Acting Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said the SEC’s investigation into the sale of tokens by tZERO’s subsidiary is “almost inactive.” “We have not received requests for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for almost a year,” said Jonathan Johnson in an interview with Fox Business. Recall that the SEC launched an investigation into…
Apple, one of the largest companies in the world, appreciates the potential of long-term cryptocurrencies. In a discussion with CNN Business, Jennifer Bailey, vice president of Apple Pay, explained that the company “pursues” cryptocurrencies. However, she said that consumers should not expect such services in the near future. Apple is one of the leading smartphone…
According to the OKEx report, 20 countries account for almost 75% of the total traffic to cryptocurrency exchanges. The United States tops this list, Russia in second place. As part of a study conducted by OKEx senior researcher Laura Kong, Lora Kong analyzed the traffic changes of the 53 most commonly used cryptocurrency exchanges in…
The Zcash Foundation is concerned about the delay in the transfer of rights to the Zcash trademark by the cryptocurrency development company Electric Coin Company. In a recent Zcash Foundation blog post, fund executive director Joshua Cincinnati expressed concern and disappointment at the actions of the Electric Coin Company (ECC), which allegedly broke its promise…
From today it is forbidden to trade in cryptocurrency in the French-speaking country of Burundi. The official reason is that the government cannot offer protection in the event of problems or disputes. The government intervenes Some residents of the African country lost money because they lost money because they (badly) traded with cryptocurrency. Alfred Nyobewumusi,…
Blockchain.com is planning an investment fund for start-ups According to a report published by Yahoo Finance, Blockchain.com is planning a $ 50 million investment fund. The money would be invested in different start-ups in the crypto ecosystem, to diversify the company’s activity. Currently, most of Blockchain.com’s profits come from ads built into the company’s blockchain….
The FINSUM 2019 conference kicked off in Japan, where cryptocurrency enthusiast Anthony Pompliano spoke. He talked with representatives of the country’s regulator and noted the friendliness of Japan to cryptocurrencies. Anthony Pompliano met with senior executives of the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA), agency commissioner Toshihide Endo, and director of financial technology and innovation Jumpei…
A message appeared on Twitter of the BitMEX derivatives exchange, in which the Binance exchange is accused of copying part of the documentation related to the futures trading service. “Congratulations to Binance on launching a futures test network. We are glad you enjoyed reading our documentation. And we’re even more glad that you liked it…
The popular Whale Alert service, which tracks large cryptocurrency transactions, together with the BitcoinAbuse service will track wallets related to crimes. BitcoinAbuse is a publicly accessible database of cryptocurrency wallets and addresses used by hackers and criminals. Using this data, Whale Alert plans to draw attention to the use of these addresses. “We teamed up…
The Luxembourg division of the consulting company PwC, a member of the Big Four, will accept bitcoins. On Monday, the company’s website publishedA message saying that this step was taken in response to increased demand from customers. “Many people understand that bitcoin is the first peer-to-peer payment mechanism that cannot be hacked, and the functioning…
