Entourage Actor and Blockchain Advocates Begin Pre Generation of Cryptos Digital money fans will be intrigued to hear about a new television series called a series that’s currently being led by the Hollywood actor Kevin Connolly, Cryptos. The story follows a young startup seeking to launch a entertainment platform. The show will also feature Kevin… Continue Reading

Philippine SEC to Partner With Overseas Counterparts The commissioner of The Philippines’ SEC, Emilio Aquino, has indicated that the regulator is currently developing regulations designed to regulate transactions. Commissioner Aquino indicated the Philippines’ SEC is participating with U.S. and Australian counterparts to develop the regulations. The commissioner has emphasized the protection of investors being the… Continue Reading

Five ICO Projects Expected to be Approved The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to approve five first coin offering (ICO) jobs once the legislation to govern cryptocurrencies and ICOs goes into effect, according to the Bangkok Post. The Commission approved the relevant regulations earlier this week and expects them to become law… Continue Reading

Nearly 8000 Mining Rigs to be Imported The Ho Chi Minh City (HMC) Customs Department has revealed the amount of mining rigs which are on the list to be imported during the first three weeks of January. The customs department’s deputy director, nguyen Thanh Tuyen, told the HMC Law Department on January 24 that between… Continue Reading

New Fee Structure Localbitcoins has introduced a new fee structure which will impact all customers. Citing the rising Bitcoin network fees, the company announced the details of their new fees: In order divide the costs of handling Bitcoin transactions in a fair manner we are introducing deposit fees for incoming transactions. We will lower Bitcoin sending… Continue Reading

Nasdaq Waiting for ‘Go-Ahead’ From CFTC Christinat told the Daily Express that the world’s second-largest stock market by market capitalization hopes to start bitcoin futures trading in the first six months of the year. “Bitcoin Futures will be recorded and it should start in the first half of next year,” Christinat said, adding that Nasdaq is now”awaiting… Continue Reading

Mitsubishi Wants Its Own Blockchain Option According to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper a week, Mitsubishi plans on unveiling the money next year. There have been many reports about the financial institution analyzing its own blockchain solutions but based on Reuters, the project is well on its way. MUFG has not officially stated anything, although the… Continue Reading

Korean Crypto Taxation Plans The South Korean government is”planning to taxation cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings [ICOs],” The Korea Times reported on Monday, citing a written statement by the country’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki. Hong Nam-ki in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. President Moon Jae-in nominated Hong to replace Kim Dong-yeon as the finance… Continue Reading

Low Pass Rate Under Malta’s Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act, practitioners who wish to act as agents in the field that includes cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) must successfully complete a brief training course and pass an exam. Noting that the initial exam took place in September, the Times of Malta reported on Thursday:… Continue Reading

Insurance Premium Prices MSIG will calculate insurance premium costs based on the commission revenue of the exchange. This cost will vary between a few hundred thousand. Japan’s top bitcoin market, bitFlyer, has monthly trades amounting to more than 100 billion yen (USD 889 million). Hence, even exchanges would likely encourage to provide an insurance product. Mitsui… Continue Reading