The U.S. SEC announces an emergency action against Telegram’s initial token offering, which has already raised over $1.7 billion. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Telegram and the forthcoming GRM token constitute an unregistered digital…
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Founder of Alternative to Facebook’s Libra Exaggerates ‘Partnerships’
Founder of the OpenLibra project Lucas Geiger reportedly misrepresentes some of the organizations involved in the project. The founder of the OpenLibra project, Lucas Geiger, reportedly misrepresented some of the organizations involved in the project. OpenLibra founder apologized through Telegram…
Updated Bitfinex Mobile App Now Includes Derivatives Trading Support
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announces the latest update to its mobile app, which now includes derivatives trading support. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the latest updates and optimizations to its mobile app. New version features support for derivatives trading On Oct.…
Coinbase Custody Announces Support for Maker Governance Voting
Coinbase Custody now allows Maker holders to participate in the project’s governance. Coinbase Custody now allows Maker (MKR) holders to participate in the project’s governance without withdrawing their funds. The announcement comes from a Coinbase blog post published on Oct.…
Chinese Mining Giant Canaan to Go Public in US in November: Sources
One of China’s BTC mining giants, Canaan Creative will reportedly be listed as a publicly traded firm in the U.S. in November 2019. Chinese crypto mining giant Canaan Creative plans to list as a publicly traded company in the United…
Top Coins Continue to Decline, Bitcoin Drops to $8,300 Threshold
Major cryptocurrency markets have seen a sharp drop today, with total market capitalization around $224 billion. Friday, Oct. 11 — Major cryptocurrency markets have continued sliding over the day, with only three coins in the top-20 list reporting gains. Cryptocurrency…
US IRS Adds Question on Crypto Usage to New Income Tax Form Draft
The U.S. IRS will ask taxpayers whether they received, sold, sent or exchanged any financial interest in cryptocurrencies in 2019. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has added a question on crypto ownership to the standard 1040 income tax…
US SEC, FinCEN, CFTC Jointly Warn Against Illicit Use of Crypto Assets
The chairs of the U.S. SEC, CFTC and FinCEN have issued a rare joint statement urging digital asset holders to comply with AML/CFT regulations. The chairmen of the three primary financial regulators in the United States have released a joint…
How Severe Is Roche Freedman’s Lawsuit Against Tether and Bitfinex?
Litigation firms files lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, as legal experts debate whether the companies manipulated the value of USDT. At the start of October, New York-based legal firm Roche Freedman filed a new class-action lawsuit against stablecoin firm Tether…
Facebook Sued for Trademark Infringement Over Libra Logo Design
Facebook in court over Libra trademark infringement, with the plaintiff alleging that Libra’s three waves logo is a recycled design. Finco Services of Delaware has initiated a lawsuit against Facebook in a New York court, Oct.10, over the swirly tilde…