Google has prohibited applications that mine cryptocurrencies on devices.
<h1>BREAKING: SEC Rejects Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF</h1>
On July 26, 2018, the US Securities and Exchange Commission published a 92-page document, which explains why the agency disapproved a proposed rule change seeking to list and trade shares of the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust.
<h1>Swiss Financial Regulator Launches Enforcement Proceedings Against envion AG</h1>
Although Switzerland has become a hotbed for initial coin offerings, the country’s financial regulator (FINMA) hasn’t taken kindly to violations of banking laws. Envion AG, which raised more than $100 million from investors, is the second major ICO that has stirred up controversy in Switzerland.
<h1>Augur’s Joey Krug Comments On Assassination Markets</h1>
Shortly after Augur’s launch, some users created cryptocurrency-settled assassination markets. Since the Augur protocol exists on the Ethereum blockchain, the marketplace exists across many computers. Because of Augur’s decentralization, law enforcement may struggle to shut down these morbid and highly illegal markets.
<h1>Tezos Foundation Hires PwC As Auditor</h1>
“Engaging a top-tier independent external auditor ensures that the Tezos community and its observers can trust our operations and use of finances,” the Foundation claims.
<h1>SEC Postpones Decision On NYSE Arca Listing Bitcoin ETFs</h1>
The US Securities and Exchange Commission extended the deadline to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change associated with NYSE Arca’s potential listing of Direxion’s bitcoin-tied exchange-traded funds.
<h1>Digital Asset Brings Blockchain Developer Tools To Google Cloud</h1>
Distributed ledger technology “has great potential to benefit customers not just in the financial services industry, but across many industries,” said Leonard Law, the global product management lead for Google Cloud for Financial Services. “We’re excited to bring these developer tools to Google Cloud.”
<h1>Google’s Open Source Data Transfer Project Promises Portability</h1>
It’s an impressive step forward but seems to ignore the major concerns of the last few years: privacy and security.
<h1>Before His CFPB Leadership Ends, Mulvaney Pushes FinTech Initiatives</h1>
CFPB director Mick Mulvaney is preparing to hand the reins to Kathleen Kraninger. While her nomination process grows contentious, Mulvaney is leaving his mark on the agency, creating an Office of Innovation and launching a regulatory sandbox.
<h1>The Federal Reserve Is Not Considering Digital Currency, Says Chairman Powell</h1>
A penny for your thoughts.
<h1>South Korea Considers Tax Reduction For Blockchain Growth</h1>
The country has been one of the most aggressive in its pursuit of blockchain-related innovation.
<h1>FINRA Approval Of Coinbase Acquisitions Sets Stage For Security Token Trading</h1>
Blockchain-based equity trading could become big business.
<h1>Will IBM’s USD Anchor Be Weighed Down By Stablecoin Limitations?</h1>
IBM is using the Stellar blockchain to explore stablecoins. Banking and insurance complications remain.
<h1>Do Your Own Research, Advises CFTC In Cryptocurrency Warning</h1>
On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a customer advisory about digital tokens, commonly referred to as cryptocurrencies or crypto-assets.
<h1>Financial Stability Board Publishes Framework To Monitor Crypto-Assets</h1>
From ICOs to digital currency exchanges, the FSB provided an overview of its work and that of related organizations studying the crypto-asset phenomenon. Don’t worry though – for now, it says crypto-assets won’t cause a meltdown of the conventional markets.
<h1>Peter Thiel, Bitmain Invest In Block.one</h1>
Perhaps, a $4 billion initial coin offering wasn’t enough. Block.one, creator of EOS, has secured additional funding from a handful of financiers as well as a bitcoin mining company.
<h1>Cohen Private Ventures Reportedly Invests In Arianna Simpson’s Autonomous Partners Fund</h1>
Although Autonomous Partners has cast a wide net with its blockchain-related investments, the fund has stayed away from XRP due to concerns about centralization.
<h1>BREAKING: Russians Indicted By Mueller Allegedly Used Bitcoin To Purchase Servers, Domains</h1>
“In an effort to conceal their connections to Russia, the defendants used a network of computers located around the world, and paid for it using cryptocurrency,” said deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein.
<h1>Tether Appoints Former BMO Manager As Chief Compliance Officer</h1>
The newly hired Leonardo Real previously worked for BMO Financial Group. But what happened to Tether’s former CCO?
<h1>Robinhood Expands Commission-Free Cryptocurrency Trading To Bitcoin Cash And Litecoin</h1>
On Thursday, the trading application company gave consumers the ability to exchange bitcoin cash (BCH) and Litecoin (LTC).