Ethereum Watch

From money transmitter licenses and utility tokens to blockchain-based records management systems and cryptocurrency tax exemptions, Wyoming’s legislature has been tremendously active in the digital asset space. Advertisements Over the last several weeks, the Wyoming legislature has passed five bills related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies. ETHNews provides a brief overview of each piece of legislation. […]

On the morning of March 14, 2018, the House Financial Services Committee will host a hearing on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Advertisements On Pi Day, the US House Financial Services Committee is slated to host a hearing entitled “Examining the Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets.” The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EST on […]

The governor of the People’s Bank of China has suggested that physical money may be supplanted by its digital counterpart in the country. Advertisements UPDATED | March 9, 2018: The People’s Bank of China is currently developing a digital currency, known as the DCEP, or Digital Currency (for) Electronic Payment, according to a report from […]

On Friday, a tiny, virtually unknown cryptocurrency went to the moon for a few minutes. It appeared that in a straight-line trajectory, PACcoin suddenly began trading for more than 1000 times its historical price. Advertisements On March 9, 2018, PACcoin was suddenly listed as the third largest cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap, one of the leading price […]

iStock.com/Lightboxx Ethereum News Update Ethereum prices, and cryptocurrency values more broadly, slipped again on Thursday as investors mulled regulatory actions in the United States and Japan. Advertisements This is surprising, given that U.S. regulators have largely welcomed cryptocurrencies with open arms. They tend to harbor a deep respect for innovation. Even if they worry about […]

March 8, 2018 1:16 AM Advertisements Later this week, Japan’s FSA will serve administrative notices to several cryptocurrency exchanges and may suspend some operations, according to Wednesday reports. On March 7, 2018, it was reported that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will soon clamp down on some of the nation’s cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps […]

Samsung SDS is looking to capitalize on investments and research into emerging technologies by upgrading its smart logistics platform to include blockchain and artificial intelligence. Advertisements At a press conference in South Korea today, Samsung SDS CEO Hong Won-pyo detailed recent upgrades to its smart logistics platform, Cello, an optimization software tool that has applications […]

iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Ethereum News Update Looming over the cryptocurrency market is a big question mark concerning how regulators view the asset class. Advertisements Are they commodities? Are they securities? The difference might not seem important to investors, but it could have a huge impact on Ethereum prices. After all, securities are tightly regulated. Classifying cryptocurrencies […]

iStock.com/allanswart Ethereum News Update To many crypto-enthusiasts, blockchain is synonymous with decentralization. A growing number of powerful entities, however, think the two are separable, and that may give Ethereum an edge over Bitcoin. Advertisements Why, you ask? Well, Bitcoin has a political mission carved into its DNA. Its core aim is to disrupt the financial […]

On Wednesday, the SEC gave notice that exchanges supporting security tokens must register with the agency or seek exemption. This requirement extends to platforms that facilitate the trading of tokens distributed through initial coin offerings (ICOs), if those digital assets are subject to federal securities law. Advertisements On March 7, 2018, the US Securities and […]