Cryptocurrency News

The digital currency wing of the U.S.-based financial services giant Fidelity called Fidelity Digital Assets is now officially live. According to the firm, the platform is only available (for now) to a group of select clients.

Local media have reported that the Court of Justice in Sao Paolo in Brazil has ordered that Banco Santander should pay back the cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin.

Vitalik Buterin, whose brainchild is the Ethereum blockchain project, reportedly proposed the idea of increasing user fees on the network. His reason behind the proposal is to support developers with the much-needed funding, one that is sustainable enough.

As far as the titular “crypto mom” of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is concerned, she has a note of caution to offer. It is basically in response to an industry lobbyist’s idea of proposing a national strategy for the blockchain technology. Here is everything about it in a nutshell.

Germany, through its Ministry of Finance, is looking to make a bold move in the blockchain realm. Basically, it wants to recognize all blockchain-based securities and considers them as a legitimate form of financial instrument. And with such recognition, the government arm believes it is about time the country regulate them as such.

New York’s prosecutors have arrested one of OneCoin’s alleged top leaders for stealing billions from investors by running what was actually a pyramid scheme rather than a real cryptocurrency project.

As far as a U.N. Security Council is concerned, North Korea is responsible for the massive crypto exchange hacking that amassed around $670 million. It is worth noting that the amount covers both fiat and cryptocurrencies.

A good number of states in the U.S. are starting to see the advantage of utilizing blockchain technology. In an effort to do the same, the state of Connecticut is looking to legalize the use of blockchain smart contracts, particularly those that are aimed at businesses. Here is everything about it in a nutshell.

The U.S. city of Denver is expected to use a blockchain system in order to store and check votes. The implementation, according to the official report, is expected to take place during the upcoming municipal elections come May. Here is everything about the news in a nutshell.

eToro, which is a social investing platform based in Israel, has recently launched its very own crypto trading platform. Even more so, the latter alongside a wallet service has been made available in the United States.