Actually using the phrase “dubious” to describe them, Russian Central Bank First Deputy Governor Sergei Shvetsov announced news on Tuesday that Russia will block access to sites that offer cryptocurrency exchanges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have their skeptics. The latest person to come out against the popular cryptocurrency crowdfunding method is Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales, who called the capital-raising technique and “absolute scam.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
With initial coin offerings getting attention from regulators around the world, European Central Bank governing council member Ewald Nowotny has disclosed that the European Central Bank is looking at putting regulation on the books regarding ICOs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The extradition of a Russian man accused of laundering billions of dollars in Bitcoin is being made possible thanks to a Greek Supreme Court ruling. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Cryptocurrencies may have naysayers on Wall Street, but Goldman Sachs isn’t one of them, according to news from The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
While Swiss financial watchdog FINMA announced it is investigating a number of initial coin offerings (ICOs) for possible breaches of Swiss law, South Korea has decided to ban the crowdfunding method altogether. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former Chairman Arthur Levitt doesn’t think the regulator is equipped to handle bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has been surging in value all year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
JPMorgan Chase continues to route customer orders for bitcoin-related instruments, despite its CEO calling the cryptocurrency “a fraud” and threatening to fire anyone at the bank who trades it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. 31. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...