Kraken considers dropping USDT in Europe ahead of new regulations

Ugandan legislators are exploring the role of cryptocurrencies in connection with pyramid scheme frauds that are often found in the country, local newspaper PML Daily reported on Feb. 4.While legislators are moving forward with a proposal to criminalize Ponzi schemes, cryptocurrencies may come under fire as well.Speaking at the parliament, the State Minister of Finance…

Band Protocol is about to give Chainlink a run for its money on Ethereum. Band is one of Chianlink’s main competitors in the oracle space that is based on Cosmos technology. In a recent Cointelegraph interview, Soravis Srinawakoon, the CEO of Band Protocol, said:“If you look at Chainlink, one data request right now can take…

Five clients reportedly filed police complaints after token withdrawals were apparently halted, leaving them unable to reclaim around $55,000 in cryptocurrency and fiat. 651 Total views 20 Total shares A cryptocurrency exchange in Hong Kong has reportedly stopped all withdrawal requests, according to reports. Coinsuper is the sole crypto firm in China that is licensed…

2018 has witnessed a steady increase in the number of food manufacturers and retailers using blockchains to enhance their operations. From tracking the quality of food to facilitating international trades in grain, blockchain technology has been turning up repeatedly in recent months; and while many deployments of such tech have been conducted on a trial…

Friday, May 3 — the crypto markets have rallied today, with bitcoin (BTC) breaking new 2019 highs. All the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are seeing significant gains over the past 24 hours, as well as over the past 7 days to press time.Market visualization from Coin360Bitcoin has broken multiple price thresholds over the…

The security token markets continued to slump last month, with sector-wide trade volume receding by more than 40%. 661 Total views 6 Total shares The bullish momentum enjoyed by the security token sector in the first three quarters of 2020 has well and truly subsided, with monthly volume crashing by more than 40% for the…

Prosecutors announced that the arrest was part of an investigation into an unnamed individual over cryptology services and complicity with illicit activities.

The research report blamed the increase of Bitcoin's carbon footprint on the China mining ban and claimed Chinese miners were more renewable energy focused. 357 Total views 18 Total shares Bitcoin network’s proof-of-work mining consensus has been a topic of evironmental, social and governance (ESG) debates for a long time and a new study may…

SushiSwap (SUSHI), a fork of Uniswap created by the controversial developer “Chef Nomi,” has been handed over to FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on Sep. 6 in an unexpected takeover. The decision happened after SUSHI fell from $9.5 to $1.13 in just five days.SUSHI 4-hour price chart. Source: TradingView.comCreator controversially sold around $13m of dev funds,…