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Western Union Isn’t Adding Crypto Transfers Any Time Soon

Western Union (WU), an American person-to-person money transfer company, won't be adding any cryptocurrency transfers to its solutions any time soon, the company CEO confirmed. This Wednesday morning, during the Economic Club of New York, Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek said WU won't be joining the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Fujitsu and Japanese Police Team up for Crypto and Blockchain Training

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has been helping train regional police forces in the Chiba Prefecture in blockchain and cryptocurrency-related matters.Per Nikkei, Fujitsu held a series of joint, “knowledge-sharing” workshops, co-hosted with cyber police officials, briefing some 50 police...

, by Tim Alper

Facebook Surprises With “Refined” Ban on Crypto Ads

In a surprise move, Facebook on Tuesday evening appeared to backpedal its previous stance on crypto related ads on its platform, saying that they have been looking for ways to “refine” their blanket ban policy with regards to crypto.“In the last few months, we’ve looked at...

, by Fredrik Vold

Trolling Buffett Is a New Hobby in the Cryptoverse

Many public personas have expressed their skepticism in regards to cryptocurrency, but none so vocally as Warren Buffett, the legendary stock investor and long-time bitcoin skeptic. However, crypto fans do not take very well to criticism - especially if all the arguments sound uninformed and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Britain’s Youngest Self-Made Bitcoin Billionaire Is Just 34

Ben Delo might just be proof that dreams do come true. The 34-year-old Oxford graduate who lives in Hong Kong is Britain’s youngest self-made Bitcoin billionaire having founded cryptocurrency exchange BitMex in 2014. BitMex, which is the so-called zero-fee exchange and, at the press time, is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Suspected Fraudster Caught Red-handed by Exchange Staff

Police in Seoul’s Gangnam District have caught a suspected cryptocurrency fraudster in the act – following a tip-off from the staff at an undisclosed major exchange in the South Korean capital.YTN reports that on May 16, a 26-year-old man visited the offices of an exchange, where he...

, by Tim Alper

Lambo Trader Launches Own Stablecoin

Elizabeth White is living the crypto dream - she transformed the “when Lambo” meme into a full-time job, facilitating deals for the Italian luxury car in exchange for cryptocurrencies in a matter of days. But now, the CEO of White Company is talking about launching their own...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Seoul District’s Digital Fiat Could Become Model for all of S Korea

A local district in Seoul is pushing ahead with a pilot scheme that has seen it introduce a groundbreaking digital fiat. Nowon, in the north of the South Korean capital, first debuted its Nowon Coin currency in February this year.Nowon’s pilot scheme currently allows residents in the area to...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese Bitcoin Whale Trash-Talks NEO, Ripple and Other Big Names

Li Xiaolai allegedly holds the most Bitcoins in China - but that didn’t help when he was secretly recorded during a private conversation, and the recording was subsequently leaked. The amount of swear words wasn’t even the start of it: he not only offended individual crypto investors...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

New York State Changes Stance on Crypto Miners

The State of New York has opened its door for negotiations with power-thirsty crypto mining operators, Bloomberg reported. The move marks a departure from the traditional stance where power suppliers would not necessarily agree to negotiate contracts on an individual basis.It also comes only four...

, by Fredrik Vold

Take This Chance to Shape Crypto Regulation

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a new group of global regulators, are asking for feedback on the consultation questions, which could help develop regulations for fin-tech firms, including crypto projects.The GFIN, put together following an initiative by the UK Financial Conduct...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ukraine Edges Further Toward Crypto Legalization

Ukraine may be on the verge of officially recognizing cryptocurrencies as financial “instruments” – putting tokens on the same financial footing as stocks and bonds.Per media outlet Segodnye, the head of the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market (NSCOFF) Timur...

, by Tim Alper

A New Adoption Case: Paying Bills With Crypto in Australia

Although accepting cryptocurrency may be the furthest thing from various service providers’ minds, two fintech startups in Australia have decided to let crypto holders pay their bills with cryptocurrency. Regardless of whether the business accepts crypto or not, Cointree and Gobbill are there...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Gov’t Could Have Done More to Stop USD 100m of Hacks – S Korean MP

Government security checks are doing too little to help prevent hacking attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, claims an opposition party MP.Min Kyung-wook, of the Liberty Korea Party, is a member of the National Assembly’s Science, Technology Information and Communication...

, by Tim Alper

Binance CEO: We (Still) Don’t Like Big ICOs

In what seems as a response to increasing pressure towards Binance to list different coins, the company CEO wrote a blog post explaining what companies should, and should not do, in order to get listed on the platform. In a blog post on LinkedIn, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), gives crypto...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korean Exchanges In Regulation Race

With the South Korean government seemingly committed to introducing regulations pertaining to the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges, a number of leading platforms are looking to preempt Seoul by beefing up their financial and security networks before regulations come into place.Seoul has...

, by Tim Alper

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