U.S.-based exchange Kraken has acquired Australia’s oldest crypto exchange, Bit Trade. U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken has acquired Australia’s oldest crypto exchange.  In a recent development, Kraken announced its acquisition of Bit Trade, an Australia-based crypto exchange formed in 2013, in a Jan. 14 press release on Kraken’s blog.  The Bit Continue Reading

A different view of cryptocurrencies post-crisis? ‘‘It was quite profound to see Bitcoin acting as a clear safe haven.” For one week, the Iran–United States military crisis gripped the crypto community. It began on Jan. 3 with a U.S. drone strike on a convoy traveling near Baghdad International Airport, killing Continue Reading

Managing director Tim McCourt says CME’s Bitcoin’s options launch was a success, hitting multiple targets on day one. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is happy with the results of its Bitcoin options trading product launch on Jan. 13, according to CME Group’s managing director and global head of equity index Continue Reading

On January 9th, digital asset marketplace Binance.US unveiled a mobile app for iOS and Android users. On January 9th, digital asset marketplace Binance.US unveiled a mobile app for iOS and Android users. Early user response? After successful beta testing on both iOS and Android versions in December, users can now Continue Reading

Bitcoin and Ether are commodities, while the status of XRP is still unclear, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert believes. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are commodities, while the status of XRP is still unclear, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said. CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert has reiterated the Continue Reading

Blockvest’s founder Reginald Ringgold is alleged to have forged signatures and encouraged false declarations in key lawsuit evidence, the SEC argues. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission have argued in a Jan. 10 filing that Blockvest founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III falsified and, in one case, forged signatures in Continue Reading

Legal counsel for one of several active class-action lawsuits against iFinex for allegedly manipulating BTC’s price has filed to lead the entire class and proceedings. One legal team looks to lead the three ongoing suits against IFinex alleging that illegal conduct involving iFinex’s subsidiaries Tether and Bitfinex was behind Bitcoin’s Continue Reading

The Texas State Securities Board has included cryptocurrencies in its list of top threats to investors, according to the latest Texas Investor Guide. Texas regulators have included cryptocurrencies in their list of top threats to investors, according to the latest Texas Investor Guide. In its tenth anniversary edition of the Continue Reading

Dash and Bitcoin SV have posted some 2017-like gains in recent days as a technical correction looks likely to be on the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) has been showing strength recently, as it surged from $6,900 to $8,500 in a matter of two weeks. Not only has Bitcoin sees a period Continue Reading