Bybit fined $1M by India’s financial regulator over compliance violations

In a fireside chat with Cointelegraph Executive Editor Jay Cassano at BlockShow Asia 2019, Elixxir President Jim Dolbear announced the launch of xx coin, a digital currency that will support decentralized messaging, payments, and dApps on the associated xx network.“The way this all unfolded originally had to do with privacy associated with political expression. Who…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $50,000 for the first time in history across major futures exchanges, including Binance Futures.However, on spot exchanges, like Coinbase and Binance, the price of Bitcoin rejected closely below $50,000.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance Futures). Source: TradingviewWhy more upside is likelyOn Feb. 16, the price of Bitcoin reached as high…

Crypto fraudsters, especially scammers, prey on naive buyers in the physical world by reading the fine print in contracts. Understandably, crypto heists pique the public's interest. The first consideration is the massive amount of money to be stolen—legacy financial organizations are rarely robbed of such large sums of money. Second, because cryptocurrencies have only lately…

Uniswap’s first governance proposal has ended in defeat, with votes in favor falling a whisker short of the required threshold. 561 Total views 11 Total shares The first governance vote for decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap has ended in failure, despite the proposal attracting overwhelming support of 98% of votes cast. Despite this, it fell roughly…

Last week, two US lawmakers introduced a bill dubbed the "Blockchain Promotional Act 2018" in the House of Representatives. Its main purpose is to establish a common definition of ‘blockchain’ technology along with a blockchain working group that would potentially overview studies for federal adoption of the technology.Here’s what the bill might mean for the…

A BlockShow panel shares insights on the future of crypto adoption from the perspective of Millennials. 1542 Total views 11 Total shares Millennials, a generation beleaguered by student debt, low pay and a lack of savings, can rewrite their financial narratives using Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency according to a panel discussion at this year's BlockShow…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.It is the last day of a very tough year for…

The CEO of United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase added to theories surrounding the downfall of Canadian platform QuadrigaCX in fresh social media comments on Feb. 21.In a series of tweets, Brian Armstrong suggested the exchange, which is currently undergoing restructuring procedures and owes creditors around $190 million, did not attempt fraud.“(QuadrigaCX) was one of the…