Ethereum Watch

On Thursday, two prominent trade groups received a letter from the SEC demanding answers about cryptocurrency investment funds. Advertisements On January 18, 2018, the director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Investment Management, Dalia Blass, issued a letter addressed to the heads of two trade groups: the Investment Company Institute and the […]

The CFTC has accused The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited of defrauding customers. The story of wild deception leads observers to wonder how many other scams are out there. Advertisements A complaint filed on January 18, 2018 by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) alleges that since April 2017 until now, the CEO of The Entrepreneurs Headquarters […]

On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission reiterated their concerns about the cryptocurrency markets. Advertisements On January 19, 2018, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) co-enforcement directors Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin as well as Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) enforcement director James McDonald issued a joint statement on virtual currency […]

January 19, 2018 11:00 PM Advertisements If it is legitimate, a document released by authorities in Beijing will prohibit payment service providers from facilitating cryptocurrency-related transactions, among other stipulations. Reports from state-owned media sources in China on January 19, 2018, indicate that a circular, titled “Notice Concerning the Self-examination and Rectification of Providing Payment Services […]

On Thursday, the International Organization of Securities Commissions reminded investors to take care when deciding whether to participate in token offerings (ICOs). Advertisements On January 18, 2018, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Board published a cautionary note about initial coin offerings (token offerings). “There are clear risks associated with these offerings. ICOs are […]

January 19, 2018 11:40 PM Advertisements Visa’s CEO made a statement in a recent interview that the company will not be processing transactions based on cryptocurrencies. In an interview, Visa CEO Alfred Kelly said that his company “won’t process transactions that are cryptocurrency-based, we’ll only process fiat currency-based transactions.” Advertisements Responding on January 17 to […]

Decentralized exchange startup Radar Relay has announced that it has added support for the Ledger hardware wallet. Advertisements In a post published Wednesday, the Øx order book provider announced the integration with Ledger, allowing people who use the hardware to transfer ether (the cryptocurrency of the ethereum network) or supported ERC-20-based tokens directly to another Ledger […]

Advertisements credits:istock.com/allanswart Making Sense of the Cryptocurrency Crash 2018 How eerie is it that exactly 10 days ago, I was sitting in the exact same spot around the exact same time and writing about the possibility of an Ethereum crash? 10 days later, it has occurred and here I am, reiterating my stance. There’s little […]

All this week, a dark cloud hung over cryptocurrency markets. It was caused by the first batch of Bitcoin futures contracts coming due…and investors having no idea what to expect from the fallout. Advertisements But then the contract was settled. The world continued spinning on its axis, and the sun still rose in the east. […]

January 18, 2018 11:37 PM Advertisements On Thursday, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Blockstream announced the launch of the Cryptocurrency Data Feed, a real-time provider of price information and order books for more than 15 cryptocurrency exchanges from around the world. On January 18, 2018, the Intercontinental Exchange (parent company of the New York Stock […]