Supreme Court of Russia Orders to Review Bitcoin Website Ban

In 2016, the Vyborgsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted a prosecutorial request to block bitcoininfo.ru, one of the biggest, Russian cryptocurrency websites, which...

WikiLeaks Shop Suspended after Coinbase Denounced Terms of Service Violations

     “Coinbase is a regulated Money Service Business under FinCEN,” and is “obligated to implement regulatory compliance mechanisms.” This is part of the...

Quebec Government: Bitcoin Isn’t a ‘Magnet’ for Criminal Activity

     This week Quebec´s Chief Scientist, Rémi Quirion, published an article “Fact Check on Bitcoin”, examining the belief that Bitcoin is an “index of...

The End of the“Wild West” Days of Cryptocurrency

 One of the third world´s largest cryptocurrencies urged British regulators to adopt a Japanese-like model of regulations and end the “Wild West” days of...

Kraken Exchange Stops Operations in Japan

     The cryptocurrency exchange service, Kraken, the 10th largest exchange by 24-hour trading volume, is ceasing operations in Japan due to economic and...

Samsung Develops a Blockchain System for Tracking International Shipments

     Samsung Electronics is exploring the implementation of a blockchain platform to manage its vast, global, supply-chain network. As mentioned in a previous Crypto...