Don’t Call Bitcoin a Coin, Says European Union Central Banker

European Union central bankers are becoming more vocal on the subject of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. The hasty price increase of bitcoin this year...

Former FDIC Chair: Don’t Ban Bitcoin Because It Doesn’t Have Intrinsic Value

The former chairperson of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is contending that bitcoin shouldn’t be barred because it doesn’t have “intrinsic value.” Sheila Bair,...

ATB Coin LLC Faces Class-Action Suit After ICO

Another initial coin offering (ICO) that did not register with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in hot water as it faces a class-action lawsuit...

Israel Securities Authority Proposes to Bar Public Firms from Bitcoin Trading

The government of Israel may soon impose tighter regulations on bitcoin trading. A report indicated that the head of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA), Shmuel Hauser,...

Chinese Investor Purchases Stake in Delaware Blockchain Exchange

A cloud company based in China is moving to capture a share in a Delaware-based alternative trading system provider focusing in blockchain. According to the SEC...