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ETHNews surveys efforts by Lithuania, Switzerland, and Ukraine to regulate and study blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in their respective nations. Advertisements Blockchain technology is taking off, and to keep pace with the development of disruptive platforms, governments around the globe are responding. The Bank of Lithuania has revealed plans this week for a regulatory sandbox […]

Credit:iStock.com/Adrian Bysiak Advertisements I’ve often heard that wisdom is the rarest commodity on Earth, but I never fully grasped its meaning till yesterday. I was reading conflicting reports about Korea’s impending regulations—none of which is written in stone—and then ETH prices fell by double digits. I was shocked. One report said that Korean authorities were […]

In February, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on cryptocurrency. The meeting will reportedly feature testimony from the leaders of the CFTC and the SEC, agencies that have cautiously defined the parameters of cryptocurrency regulation. Advertisements On Thursday, it was reported that the US Senate Banking Committee plans to host a hearing on […]

Bills introduced to state legislatures in Florida and Nebraska would allow for EDCCs, or smart contracts, to be legally enforceable. They would also define qualifying blockchain-mediated digital signatures as legitimate in the eyes of the law. Advertisements A bill introduced to the Florida House of Representatives on January 9 proposes to recognize EDCCs (popularly known […]

Investors and exchanges in South Korea were bracing themselves for what was understood as a potential government-issued ban on cryptocurrency trading; but conflicting reports from different parts of the government are now surfacing, leaving the global community rocking on its heels. Advertisements UPDATED | January 11, 2018 4:25 pm On Wednesday, January 10, 2018, reports […]

Credit:iStock.com/ByoungJoo Advertisements Once again, regulators at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have rejected applications for Bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs), citing volatility as their main concern. Three different funds submitted proposals for the ETFs. However, all three put distance between the proposed product and the underlying asset, meaning that the ETFs would not hold […]

January 10, 2018 12:17 AM Advertisements The vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission is calling for support from regulators around the world to examine cryptocurrencies. On January 8, 2018, vice chairman of the South Korean Financial Services Commission, Kim Yong-bum, appeared before the Steering Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an […]

January 10, 2018 12:42 AM Advertisements On Tuesday, the company announced KODAKOne, a blockchain-based platform that aims to assist photographers with the registration and licensing of their work, along with a token offering. Some are questioning the strategy. A picture’s worth a thousand words, and to investors in Eastman Kodak, a blockchain is apparently worth […]

While everyone was in shock and awe at what appeared to be a cryptocurrency crash (it wasn’t), one digital currency kept on gradually inching higher. And no points for guessing—it was Ethereum. Advertisements Always touted as the strongest rival to Bitcoin, Ether has been gaining ground on the back of the attractiveness of the Ethereum […]

Credits: istock.com/Evgenii_Bobrov Advertisements For yet another day, Ethereum emerges as the big winner of the top 10 biggest cryptos. ETH prices rose 4.95% in the last 24 hours, bringing the Ethereum to USD exchange rate to $1,213.84. Other cryptos, from Bitcoin to TRON, fell during the same time period. Judging by Reddit threads and social […]