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Opera Browser Introduces Built-In Crypto Wallet

Opera, an internet browser, today announced their intent to release a new version that boasts a built-in crypto wallet. The version, currently available in a private beta on Android, will also support Ethereum dapps (decentralized apps).According to the blog post detailing this new version of the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

MasterCard Looks at Speeding Up Crypto Payments, Wins Patent

The international payment processing giant MasterCard is reportedly working on a solution to speed up crypto transactions to make them more feasible for merchants to accept from consumers.According to a document published by the US Patents and Trademark Office on Tuesday, cryptocurrencies are...

, by Fredrik Vold

This App Is a New Hit Among Wannabe Miners

There's a new desktop app, launched in June, that looks to solve one of the bigger problems in the crypto world.The problem with mining cryptocurrencies is that in some cases (yes, Bitcoin is one of them) you need a powerful machine in order to be profitable. And by 'powerful', we mean a machine...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korea’s Bithumb Runs into Banking Trouble

Bithumb, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has “temporarily” stopped accepting applications for new authenticated accounts in its home country, as it failed to agree with its bank.The exchange has been working with Nonghyup Bank (NH Bank) to provide real-name...

, by Tim Alper

Barclays Explores Crypto Trading – Report

British bank Barclays has put together a team of senior staff members to explore how it can start trading cryptocurrencies, according to a report by Barrons.Two employees are reportedly working on a project aiming to integrate cryptocurrencies into the firm’s trading operations, the report...

, by Fredrik Vold

Japan: Regulator Steps up Crypto Exchange Policing

Japan’s regulatory Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to intensify its policing of licensed exchanges – and will toughen its criteria for companies seeking to gain cryptocurrency exchange operating permits.The agency has recently concluded a series of inspections on existing...

, by Tim Alper

China to Slam Another Banhammer on Crypto – Report

China is continuing its crackdown on all things crypto, and this time it’s targeting foreign exchanges. State owned media is reporting that access to 124 unnamed foreign cryptocurrency exchanges, which offer their services to the mainland Chinese, will be closed. The same report in Shanghai...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bad News For Crypto From India

India’s top court refused to overturn a ban by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on lenders from dealing in cryptocurrencies. This move effectively outlaws cryptocurrencies in the country, which represents the third largest economy in Asia.The court was headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Lizard People and July Bonuses Pushed Bitcoin Up: Community Reactions

Bitcoin breached USD 7,000 within the past 24 hours, even coming close to USD 7,500 several times during this timeframe. Other cryptocurrencies have, perhaps expectedly, followed suit, so the market is an eye-soothing green color. What did the cryptoverse have to say about it?As the community is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto “Illegal in the Kingdom,” Says Saudi Arabia

With a warning published on a government website, Saudi Arabia became the latest country to declare cryptocurrency illegal within its borders. The strictly religious kingdom did, however, not specify any punitive measures against offenders.The note, published by the Saudi Arabian Monetary...

, by Fredrik Vold

S Korea: Major Exchanges Still Making Profits

Business appears to be still profitable for South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges after the three biggest platforms in the nation disclosed their earnings for the first half of 2018. The news comes in spite of a market downturn in the country that began in late January and has yet to...

, by Tim Alper

International Coalition J5 Unites Against Crypto Tax Criminals

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has formed the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5), a coalition between five countries aimed at investigating cryptocurrency crimes, such as tax evasion or fraud and money laundering. The coalition was formed as a response to a request...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Blanket Ban on Crypto is Unlikely in India: Official

India will not introduce a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies as neighboring China has done, Quartz India reported, citing an anonymous Indian official. Crypto trading may be allowed if it is regulated “as a commodity,” according to the report.“I don’t think anyone is really...

, by Fredrik Vold

Japan: Government Regulator, Companies Ramping Up Crypto Operations

Some of Japan’s biggest government and industry players are making major moves in the world of cryptocurrencies.The regulatory Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced it will create a special unit to deal specifically with cryptocurrencies and money laundering-related issues. The...

, by Tim Alper

Wall Street Serious About Crypto: Winklevoss Twins

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the twins behind the Gemini Exchange, said that the crypto market is still “primarily retail driven,” but that “this will change over time” as more Wall Street firms take the leap into crypto.In the interview with Bloomberg, the brothers, who...

, by Fredrik Vold

Digital Assets Mainstream Within 5 Years: Exec at Swiss Exchange

Thomas Zeeb, head of securities and exchanges at SIX Group responsible for the Swiss stock exchange's new digital asset platform (SDX), is of the opinion that crypto is at the same place where financial derivatives were in the early 90s. But it won’t take 30 years to go mainstream - “it...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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