Bitcoin prices off 8% as Mnuchin says Treasury will ratchet up cryptocurrency regulation  MarketWatchTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday afternoon said digital-payment ventures need to be held to the same anti-money laundering, or AML, standards ... […]

Rockdale, Texas, Was Counting On Cryptocurrency 'Mining,' But Then 'Bitcoin Winter' Set In  KUTFrom Texas Standard : Rockdale, Texas, an hour outside of Austin, was depending on a company called Bitmain – a Bitcoin “mining” company – to bring new. […]

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Bitcoin Pullback Is Healthy, Fewer Searches Аre Good  CointelegraphFundstrat Global Advisers co-founder Thomas Lee said that the recent Bitcoin pullback is healthy. […]

Hackers Strike College, Demand $2 Million Ransom in Mobile Payments Tool Bitcoin  Payment WeekWe don't usually hear much news about schools, what with this being summer and all, and most schools are shuttered except for the abbreviated schedules of ... […]

Bitcoin’s Latest Decline Revives Debate Over Government Regulation  Barron'sPresident Donald Trump's mention of Bitcoin on Twitter left fans of the cryptocurrency giddy, but increased government attention may not be a good thing. […]

Treasury Chief: Facebook Cryptocurrency Plan Ripe For Illicit Use  CBS San FranciscoWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration came out strongly Monday against Facebook's ambitious plan to create a new digital currency, as the Treasury ... […]

Cleveland Cavaliers Partner With Cryptocurrency Firm UnitedCoin  CointelegraphOhio-based professional basketball team the Cleveland Cavaliers (The Cavs), along with its associated esports club Cavs Legion GC, have partnered with the ... […]

Rockdale, Texas, Was Counting On Cryptocurrency 'Mining,' But Then 'Bitcoin Winter' Set In  KUTFrom Texas Standard : Rockdale, Texas, an hour outside of Austin, was depending on a company called Bitmain – a Bitcoin “mining” company – to bring new. […]

Mnuchin Very Concerned About Facebook Crypto Currency Plan  BloombergTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration has very serious concerns about Facebook Inc.'s proposed cryptocurrency, which has already ... […]

US Treasury's Mnuchin to give briefing on cryptocurrency on Monday  ReutersU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will give a briefing on cryptocurrency at 2:00 pm ET (1800 GMT) on Monday from the White House briefing room, ... […]

House Democrats mull bill to ban Facebook cryptocurrency project | TheHill  The HillDemocrats on the House Financial Services Committee are considering a bill that would ban major social media and technology companies from providing ... […]

Prometheum developing SEC-compliant cryptocurrency listing | Article  Compliance WeekBlockchain platform Prometheum announced the development of an SEC-compliant infrastructure on which companies can list their securitized cryptocurrency ... […]

Criminal Gang Abducts and Tortures Cryptocurrency Traders, Demands Massive Bitcoin Ransom  NewsweekA criminal gang operating in India kidnapped and tortured cryptocurrency traders in recent weeks before demanding 80 bitcoins as ransom, police say. […]

Calvin Ayre and Bitcoin SV Get behind Institutional Cryptocurrency Exchange DRIVE Markets  BOSS MagazineThe well-known institutional cryptocurrency and fiat exchange, DRIVE Markets recently announced accepting an investment from the well-known entrepreneur ... […]

What to Expect When Congress Grills Facebook on Cryptocurrency  CoindeskTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Gives Cryptocurrency Briefing  BloombergFacebook to tell Congress its cryptocurrency will not go ahead without full government approval  The Washington PostFacebook Faces Bipartisan Resistance to Cryptocurrency Plans  The Wall Street JournalBitcoin prices off 8% as Mnuchin says Treasury will ratchet up cryptocurrency regulation  MarketWatchView full coverage on Google News […]

London Calling: Is the Alan Turing £50 a Nod to Cryptocurrency?  CCN MarketsThe Bank of England's new £50 note featuring Alan Turing is a quiet nod to cryptocurrency. Allow me to explain why. […]

Is It Time For Cryptocurrency To Become More Regulated?  pymnts.comThe rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer regulations. […]

PayFast ditches bitcoin, blames 'design flaws' in cryptocurrency  TechCentralSouth African online payments provider PayFast is ditching bitcoin as a payment method, saying the cryptocurrency has several “limitations and design flaws ... […]

Miami Dolphins selects Litecoin as official cryptocurrency  Mobile Payments TodayThe Miami Dolphins, an NFL team, has selected Litecoin as the "official cryptocurrency" of the team. Litecoin will now be able to advertise directly to fans at Hard ... […]

UK Royal Mint to Provide Custody for New Cryptocurrency  CointelegraphRoyal Mint, the sole manufacturer of coins in the U.K., will store private keys for crypto in its digital vault for the first time. […]

GDET Announces Major Reduction in Electricity Rates for Cryptocurrency Mining Operation  GlobeNewswireFORT LEE, NJ, July 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – GD Entertainment And Technology (GDET) (“GDET” or the “Company”) is excited ... […]

UK drafts collaborative plan to crack down on cryptocurrency crime  The Next WebThe UK government is seeking to crack down on the use of crypto assets for money laundering or other illicit activities. […]

What is this Libra Cryptocurrency All About?  MENAFN.COM(MENAFN - Baystreet.ca) Investors in Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) will undoubtedly have heard about plans for a new cryptocurrency named Libra, veiled as a ... […]

MyDashWallet was compromised for 2 MONTHS — users, move your cryptocurrency  The Next WebMyDashWallet, a *service* that purports to be the fastest way of using DASH cryptocurrency, has revealed its platform was compromised for two whole months, ... […]

Trump’s hostile view of Bitcoin and crypto could chill industry  ComputerworldPresident Donald Trump has weighed in on the cryptocurrency debate, saying in a series of tweets Friday that he's not a fan of Bitcoin or blockchain-based ... […]

India: Leaked Draft Bill Would Ban All Crypto Except ‘Digital Rupee’  CointelegraphDraft legislation that would allegedly impose a ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in India is being circulated by local blockchain legal experts on social media. […]

Cryptocurrency market update: All hell breaks lose as Bitcoin (BTC) dives under $10,000  FXStreetThe optimism vanished into thin air as Bitcoin (BTC) and all major altcoins have been under aggressive selling pressure for the last three days. Mond. […]

Binance's CEO Made A Serious Bitcoin And Crypto Warning  ForbesBitcoin has been rallying hard so far this year, boosted by both the world's biggest tech companies taking an interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies and the ... […]

CFTC’s New Chairman: Who Is Heath Tarbert, What He Thinks of Crypto?  CointelegraphJuly 15 will mark the first day in the office for the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) new chairman, Heath Tarbert. As the crypto ... […]

Pundi X Integrates Crypto Payments Into Traditional Sales Terminals  CointelegraphCryptocurrency payments startup Pundi X announced that it has integrated its crypto payments system into a device made by American Point of Sale (POS) ... […]

TNC Group makes it easy to spend cryptocurrency  Irish Tech NewsTNC IT Solution Group has been launched to provide blockchain development and security services to fast developing companies in the crypto space. […]

Cryptocurrency market update: A sea of red as weekend selling remains unabated  FXStreetCrypto markets extend the weekend tailspin, no relief seen in near-term. Ethereum loses the most among top 4 widely traded cryptocurrencies. Top 4 co. […]

Thailand Approves 4 New Cryptocurrency Service Providers  Bitcoin NewsThe Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has approved four new crypto business operators to legally operate in the country. In addition to licensing a new ... […]

$32M in cryptocurrency stolen by hackers from Japanese exchange Bitpoint  MashableBitpoint said in a notice on its website that it has “identified an unauthorized outflow of virtual currency." According to Remixpoint, Bitpoint's parent company, $23 ... […]

Why governments around the world are afraid of Libra, Facebook’s cryptocurrency  The Washington PostSince Facebook announced plans last month for its own cryptocurrency called Libra, it has ruffled feathers and sparked fears among governments all over the ... […]