The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission says in their 2017-2018 annual report released today, June 27, that they will "Keep a close watch" on crypto and Initial Coin Offerings.

Bitcoin's "Dominance rate" hit a 2.5-month high on CoinMarketCap today - a sign that investors are likely switching their money from alternative cryptocurrencies to the number one cryptocurrency by market valuation.

Malta has taken a significant step toward becoming a "Blockchain Island."

Here's how the largest hacks of 2018 so far have happened, and what their consequences have been.

Speaking at Zcon0, zcash's first ever conference in Montreal, Tuesday, project founder and the CEO of the Zcash Company Zooko Wilcox discussed the company's informal roadmap for the next two-year period.

Algorithmic trading is the process of applying the same set of rules to make buy and sell orders in a market - it involves applying the scientific method to trading in order to develop an effective strategy.

"It was a bubble, and I feel that way about blockchain."

Malta approved three distributed ledger technology and crypto-related bills in their second reading in Parliament yesterday, June 26, according to legislative records from the plenary session.

U.S. law enforcement has seized $17 mln in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and is seeking to seize about $24 mln more, from two Maryland, USA men, on charges of selling counterfeit drugs on the dark web, according to a Department of Justice press release published yesterday, June 26.

Digital money platform Uphold is looking to become a broker-dealer in the U.S. after acquiring a registered firm called JNK Securities, it was announced Wednesday.

The cryptocurrency industry is simply becoming too big to ignore.

South Korea's financial regulator has amended the anti-money laundering rules that apply to cryptocurrency exchanges in the country, requiring domestic banks to tighten up monitoring of related bank accounts.

After a drop yesterday, bitcoin risks another move below $6,000 in the next 24 hours, but it will still likely fare better than other cryptocurrencies.

Another avenue now being considered is a crypto trust.

Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Pro is to cease offering trading services to investors living in Japan starting from next month.

It won't be easy to find Alibaba's hands directly linked to Bitcoin like in the way that many maybe would hope to see; the eCommerce store suddenly started accepting Bitcoin, but - delving deeper into the subsidiaries - there is evidence of Alibaba experimenting with blockchain itself.

The cryptocurrency bear market has caused major media to question whether digital assets are coming to an end.

As told to CoinDesk by Kevin Rose, co-founder and head of strategy at EOS New York, the statement could reflect the broader snags the software has faced since release, but this comment was focused specifically on the EOS Core Arbitration Forum.

The U.S. government is seeking to forfeit 4,000 bitcoins that were seized during a crackdown of vendors on darkweb marketplaces - an amount that worth over $24 million as of press time.

Earlier this year, Facebook along with other major social media sites banned all cryptocurrency-related ads on their platforms.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto central bank, is planning to work with regulators in Abu Dhabi to develop a cross-border trade finance system that is built with distributed ledger technology.

Dance parties, rap shows, puppy parades - you name it, Dogecon had it.

Research company Ipsos on behalf of ING Bank B.V. has conducted a study on how cryptocurrencies are perceived across Europe, Australia and the U.S., which reveals that interest in the technology is expected to double in the future.

The Financial Director of Zug, Switzerland, Heinz Tännler called on the Swiss Bankers Association to create a working group to help blockchain companies open bank accounts, local news outlet cash.

Japan's top financial official is cautious about the idea of his nation changing how it taxes gains from cryptocurrencies.

IT providers for stock markets and exchanges have been slow to adopt blockchain technology, Nasdaq told The Wall Street Journal June 26.

Witnesses in the U.S. Congress voiced their concerns about the potential for using cryptocurrencies to make illegal campaign donations during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held today, June 26.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has released plans to create a new position of cryptocurrency chief to oversee the industry in the state, according to an announcement published June 26.

Many in the cryptocurrency space are already familiar with the original token standard launched for the Ethereum blockchain - ERC20 - but very few know about the new and improved, more powerful ERC777 standard.

Blockchain technology is predicted to have a great future in Switzerland.