Author: Ryan Tucker

Payments processor Mastercard was recently awarded a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for technology that would link together financial accounts holding fiat currency with those holding cryptocurrency. While linking together fiat and cryptocurrency accounts could have many benefits both for investors in and users of cryptocurrency, Mastercard’s specific filing points to some […]

Last week marked a deadline for banks in India to stop dealing with cryptocurrency businesses. The Reserve Bank of India had set the deadline for July 5, with India’s Supreme Court failing to grant interim relief to businesses and individuals affected by the ban. The ban means that Indians will now face significant difficulties in […]

Last week marked a deadline for banks in India to stop dealing with cryptocurrency businesses. The Reserve Bank of India had set the deadline for July 5, with India’s Supreme Court failing to grant interim relief to businesses and individuals affected by the ban. The ban means that Indians will now face significant difficulties in […]

In the first sign that online cryptocurrency ad bans may be falling, Facebook has begun accepting requests for cryptocurrency ads on its platform. It isn’t a complete overturning of its ad ban, however, as ads for initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency options trading will still be banned. Cryptocurrency firms also have to request to […]

More and more cryptocurrency investors are moving their holdings back into Bitcoin. The Dominance Index, which measures the percentage of market capitalization of various cryptocurrencies, demonstrates that Bitcoin’s market share is climbing back up over 42%, a significant increase from the lows under 33% that were seen in January, and a rise from the 36% […]

In a move that surprised many in the cryptocurrency community, Japan’s Financial Services Agency rejected an application by a cryptocurrency exchange to operate within the country. After Japan announced its new licensing procedures, it allowed many exchanges to operate pending full regulatory approval. Now cryptocurrency exchange FSHO has had its application rejected, with the FSA […]

In a move that surprised many in the cryptocurrency community, Japan’s Financial Services Agency rejected an application by a cryptocurrency exchange to operate within the country. After Japan announced its new licensing procedures, it allowed many exchanges to operate pending full regulatory approval. Now cryptocurrency exchange FSHO has had its application rejected, with the FSA […]

It isn’t just regulatory agencies that have gotten involved in the cryptocurrency field, now legislatures are getting involved too. The New York state legislature is moving a bill that would establish a cryptocurrency task force that would study cryptocurrency business within the state of New York. If the bill passes, the task force would be […]

Rising cryptocurrency Ripple is facing a class-action lawsuit from a disgruntled investor, and that could have serious ramifications not just for Ripple but also for Ethereum. The investor, who lost a little over $550 trading the Ripple XRP token, has alleged that XRP should have been registered as a security with the Securities and Exchange […]

With cryptocurrencies having become more and more popular in many countries around the world, the attitude among many regulatory authorities around the world has become more and more benign. No longer associated with the dark web, tax evasion, and nefarious activities, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are increasingly breaking into the financial mainstream. Regulators have taken a […]