Coinbase quits Japan after less than two years
The exchange, which opened in Japan less than two years ago, is giving local customers until February 16 to withdraw all assets from platform wallets, including fiat currency. [...] Read…
Final vote on EU’s landmark MiCA regulation delayed until April
The European Union faces another delay in voting for the passing of its proposed MiCA regulation as it struggles to translate the 400-page file into 24 languages. [...] Read More...…
Wyre secures new financing—Is it the next ‘crypto’ company to go down?
Dangers of using third-party custody solutions are now in the spotlight after Wyre backpedals on its decision to implement a 90% withdrawal limit on customer accounts after securing new funding.…
Digital Currency Group halts dividends as Genesis preps bankruptcy filing
Genesis Global is on the brink of filing for bankruptcy this week after being caught off guard by the 3AC collapse last year, but sources said talks are ongoing and…
Craig Wright’s 2008 white paper on electronic contracting is significant—here’s why
Dr. Craig Wright is back on Twitter, and this time states how he would "not be hiding or protecting anything related to my past" to prove he is Satoshi and…
US authorities dismantle ransomware-friendly Bitzlato exchange, arrest co-founder
The DoJ’s complaint against Anatoly Legkodymov, a senior executive and major shareholder of Bitzlato, notes that it was founded in 2016 and has processed nearly $4.6B in transactions since May…
South Korea: Bithumb ordered to pay damages over service outage in 2017
The Supreme Court has ordered Bithumb to pay KRW251.4 million (US$202,400) to over 100 disgruntled investors, with each of the 132 customers to receive between $6.47 to $6,470 as part…
