Ethereum Watch

February 28, 2018 12:52 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, Bill Gates provided his opinion on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings. Despite his previous excitement about bitcoin, it seems that the billionaire tech titan is not buying the present hype. In indicting cryptocurrencies for being complicit in drug-related deaths, Gates may be missing the bigger picture. On […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

February 26, 2018 10:45 PM Advertisements Alongside many of its industry rivals, Goldman Sachs has filed its annual report with the SEC for fiscal year 2017. The records reveal the finance giant’s perspective on cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technologies. Goldman Sachs submitted its Form 10-K today to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These […]

iStock.com/LEEDDONG Ethereum News Update Venezuela’s attempt to create a state-backed cryptocurrency is one of the weirdest experiments in blockchain, but apparently, Turkey finds it alluring. Advertisements I think it makes Ethereum look more feasible. Of course, it’s not exactly clear what Venezuela accomplished with its national token. Details are few and far between. All we […]

February 23, 2018 7:31 PM Advertisements The Iranian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister recently revealed that a bank in the country has been developing a cryptocurrency. That same day, local media reported that the central bank is pledging a virtual currency clampdown. In a February 21 tweet, Iranian ICT Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi announced […]