‘PolitiFi’ tokens surged 667% so far this year, outperforming all memecoins

In a tweet, Lawyer Jake Chervinsky expressed his hopes that the governor will veto the bill “for the sake of New York.” 389 Total views 14 Total shares As the state of New York pushes forward a bill that will ban proof-of-work (PoW) mining once approved, members of the crypto community express their disagreement through…

Tarbert's brief term was nonetheless notable for clarity on cryptocurrency in U.S. regulation. 2316 Total views 9 Total shares Heath Tarbert is no longer the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, but he will remain one of its five commissionerIn a CFTC announcement on Thursday afternoon, Tarbert followed through with his resignation, which he…

“I have resigned from the CEO and Chairman of Bitmain as of today,” said Jihan Wu. 1029 Total views 7 Total shares The power struggle between Bitmain co-founders Micree Zhan and Jihan Wu appears to be at an end. In a tweet on January 26, Wu announced his decision to step down from the company.The…

The Swiss wCBDC pilot project will be hosted on SDX and use the infrastructure of Swiss Interbank Clearing. 865 Total views 4 Total shares The Swiss National Bank (SNB), six commercial banks and the SIX Swiss Exchange will work together to pilot the issuance of wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the nation, officially

A G7 taskforce is being created to examine how central banks can regulate cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s libra, Reuters reported on June 21.Francois Villeroy de Galhau, the governor of France’s central bank, said:“We want to combine being open to innovation with firmness on regulation. This is in everyone’s interest.”Although Paris has said it is not against Facebook creating a financial instrument,…

The committee is unveiling the standards later in July, culminating a yearslong process.

2018 will long be remembered as the start of a significant cryptocurrency bear market, but the declining market still provided opportunities for scam artists to snag unwary investors.Given that 2017 was a breakout year for Bitcoin (BTC) and the likes, investors were clamoring to enter the fray as the price of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed toward the…