IRS Focusing on Potential Illicit Activities Facilitated by Bitcoin ATMs: Official

feature Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock, believes a market boom for its security trading platform tZERO lies just around the corner. Speaking to CoinDesk in an interview Wednesday, Byrne said he expected volumes to soar after the year-long lock-up period for the tZERO Preferred (TZROP) token ends in August and the platform opens up to retail…

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Grayscale Investments in conjunction with NYSE Arca has filed for approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) to a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF).Grayscale’s Ethereum trust is the largest ether investment product in the world, with almost $5 billion in assets under management.“At Grayscale, our unwavering

news The U.S. House Financial Services Committee plans to question the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about cryptocurrencies and Facebook’s Libra project next week, among a host of other topics. According to a calendar notice on the House of Representatives’ website, the committee will hold a one-panel hearing with SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, as well…

news The new chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) believes the emergence of crypto-assets could be a major hurdle for the agency as it plans to review its current frameworks for assessing global financial vulnerability. In his inaugural speech in Hong Kong on Feb. 10, Randal K. Quarles, who also serves as the vice…

news Social investing platform eToro has just announced the acquisition of Firmo – a smart contract startup that enables derivatives to be tokenized “on any major blockchain.” While the purchase amount was not disclosed, eToro co-founder and CEO Yoni Assia said that the move is aimed to “accelerate the growth of our tokenized assets offering.” Assia continued:…

Bitcoin's price hits new all-time high over $48,000 despite U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's warning that cryptocurrencies are prone to illicit uses..Feb 11, 2021 at 2:35 p.m. UTCFirst Mover: Bitcoin at Center Stage (and Record High) as Mastercard, BNY Go CryptoPrice PointBitcoin jumped more than 6% Thursday to a new record high of $48,297 after Mastercard…

GraFun, a new memecoin launchpad and trading platform on the BNB Chain, is set to launch on September 27, 2024, at 11 am UTC. It introduces a "Fair Curve" mechanism aimed at promoting fair launches and long-term investment in memecoins. GraFun has garnered support from significant players in the crypto ecosystem, including Floki, BNB Chain

Feb 14, 2020 at 13:25 UTCHong Kong. Credit: ShutterstockAmber Group, a Hong Kong-based startup offering a range of cryptocurrency finance services, has raised $28 million in a Series A round.Leading the investment are Paradigm and Pantera Capital, with Polychain Capital, Blockchain.com, Coinbase Ventures and Fenbushi Capital also participating. Existing investor Dragonfly Capital was also on…