Cointelligence Blog

Overstock's blockchain subsidiary, Medici, just announced today the launching of the world's first ever Alternative Trading System (ATS). This system will provide a marketplace enabling individuals to exchange cryptographic tokens which will be categorized as securities in the US. 

The Middle Eastern country Bahrain has been considering digital currency as its main currency for the future.

Japanese bitcoin exchanges have begun receiving their formal operating licenses from the local Financial Services Agency (FSA). QUOINE and bitFlyer were some of the first exchanges to receive their formal certificate of approval from the government’s department.

The SEC has recently declared two different ICOs to be fraudulent which sparked debate about ICO regulation among Fintech experts.

Following the recent turmoil between the cryptocurrency market and the Chinese government, the latter have released a regulatory document that is focused on stopping illegal fundraising that may put investors into harm's way.

Many cyberpunk hackers have had their say on how they take the new regulations for cryptocurrencies by the SEC.

Fintech is a rapidly growing industry and the huge population of under-banked citizens in developing countries such as Mexico as a great opportunity for the cryptocurrency industry.

The FSA intends to put all Japanese Bitcoin Exchanges under surveillance from October to prevent Bitcoin frauds and protect customer assets.

A hacker who stole more than $7 million worth of Ether Israeli Blockchain company CoinDash during their ICO in July, has returned $3 million worth of Ether to the company, and no one knows the reason behind it.

The Bank for International Settlements, in the wake of the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies, investigated the possibility of a Central Bank of Cryptocurrencies.