Most Respondents Are Hodlers A poll was conducted in the first week of October by Indian cryptocurrency exchange Instashift exclusively for news.Bitcoin.com. Launched in March, Instashift offers the buying and selling of 80 cryptocurrencies. Fifty dealers in India participated. The goal of the survey was to find out what they think about different crypto-related issues… Continue Reading

Amendment Combines All Lawsuits Into a Single Instance The complaint comprises a class action suit that has been registered on behalf of a selection of individuals and entities. All parties in the lawsuit claim to have suffered financially after transferring fiat monies and cryptocurrencies to Bitconnect to invest in BCC tokens, in addition to the… Continue Reading

Philippine SEC to Partner With Overseas Counterparts The commissioner of The Philippines’ SEC, Emilio Aquino, has indicated that the regulator is currently developing regulations designed to regulate transactions that were cryptocurrency. Commissioner Aquino indicated the Philippines’ SEC is participating with U.S. and Australian counterparts to develop the regulations. The commissioner has highlighted the protection of… Continue Reading

Nearly 8000 Mining Rigs to be Imported The Ho Chi Minh City (HMC) Customs Department has revealed the number of mining rigs that are on the list to be imported during the first three weeks of January. Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, the deputy director of the customs department, told the HMC Law Department on January 24… Continue Reading

New Fee Structure Localbitcoins has introduced a new fee structure which will affect all customers. Citing the Bitcoin network fees, the company announced the details of their fees: In order divide the expenses of handling Bitcoin trades in a reasonable manner we’re introducing deposit charges for incoming trades. We will lower Bitcoin sending fees {for {all|many}… Continue Reading

Five ICO Projects Expected to be Approved The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to approve five first coin offering (ICO) projects once the law to govern cryptocurrencies and ICOs goes into effect, according to the Bangkok Post. The Commission approved the applicable regulations earlier this week and expects them to become law… Continue Reading

Mitsubishi Wants Its Own Blockchain Option According to the Asahi Shimbun paper last week, Mitsubishi plans on unveiling the money next year. There have been a number of reports regarding the financial institution analyzing its own blockchain solutions but based on Reuters, the project is well on its way. MUFG has not officially said anything,… Continue Reading

Nasdaq Waiting for ‘Go-Ahead’ From CFTC Christinat told the Daily Express that the world’s second-largest stock market by market capitalization hopes to start bitcoin futures trading in the first six months of the year that was coming. “Bitcoin Futures will be recorded and it should start in the first half of next year,” Christinat said, adding that… Continue Reading

Low Pass Rate Beneath Malta’s Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Act, professionals who would like to act as agents in the area that includes cryptocurrencies and first coin offerings (ICOs) must successfully complete a brief training course and pass an exam. Noting that the exam took place in September, the Times of Malta reported on Thursday:… Continue Reading

Korean Crypto Taxation Plans The South Korean government is”planning to taxation cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings [ICOs],” The Korea Times reported on Monday, citing a written statement by the nation’s incoming finance minister, Hong Nam-ki. Hong Nam-ki at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. President Moon Jae-in nominated Hong to replace Kim Dong-yeon as the country’s… Continue Reading