Chris Concannon, president of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., stated that offering bitcoin futures is a smart deal. It is a response to user demand and the belief that digital currencies will continue to grow worldwide. Cboe Global Markets Inc. is one of the three entities who will be offering bitcoin…
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and all other altcoin cryptocurrencies follow varying government regulation around the world. 99 Crypto reports on regulatory cryptocurrency news as it unfolds.
List of Cryptocurrency Scams & Hacks: ICO Scams and Crypto Fraud Run Rampant
On Monday, December 4th the US Securities and Exchange Commission fired the first shots in what many expect to be a period of renewed regulatory enforcement in the crypto space. The SEC’s new Cyber Unit engaged an emergency asset freeze against PlexCorps, the group behind PlexCoin. PlexCoin’s recent…
How Net Neutrality will Effect Cryptocurrency & Mining A LOT
"This is your last chance to stop ISPs from messing up your Internet," proclaims Battle for the Net in bold, vibrant letters. And for those involved with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and other altcoins, that could really be true. If Net Neutrality is indeed revoked, many believe it…
Ron Paul talks Cryptocurrency, Currency, and Gov't Regulation thereof
Ron Paul, considered by some to be a Libratarian, held office as a Republican U.S. Representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd congressional districts. He is an acclaimed author, a respected physician, and served in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1968. Ron Paul also ran notable presidential…
Cryptocurrency Regulations will be issued in 2018 by the Malaysian Central Bank
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will issue a proposal on how to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies early in 2018. The Malaysian central bank has been discussing how best to regulated digital currencies for quite some time. These new proposals are welcomed by industry players. BNM Governor, Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim,…
Tether Claims More than $30 million Worth of Cryptocurrency was Stolen by Hackers
A new start-up that offers dollar-back digital tokens, Tether, stated a few days ago that its systems had been hacked. This is according to cryptocurrency news site, CoinDesk. The company claims that $30.95 million worth of tokens is gone. A deleted post on its website, Tether wrote, “malicious actions…