With major cryptocurrencies trading in the red, 2018 is being touted as the worst year for the crypto market. The entire crypto market capitalization tumbled from $800 billion in January 2018 to around $121 billion in...

Cryptocurrency prices are unlikely to return to the sky-high rates seen in 2017, Kaspersky said in its latest report. With the new year just around the corner, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has come up with its...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the release of A CFTC Primer on Smart Contracts, which aims to help explain smart contract technology and related risks and challenges. The primer has...

Binance, the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of 24 trading volume, has renamed the USDT Market (USDT) to now be a combined Stablecoin Market. The symbol of the new stablecoin market is...

Three central banking authorities the Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE), and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly published a report which assesses alternative models that could enhance...

Its been nearly a year since bitcoins price peaked at almost $20,000 (all-time high). However, the story has taken a turn this year and bitcoins value plummeted to sub $6,000 in a matter of hours on November...

Despite the recent spurt in blockchain investments and jobs globally, the Irish population appears to be unwilling to consider a career in this technology, a new survey has revealed. The study, carried out by...

In its latest research, job and recruitment website Glassdoor has found a 300 percent year-on-year increase in jobs related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the United States. In an online post dated October 18,...

The EUs Blockchain Observatory and Forum, an initiative of the European Commission, has said that there are no contradictions in principle between the goals of the General data protection regulation (GDPR) and those of...

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) has said that bubbles in blockchain-based financing are obvious and has called upon the government to strengthen supervision in this area, Reuters reported. The central bank has...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that it has brought more than a dozen standalone enforcement actions involving digital assets and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the fiscal year 2018. The...

Weiss Ratings has called out four cryptocurrencies which investors should stay away from. In an online post dated October 24, Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings said that while a number of blockchain projects are new and...

A recent survey conducted on major central banks has revealed that they are increasingly embracing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and IBM ran the...

Chinas internet watchdog recently published a draft policy framework aimed at regulating blockchain-related service providers in the country. The regulation, if enacted, would require blockchain users to register with...

The Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body monitoring the global financial system, has published a new report that highlights the analysis behind its proactive assessment of the potential implications of...