Craig Wright, a man who claims he invented Bitcoin, was recently ordered by a judge in Florida to surrender around $3 billion of his holdings in the cryptocurrency, according to a report by Bloomberg. Now Wright says he might not even be able to access...
The Bank of Russia has been testing stablecoins that are attached to real assets, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Digital asset financial services platform BitOoda Holdings, LLC notched a $7 million seed round, the company said in an announcement. The firm says its “investor base was spurred by the achievement of several industry firsts in the past year, with the inclusion of the planning...
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) announced that it approved its first initial coin offering (ICO) — “ICO visa” — to the cryptocurrency fundraising platform French ICO. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The PIT digital currency exchange of Blockchain.com is one of the few exchanges to turn on the U.K. Faster Payments Scheme, The Block reported. The Faster Payments Scheme, as it stands, is a U.K. banking effort that cuts payment times between the customer accounts of...
Cryptocurrency accounting firm Lukka has released a new service that will figure out the taxes on crypto assets, according to a report by CoinDesk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Blockchain firm Diginex and the United Nations Migration Agency announced the rollout of a tool that is based on the blockchain in an effort to keep migrant domestic workers from exploitation, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Bitcoin may struggle to recover from the effects of one of the largest digital currency scams, Bloomberg reported Monday (Dec. 16). The popular cryptocurrency could stay under pressure as those behind the PlusToken scandal unload tokens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
A hacker reportedly took tokens worth $6.7 million from the VeChain Foundation, which is the group behind the VeChain public blockchain platform construction, Yahoo Finance reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...