The practice of tokenization of digital assets has been around for some time and Seychelles MERJ Exchange Ltd. may be the first company to bring it to the mainstream, regulated market. The firm just revealed that it plans...

In a recent announcement, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finally scheduling a public discussion of a possible exchange-traded fund (ETF) using bitcoin. This has been something that many traders and...

Crypto enthusiasts might remember the scandal that was the Mt. Gox incident in 2014, where over $400 million worth of bitcoins were stolen. Since then, the founder of the crypto exchange, Jed McCaleb has had to contend...

A recent announcement revealed that the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has given its approval for a blockchain-based ID system to be implemented in banking. Called my-ID by ICONLOOP, it is a method for...

Two brothers of Israeli origin have been arrested recently for alleged crimes of stealing $100 million worth of cryptocurrency. The pair is accused of their involvement in the hacking of Bitfinex back in 2016, which was...

Facebook is no stranger to being called by the House of Congress and the Senate, with this happening several times in the past due to the social networks controversial activities. This time, Mark Zuckerbergs company will...

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has proposed an updated set of standards for audit evidence including the accommodation of blockchain-based data. The new proposal, entitled Proposed...

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has cautioned that financial services provided by giant companies like Alibaba, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Tencent could come with new risks for the banking sector as well as...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will start auditing taxpayers who own crypto-assets, according to Bloomberg. As per the report, the IRS has established a list of taxpayers who have failed or underreported their...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will focus on combating money laundering and terrorism financing by strengthening cryptocurrency regulations for its member nations. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin...