Bitfinex’s motion to modify an injunction by the New York Attorney General has been approved by the state’s supreme court. Justice Joel Cohen of the New York Supreme Court has granted the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange’s motion to modify an injunction…
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Proposed Securities Framework Wrong for Regulating Crypto Exchanges, Argues Kraken
Kraken argues against proposed regulation of crypto by Canadian securities entities. Canadian exchange Kraken has published a paper arguing against proposed regulation of crypto assets by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC).…
Poloniex Stops Offering Nine Coins in US Due to Uncertain Regulations
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex will stop offering nine coins in the United States due to uncertain regulations. Leading cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex will stop offering nine coins to United States-based customers due to uncertain regulations, according to a blog post published…
UN Secretariat Signs Agreement with Nonprofit to Reward Climate Action With Crypto
Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change signed an MoU with blockchain firm W-Foundation. A climate change initiative of the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with nonprofit organization W-Foundation to collaborate on climate action, according…
Crescent Cash Users Can Now Send Bitcoin Cash Via Text Message
On May 15, the BCH-based and open source Android wallet Crescent Cash launched a new feature that allows people to send bitcoin cash through a text message. The SMS sending service added to the wallet is due to the latest…
Big Four Firm KPMG Identifies Top Four Skills Required for Blockchain Career
Big Four auditing firm KPMG has identified the top four skills needed for a blockchain-related career. Big Four auditing firm KPMG has identified the top four skills needed for a blockchain-related career, in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on…
Blockchain Sister Startups Allegedly Pull $8 Million Exit Scam
RepuX and JoyToken have reportedly completed an initial coin offering (ICO) exit scam together. Blockchain startups RepuX and JoyToken have reportedly pulled a joint initial coin offering (ICO) exit scam, according to an exposé by Hard Fork of The Next…
Report: Coinbase Negotiates Acquisition of Xapo’s Bitcoin Custody Business
Coinbase is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of the bitcoin custody business of cryptocurrency wallet provider Xapo for $50 million in cash. American major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of the bitcoin (BTC) custody business of cryptocurrency wallet…
Secretariat Under UN Agreement to Reward Users for Climate Action With Crypto
Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change signed an MoU with blockchain firm W-Foundation. A climate change initiative of the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain firm W-Foundation to collaborate on climate action, according…
Stellar Node Outage Causes Two-Hour Complete Transaction Freeze
Critics raised questions over decentralization after trusted nodes disabled the entire network from finding consensus. Blockchain network Stellar (XLM) stopped confirming transactions for two hours on May 15, executives confirmed following a user post on social media. Stellar, whose lumens…