Rabobank is gauging customer interest in a cryptocurrency wallet service.
<h1>Poloniex Cryptocurrency Exchange Purchased By Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle</h1>
Poloniex users are in for a changing of the guard since the cryptocurrency exchange is now under new ownership.
<h1>Coinbase Sends IRS Summons Notification To 13,000 Customers</h1>
On Friday, Coinbase sent email notifications to customers who are subject to the slimmed down IRS summons.
<h1>SEC Brings Charges Against BitFunder, Jon Montroll</h1>
On Wednesday, the SEC filed civil charges in the federal district court in Manhattan against BitFunder and its operator Jon E. Montroll. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York also filed a complaint in a parallel criminal case against Montroll for perjury and obstruction of justice.
<h1>Coinbase Responds To Erroneous Charges</h1>
Changes to the merchant category codes for cryptocurrency purchases have resulted in transaction errors on the Coinbase exchange; some users claim their bank accounts were left with negative balances.
<h1>Canadian Securities Exchange Reveals Plans For Ethereum-Based Fundraising Platform</h1>
A stock exchange in Canada has announced its intention to host an Ethereum blockchain platform on which companies can hold ICO-like fundraising events.
<h1>Coinbase Discontinues Credit Card Registration for Cryptocurrency Purchases</h1>
US customers will no longer be allowed to add credit cards to their Coinbase account.
<h1>In An Effort To Appease Authorities, Exchanges in the UK and India Opt For Transparency</h1>
As they seek to gain acceptance by regulatory authorities, cryptocurrency exchanges in these two countries are banding together and opting to self-regulate.
<h1>Coincheck Customers Withdraw $372 Million In Fiat, Others Sue To Withdraw Crypto Holdings</h1>
On the first day that the cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck allowed its customers to withdraw fiat money from the platform since a major theft last month, users took out a staggering sum of over 40 billion yen. Others, frustrated with their inability to access their virtual currency holdings on the online marketplace, are planning a lawsuit.