South Korea’s “Sampo Generation” Find Escape in Crypto Amid Rigid Society
For many of South Korea’s millennials, cryptocurrency has proven the only way to escape the rigors of the country’s social demands. Many of South Korea’s young are now calling themselves “dirt spoons”, a reference in South Korea to economic and social status, with gold and silver spoons being the best off and dirt spoons being […]
US Crypto Regulations Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In the midst of the delay for the approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications after several rejections, and current uncertainty regarding regulatory framework, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce provided insights into the matter as an opportunity for better industry development. Last week, Heister made comments on the issues of state […]
Boston Startup Joins Atomic Swap Pursuit for Safer Crypto Trades
The Boston Globe has reported on startup Arwen as one of a growing number of firms seeking to make cryptocurrency exchanges more secure by adding a layer of technology that would enable users to convert one currency to another with more safety. Two Boston companies, Highland and Underscore, helped startup Arwen get started. The new firm […]
FSA Reports Drop in Crypto Inquiries, Is Japan Losing Interest?
In a report from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) last week, the number of inquiries about cryptocurrencies received by the Japanese financial regulator during the period of Q4 of 2018 had declined. Could Japan citizens be losing interest in crypto? According to the report published on 8 February, in Q3, the FSA had received as […]
QuadrigaCX Traders Await Rescue by Canadian Regulators
The regional securities regulator of British Columbia might have abandoned users of troubled crypto exchange QuadrigaCX but the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) may yet save the situation as it confirmed the start of its investigations into the scandal in a Reuters article. QuadrigaCX owner Gerald Cotten passed away unexpectedly last December, taking along with him the private key to […]
Argentinians Can Now Use Bitcoin for State Transport
Argentinians can now pay for the state public transport system Sistema Único de Boleto Electrónico (SUBE) with Bitcoin. https://twitter.com/bitexla/status/1093138688203198464 This has been made possible by Alto Viaje, the platform that is used to top up commuter SUBE cards, in a partnership with Bitex. Bitex is a blockchain-based platform that offers financial services to businesses. The […]
North America: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 2-8 February 2019
North America Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. The United States Leaked Info Show Possible ETF Regularization: SEC commissioner Robert Jackson’s comments, reportedly leaked before the press shows some optimism for a Bitcoin […]
Europe: Crypto and Blockchain News Roundup 2-8 February 2019
Europe Welcome to another weekly blockchain news roundup from around the world. Here we present to you all the latest Bitcoin news continent by continent and country by country. United Kingdom FCA Gives Go Ahead to London Firm for Contracts For Difference: United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given go-ahead to B2C2 OTC Ltd, […]
