On Sunday, Jung Ki-joon, a South Korean official who was responsible for designing legislation intended to curb cryptocurrency speculation, was found dead.
<h1>Cyber Days @ UCLA | Day 2</h1>
Conversation at day two of Cyber Days was tremendously theoretical. The question remains, when will blockchain applications go mainstream?
<h1>Bitcoin Trader Faces 20 Years In Prison</h1>
On Thursday, cryptocurrency trader Joseph Kim was charged with one count of wire fraud after allegedly stealing millions of dollars of bitcoin and Litecoin from his employer.
<h1>FCC Threatens Seizure Of Brooklyn Resident’s Bitcoin Miner</h1>
On Thursday, the FCC sent a letter to Victor Rosario regarding his usage of a bitcoin mining device. The agency had received a complaint from T-Mobile about interference to its 700 MHz LTE network. In November 2017, the FCC determined that the interference stemmed from Rosario’s Antminer s5 bitcoin miner.
<h1>CFTC Issues Pump-And-Dump Warning</h1>
On Thursday, the CFTC issued a warning about virtual currency “pump-and-dump” schemes.
<h1>Cryptocurrency Tax Webinar Hosted By Colleagues Of IRS Nominee Charles Rettig</h1>
The taxman cometh. On Thursday, tax attorneys from the firm Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez, PC hosted an interactive webinar on cryptocurrency reporting.
<h1>CFTC Technology Advisory Committee Discusses Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology</h1>
On Wednesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee brought together FinTech leaders and regulators. They discussed how distributed ledger technology could impact capital markets infrastructure and regulatory reporting.
<h1>CFTC Creates Subcommittees On Distributed Ledger Technology And Virtual Currencies</h1>
Love is in the air. On Valentine’s Day 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed some affection for blockchain and virtual currency.
<h1>Salon Takes A Cut Through Monero Mining Option</h1>
Salon has introduced an ad-suppressing beta program. Site visitors who normally use ad blocker extensions can opt to mine cryptocurrency for Salon rather than disable their beloved ad blockers.
<h1>ECB President Mario Draghi Responds To Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Questions</h1>
Would the ECB President invest in bitcoin? What’s his impression of blockchain technology?
<h1>A Cryptocurrency Crisis? IMF’s Lagarde Keeps Eyes Peeled For Next Financial Disaster</h1>
Just days after calling cryptocurrency regulation “inevitable,” the IMF’s managing director questioned whether cryptocurrency could be the root of the next financial crisis.