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Bitcoin ATMs Growing in Popularity and Evolving

Bitcoin ATMs are growing in popularity. These devices let consumers buy and sometimes sell cryptocurrency in exchange for fiat currencies. An interesting battle is...

SEC Probes Cryptocurrency Brokerages to Better Understand Their Business Model

The SEC keeps close tabs on the cryptocurrency industry. Companies offering crypto trading are of particular interest to the agency. A further scrutiny of...

ICOs Are More Than Just Potentially Shady Projects

Initial coin offerings are still a controversial prospect in the financial sector. A growing number of fraudulent projects makes this industry appear far less...

SEC Commissioner Disagrees with Agency’s Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection

The US Securities and Exchange Commission rejected the latest Winklevoss twins' Bitcoin ETF application, but Commissioner Hester M. Peirce strongly disagrees. The price of Bitcoin...

House Committee Attendees Express Contrarian Views on Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency is a hot topic of debate in different sectors. Government officials are now weighing in on the future of Bitcoin. This week's House...

Washington Regulators Aim to Foster Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Innovation

Washington has built up a bit of a bad reputation in certain circles. This is primarily due to the region being considered as unfriendly...

Ukraine Not Regulating the Cryptocurrency Mining Industry

Cryptocurrency regulation can come in many different forms and shapes. The mining aspect of this booming industry can be subjected to specific rules accordingly....

Banks Shut Down Accounts for Cryptocurrency Exchange in Colombia

Compared to many other countries, Colombia is a small fish in the cryptocurrency sea, but interest is rising. Dark clouds, however, are appearing as...

Thai Sec Confirms ICO Tokens Will Not Be Traded Against Fiat Currencies

Cryptocurrency regulation will bring more legitimacy to this industry. The SEC in Thailand has been working on its official guidelines for some time now....

French Government Seeks to Regulate ICOs by Early 2019

The initial coin offering industry continues to attract a lot of attention. Especially regulators and legislators eye this business model with weary eyes. It...

Traders Think Regulatory Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Market Is a Good Thing

The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a shift as the issue of regulation remains at the fore of discussion; yet, according to some traders regulating...

Liechtenstein Prepares for “Light” Blockchain Regulation

Liechtenstein is a country few people associate with cryptocurrency. That will come to change in the future, as intriguing things are happening. More specifically,...