UN official says cryptocurrencies make it harder to combat child slavery, terror financing and...
Cryptocurrencies are making it more difficult for law enforcement to prosecute criminals guilty of cyber crime, terror financing, money laundering and abuse of children, according to a United Nations official.
Nevada regulators are trying to reel in unlicensed cryptocurrency ATMs
The US state Nevada has seen a rise of cryptocurrency ATMs. Now, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division (NFID) has decided how to regulate them.
FBI and ASIC partner up in new cryptocurrency probe
Australian and American authorities are undertaking a joint international criminal investigation into cryptocurrencies.
Libra backers mostly unfazed by regulatory scrutiny as the company taps Coinbase-linked lobbyist
Facebook’s cryptocurrency project has faced a lot of political and regulatory backlash since being announced in June. Now it has hired FS Vector, the...
Swiss regulator reminds blockchain FinTech companies that they “cannot be allowed to circumvent” AML...
Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued new guidance for blockchain and cryptocurrency FinTech companies, warning them against breaking anti-money laundering (AML) laws.
Cryptocurrency xDai raise $500,000 in a Seed round led by NGC Ventures
Stablechain FinTech startup xDai has completed a $500,000 Seed round to improve its cryptocurrency platform.
Circle is gearing up to raise a $100m VC fund
Cryptocurrency startup Circle acquired the crowdfunding platform SeedInvest in March. Now it is looking for someone to handle its upcoming $100m venture capital fund.
US secretary of state has some ideas on how to regulate cryptocurrencies and he...
Michael Pompeo, the US secretary of state, believes cryptocurrencies and financial transactions should be regulated the same way.
A1 is planning to accept cryptocurrency payments
Austrian A1, the mobile provider, has revealed plan to accept cryptocurrency payments.
Another 12 FinTech startups coming out of Y Combinator this year
From automated background checks to cryptocurrency banks, Y Combinator’s second demo day for its latest batch presented a dozen new enterprises to look out for.