Crypto Newsletter

Japan’s FSA looks to tighten the rules for the crypto sector.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is drafting a more restrictive policy for regulating cryptocurrencies in the country, in a move that looks set to tighten the rules for digital currency sector businesses. According to reports in local media Jiji Press, the rule changes are being brought in with a view to better protect consumers, with the regulator having already begun to solicit views on how the new policy could shape up.

Malware victim robbed of 16 Bitcoin to sue parents of young hackers

In 2018, a U.S man named Andrew Schober fell foul to a malware hack, resulting in the loss of 16.4 Bitcoin, around $800,000 at today’s price.

After spending $10,000 to hire forensic specialists, Schober thinks he’s tracked down the culprits. But it turns out the alleged perpetrators are thousands of miles away, in England. The real kicker is that the suspected pair were minors at the time of the crime.

Cardano: The ERC-20 Converter will go live on the testnet by…

Cardano’s ADA has been trending upwards since the 20 July bottom, with the alt setting higher highs on the charts. According to most, the primary driver behind the same has been a host of significant updates within the ecosystem.

3 reasons why Tezos (XTZ) price has gained 85% this month

The Ethereum (ETH) network is currently the dominant layer-one protocol in terms of smart contract deployment and active users, but the race to become the 'world’s computer' is far from settled because competing protocols are gaining traction by offering solutions to high transaction costs and slow confirmation times, the biggest problems facing the network.

Altcoin Roundup: Layer-one protocols chip away at Ethereum’s dominance.

The rise of decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens has transformed the blockchain ecosystem and generated near unimaginable riches for investors, but none of this would be possible without the strong foundation offered by layer-one blockchain networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Honduras gets its first Bitcoin ATM

TGU Consulting Group, a Honduran company based in the capital of Tegucigalpa, has reportedly installed the country’s first Bitcoin ATM.

Former Manchester United soccer star Anderson charged in connection with a crypto scam.

A retired former Manchester United soccer star, Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, has been charged in connection with a wide-ranging cryptocurrency fraud probe as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering through cryptocurrency. Brazilian player Anderson, who retired in 2020, was identified as one of eight suspects involved in a money-laundering operation thought to have handled some R$35 million in illicit funds through digital currency.

Blockchain technology can change the world, and not just via crypto

Over the last three or four years, blockchain adoption has expanded tremendously, and each industry is exploring different use cases for the technology. There are multiple aspects of blockchain — from business to technical and more — but with the way the industry is exploding, it’s really hard to get it right.