Starbucks is the latest name to join the Blockchain revolution. The company intends to launch a blockchain based payments app soon.
The SEC has launched a probe into businesses which are involved in high volumes of cryptocurrency trade. The SEC intends to go strict on fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings.
With their newly introduced tax laws, Germany will now treat cryptocurrencies (for tax purposes) as an equivalent to legal tender. This means that cryptocurrency payments are no longer taxable!
In a landmark judgment, the supreme court of Israel has stated that banks cannot block accounts of cryptocurrency exchanges.
Japan's Amazon rival, Rakuten is all set to launch their own cryptocurrency - the Rakuten Coin, the Rakuten CEO announced during the Mobile World Congress 2018.
Coinbase has now announced that they have been asked by the US Tax Authorities to hand over details of over 13,000 users. Users whose data has been asked have been notified over mail.
Followed by BitConnect and Davorcoin, Texas sends out a cease and desist notice to another fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform, LeadInvest.
Bill Gates changes his views on cryptocurrencies - states that they are one of the rare technologies directly responsible for deaths. Calls investments 'super risky'.
Poloniex will continue to operate as a standalone exchange following the acquisition. It will be the first regulated cryptocurrency exchange in the US.
Litecoin's Charlie Lee shows active interest in Nano. Having gone through the whitepaper, he asks five questions to the developers of Nano.