Ethereum Watch

February 28, 2018 9:42 PM Advertisements The US SEC’s Office of the Ethics Counsel recently issued a memo regarding staff investment in cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. In January 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Ethics Counsel provided guidance to employees regarding virtual currency and digital asset trading, according to Bloomberg. […]

February 28, 2018 8:18 PM Advertisements With a new investor identification framework to be set in place, AUSTRAC and the ATO are gearing up to scrutinize investors in crypto. On February 28, 2018, it was reported that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) will seek out bitcoin investors with outstanding tax liabilities. Advertisements ATO deputy commissioner […]

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By now, everyone has heard of ICOs. In 2017, they outperformed venture capital funding and became the number one method of funding blockchain organizations. Advertisements But despite their surging popularity, a significant number of people are still scrambling to understand what exactly ICO actually is — and, more importantly, how they can use them to their advantage. […]

iStock.com/gamegfx Ethereum News Update Among seasoned Ethereum investors, there’s a belief that Bitcoin will undergo a crisis moment at some point in the future. Advertisements Here’s what would theoretically happen: Bitcoin starts to lose investor confidence, Ethereum is treated as a safe-haven asset, investment flows from BTC to ETH increase, and then the ETH/BTC ratio […]

February 27, 2018 12:55 AM Advertisements This past week, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering gathered for a plenary meeting. Unsurprisingly, virtual currency was part of the conversation. From February 21 through February 23, 2018, the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) met in Paris for its second plenary meeting under […]

February 27, 2018 12:56 AM Advertisements Poloniex users are in for a changing of the guard since the cryptocurrency exchange is now under new ownership. Today on February 26, 2018, the Poloniex exchange announced that it would join forces with Circle, a mobile payment liquidity provider. Advertisements Circle likewise issued a statement saying its acquisition […]

Lisk Rebrands Its Platform, Announces Platform Updates Lisk (LSK), an alternative cryptocurrency launched on 24 May 2016 following a successful crowd-funding in the first quarter of that same year, has officially rebranded itself. The rebranding was presented by the Lisk team to both in-house and online audiences, numbering more than 10,000 viewers. Max Kordek, CEO […]

Coinbase to submit data on 13,000 users to IRS, Georgia state senators consider accepting cryptocurrency as valid form of payment, top 5 price changes, and more! Advertisements Coinbase announced that it must provide the data of 13,000 users to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion. Image from […]

Ethereum News Update As cryptocurrency markets continue to trade sideways, investors are growing impatient. What happened to three- and four-digit returns? Where are the epic rallies? Advertisements Sorry to disappoint, but it’s not that simple. No one can pinpoint when cryptos will surge (don’t trust anyone who says they can predict with 100% accuracy). Animal spirits […]