Andy Pag, founder and coordinator of Mt. Gox Legal, announced that he is stepping down from his position at the end of the month. Pag told CoinDesk that he believes the legal issues facing the now-defunct bitcoin exchange could hold up its civil rehabilitation process...
China could move to ban mining for bitcoin, based on a draft list of industrial activities the country’s state planner wants to eliminate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The co-founder of Ripple, Chris Larsen, along with his wife and Rippleworks, donated $25 million in digital currency to a California university, Coindesk reported. San Francisco State University called the donation the “largest gift ever made in a digital asset to a university in the...
A new report shows that cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase came out ahead of investment banking firm JPMorgan as one of LinkedIn’s top 50 U.S. employers for 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
People who want to use UnionBank of the Philippines‘s (UBP’s) new bitcoin ATM will need to have an account with the bank. According to The Next Web, UBP, the seventh-largest bank in the Philippines, launched its first cryptocurrency ATM this week. However, users will need to...
It looks like Elon Musk has a favorite cryptocurrency. “Dogecoin might be my fav cryptocurrency. It’s pretty cool,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday (April 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
In the wake of the crash in bitcoin last year, institutional players that had big plans for the cryptocurrency market are reigning in those efforts. According to a report in The New York Times citing sources who requested anonymity, the likes of Goldman Sachs, the New York...
An anonymous buyer has helped bitcoin rise to its highest level in nearly five months. According to Reuters, the crypto broke $5,000 for the first time since mid-November on Tuesday (April 2). By mid-afternoon, it was around $4,800. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is joining the ranks of large organizations hiring for the blockchain, The Next Web reported. According to a USAJobs listing, the SEC is seeking an “Attorney Adviser” to serve as a “Crypto Specialist.” The listing notes that the specialist...
