Here’s what happened in crypto today

The CFTC's fintech wing has published its fourth primer, this time on digital assets. 1891 Total views 8 Total shares LabCFTC, the fintech-focused office of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has published a new intro to digital assets. The "Digital Assets Primer" is dated Dec. 15 but was announced Dec. 17. It includes basic definitions and…

This week Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) prices reached new highs as a slew of bullish news continued to pump investors’ hope that the next crypto-bull market will mirror the one seen in 2017. Many novice traders simply follow spot prices on the major crypto exchanges to gauge the direction price might take. However, reviewing options…

“Our main concern is that many taxpayers believe their cryptocurrency gains are tax-free or only taxable when the holdings are cashed back into Australian dollars,” said the ATO commissioner. 2064 Total views 19 Total shares The Australian Tax Office (ATO) says it can’t rely on crypto investors to keep track of their crypto transactions and…

Bear markets are for building Bitcoin (BTC) companies. At least, that’s what the Legends of Lightning, a nine-week contest for competing Bitcoin businesses, would indicate. The tournament-come-hackathon ran more than 65 events worldwide as 73 projects battled it out to win 3 BTC ($50,000). The competition crowned Bitcoin startups Lightsats and AgriMint as winners of two…

From CBDCs to payments and up to crypto forensics, Mastercard has been highly active in the digital currency market. 1158 Total views 33 Total shares Credit card giant Mastercard made a big splash in the digital asset market on Tuesday by announcing the launch of crypto-linked payment cards across the Asia-Pacific region. In partnership with three…

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban claims that any email sent from his email account “after 3.30pm” Pacific Standard Time on June 22 was not from him.

Blockchain tech giant Bitfury has partnered with a Swiss investment firm to release a dedicated bitcoin mining fund for institutional investors, executives confirmed on Twitter on April 24.Bitfury, which develops various blockchain-related software along with mining services, confirmed that Final Frontier, in which it holds a minority stake, had gained regulatory approval for the fund…

The U.S. securities agency has filed a subpoena enforcement action against the perpetrators of an alleged “pump-and-dump” scheme involving claims of a $100 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO), according to an Oct. 9 filing.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) states it filed the subpoena application Oct. 5 at the U.S. District Court for the Central…