US Treasury Official Calls on Crypto Industry Players to Combat Illicit Use of Crypto

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker urged crypto industry players and regulators to prevent the illicit use of cryptocurrencies in a speech Dec. 3. Speaking at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference on Dec. 3, Mandelker addressed the issue of mitigating risks related to emerging technologies, including digital currencies, which could potentially be used for nefarious purposes. Mandelker stressed that financial institutions and cryptocurrency services providers must combat illicit activity and the risks of assisting bad actors. “The digital currency industry must…

OpenNode: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network’s Own “PayPal”

Bitcoin had a steady start as a medium of exchange and has slowly begun challenging the hundreds of decades-old fiat money system. Businesses are now moving towards developing systems which could aid the further adoption of the pioneer cryptocurrency over fiat. Bitcoin Payment Processing: An Introduction To explain in brief, bitcoin payments processing means to provide tools and services which enable merchants, service providers, and other businesses to accept their payments in cryptocurrency instead of traditional payment options. It works similar to processing payments via a credit or debit card,…

Future is Brighter Than Ever for Crypto, Says Roger Ver

The outspoken CEO of Bitcoin.com believes that the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash is bright, despite the current market sentiment, fearing that the budding financial technology has already met its demise. Roger Ver: Based on Fundamentals, Crypto’s Long-Term Future is Bright Roger Ver is a polarizing character in the cryptocurrency industry. Love him or hate him, though, there’s no denying the early Bitcoin investor has helped bring cryptocurrency into the mainstream and has pushed the envelope for widespread adoption. In his latest comments, the Bitcoin.com CEO gives…

Binance Blockchain | Binance to Launch the Binance Chain

If it wasn’t enough for Binance to be the biggest crypto exchange by trading volume in the world, such is its popularity that it will now launch its own blockchain. Dubbed the ‘Binance Chain’ (give that genius a can of coke), the new blockchain is due to arrive in the “coming months” according to a Tweet today. The Binance Blockchain The Tweet gave a little more detail. It said the following: “Binance is pushing for blockchain adoption and doing many things to help advancement of the industry. E.g. we will have the…

US Congressman Announces Plans for Federal Cryptocurrency and ICO Regulation

U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson (R) has announced plans to introduce legislation that would clearly regulate cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), local Ohio news agency Cleveland.com reports Dec. 3. According to Cleveland.com, Davidson announced his intention to introduce new legislation at the Blockchain Solutions conference. The bill would create an “asset class” for cryptocurrencies and digital assets, which “would prevent them from being classified as securities, but would also allow the federal government to regulate initial coin offerings more effectively.” This development would bring clarity to U.S. crypto regulation. Currently,…

Top Cryptocurrencies See Slight Gains, Bitcoin Hovers Under $4,000

Tuesday, Nov. 4: Most of the top twenty cryptocurrencies are in the green, having overcome yesterday’s losses, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering under the $4,000 mark. Market visualization from Coin360 During the day, Bitcoin has been trading in a narrow corridor between $3,768 and $4,091. At press time, the coin is trading at around $3,948, up around 1.61 percent on the day. On its weekly chart, BTC reach a low $3,755 before reach a high of $4,404. Today, the CEO of Japanese fintech firm and crypto exchange operator Quoine predicted that…

Breakout Inbound? Bitcoin Price Sets $4,000 as Upside Target

The bitcoin price on Tuesday jumped as high as 6.1 percent against the US Dollar but failed to sustain a bullish momentum. The BTC/USD index is trading at 3910-fiat at press time, up 4.5 percent from the intraday low at 3741-fiat. The pair is undergoing a pullback action after failing to sustain its run above 4000-fiat. The said level still has a lot of bearish activity going around while an equally strong buying sentiment can be seen at 3741-fiat, which has reversed downside corrections twice in the past 36 hours.…

New York Financial Regulators Approve Blockchain Payments System

The Department of Financial Services of New York (NYDFS) has authorized a blockchain-based digital platform offered by a local bank, an official NYDFS press release states Dec. 4. NYDFS superintendent Maria T. Vullo announced today that the department authorized New York-based Signature Bank to offer its digital payment platform Signet in the state. The approved system reportedly uses blockchain technology to allow the bank  clients to “transfer ‘Signets’ to make payments with no transaction fees, at any time of the day, year-round.” The system purportedly allows funds “to be transferred…

CEO of Crypto Firm Quoine Says Bitcoin Will “Surpass” All-Time High by End of 2019

Over the past year, the cryptocurrency industry has bore witness to many claims from “experts” who said that the price of Bitcoin would skyrocket to never-before-seen prices by the end of 2018, with estimates ranging from conservative ones of $15,000, to more liberal ones of $50,000. Because the markets have failed to adhere to these estimates and are presently trading just a hair above their year-to-date lows, industry experts are now setting their sights for the end of 2019, with Mike Kayamori, the CEO of Quoine, telling Bloomberg that he expects…

CEO of Crypto Firm Quoine Says Bitcoin Will “Surpass” All-Time High by End of 2019

Over the past year, the cryptocurrency industry has bore witness to many claims from “experts” who said that the price of Bitcoin would skyrocket to never-before-seen prices by the end of 2018, with estimates ranging from conservative ones of $15,000, to more liberal ones of $50,000. Because the markets have failed to adhere to these estimates and are presently trading just a hair above their year-to-date lows, industry experts are now setting their sights for the end of 2019, with Mike Kayamori, the CEO of Quoine, telling Bloomberg that he expects…