South African regulators are seeking to exercise more control over cryptocurrency trading following the collapse of what was alleged to be the largest Ponzi scheme the country has ever seen. Self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) trading firm Mirror Trading International was placed in provisional liquidation in December, as investors tried and failed […]

This post originally appeared on LinkedIn, and we republished with permission from Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen. Over the past week, copyright law has triggered a frenzy of media attention and social media talk in the digital currency world. That’s because Dr. Craig Wright sent (through his lawyers) legal demand […]

The retail brokerage landscape has changed dramatically over the past year, culminating in the expansion of operations. This includes Kohle Capital Markets, which has diversified its institutional offering with a robust slate of retail services for a growing client base. Since 2019 Kohle has been providing retail trading services to […]

Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2008, it has continued to prove its worth as an asset, as well as the value of strictly digital currencies, or cryptocurrencies. So, if you want to buy Bitcoin in Canada, or anywhere for that matter, you will need to acquire it digitally. In […]

Ripple Labs, a company behind the Ripple payment protocol and XRP-based products, is facing another lawsuit alleging the firm violated securities laws in the United States. According to a Jan. 25 court filing, Florida-based XRP investor Tyler Toomey has filed a civil suit against Ripple Labs and Ripple CEO Brad […]

Decentralized exchange, dYdX announced yesterday that it has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Three Arrows Capital and DeFiance Capital. The recent announcement came after DeFi tokens reported significant growth in 2021. According to the official announcement, several new investors also participated in the latest […]

Visa announced a global collaboration with financial services provider TransferWise to facilitate the expansion of TransferWise’s multi-currency debit cards in different regions including Europe, the US, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and the UK. According to an official announcement, the new partnership will enable TransferWise to […]

Middle Eastern crypto exchange Coinmena said this week that it had obtained a crypto assets services company license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) ahead of its planned launch. In receiving the license, the exchange, which has been certified by the Shariyah Review Bureau, said it had met several […]

The Philippines’ central bank, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), has expanded the country’s cryptocurrency regulation after seeing “accelerated growth” in the use of crypto exchanges. The new regulatory framework is in line with the guidelines recommended by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), according to the central bank. Philippine […]