Crypto News

Coinbase has just released its first-ever transparency report. The report provides insight into the number of requests for information that the exchange receives as well as how they handle what they call “legitimate requests” from the government. “As a...

According to the Economic Information Daily report, gas stations in Chinese tech hub Shenzen are now accepting the digital yuan, China’s upcoming Central Bank Digital Currency, days after citizens received over $1.5 million in the currency as part of...

The Russian telecoms and mass media regulator, popularly known as Roskomnadzor, banned the peer-to-peer BTC trading platform LocalBitcoins once again. The Russian regulator has a history with LocalBitcoins, having first restricted access to the P2P platform four years ago....

In an official statement published on Friday morning, crypto exchange OKEx detailed that it has suspended all withdrawals since 11 am (Hong Kong time) on October 16. The notice read, "one of our private key holders is currently cooperating...

The Switzerland-based Libra Association has appointed former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Libra Networks, the Association's subsidiary. Earlier, the San Francisco-based venture firm Blockchain Capital joined Libra Association to advise...

The top soccer club in Russian premier League, Zenit St. Petersburg, has signed on to the Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare platform. As of today, Zenit players will be released as collectible and tradeable digital cards as part...

A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is seeking donations in bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization's bank account. The Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian police...

Financial regulators of the world's seven biggest economies will continue to oppose the launch of Facebook's virtual currency Libra until proper regulations are in place, a new report has revealed. While recognizing that digital currencies could improve financial services...

United States Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce, also known as "Crypto Mom," believes the recent action against BitMEX may be a wake-up call for crypto firms. In an interview with "Unchained Podcast" on Oct. 13, SEC commissioner told host Laura...

As reported earlier, the United Kingdom's financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority banned crypto derivatives exchanges. But the financial regulator ignored 97% of respondents to its consultation, according to its own policy statement. The 527 respondents included exchanges and companies...