-fee cryptocurrency trading on its platform, making it the latest online retail brokerage to add digital assets to its offerin...
Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up
The price of cryptocurrencies plunged and crypto trading was delayed on Tuesday, a day in which El Salvador ran into snags as the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
US SEC charges BitConnect founder with $2 billion cryptocurrency fraud
The top US securities regulator has sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged role in fraudulently raising about $2 billion f...
PayPal launches crypto buying and selling in the UK
PayPal Holdings Inc will allow customers in the United Kingdom to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company has said.
Crypto platform Poly Network says hacked funds returned
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network has said that almost all of the $610 million stolen this month in one of the biggest crypto heists had now been returned by the unknown person ...
Ether near two-month high ahead of major protocol change
Ether held near two-month highs on Thursday ahead of a major adjustment to its underlying ethereum blockchain that would alter the way transactions are processed.
Binance founder willing to go, as pressure mounts
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said he was willing to step down whenever he finds a successor who can do a “better job”, as one of the world’s biggest cryptocurre...
Bitcoin leaps 12% to test recent peaks, ether hits 3-week high
Cryptocurrencies popped to the top of recent ranges yesterday, as short sellers bailed out in the wake of a strong week and while traders hoped a handful of positive comments from ...
Yellen urges quick US adoption of stablecoin rules
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told regulators that the US government must move quickly to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a rapidly growing class of digital...
US launches online hub to help ransomware victims
The US government has unveiled an online hub for the victims of ransomware attacks, saying it will make it easier for companies and municipalities to find resources and get assista...
News short: Square to create new bitcoin-focused business unit
FinTech company Square Inc is creating a new business focused on bitcoin, Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said in a tweet on Thursday.
Dorsey’s Square plans to make hardware wallet for bitcoin
Square Inc will make a hardware wallet for bitcoin, the payments company confirmed in a tweet yesterday, shortly before US Senator Elizabeth Warren flagged growing risks posed to c...
Visa says spending on crypto-linked cards topped $1 billion in first half this year
Visa Inc has said its customers spent more than $1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of this year, as the payments processor takes steps to make crypto transacti...