Allianz Global Investors CEO Calls for Cryptocurrencies to Be Outlawed News The head of one of Europe’s largest asset managers, Allianz Global, has called for global regulators to “outlaw” crypto assets. The outburst from CEO Andreas Utermann came during a panel discussion in London....

Former Mt. Gox CEO Could Face 10 Years in Jail Over Embezzlement News Japanese prosecutors are seeking a 10-year jail term for Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of Mt. Gox. The embattled Frenchman, who has been previously accused of diverting company money for prostitutes, business acquisitions and luxury item...

BCH Devs Discuss Securing Instant Transactions With the Avalanche Protocol Technology & Security Over the last couple of weeks, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community has been talking fervently about zero-confirmation transactions and a new pre-consensus mechanism called Avalanche. On Monday, Openbazaar deve...

Bitwala Begins Offering Bank Accounts With Bitcoin Wallet and Debit Card Finance Cryptocurrency banking provider Bitwala has started offering its banking service to cryptocurrency users in Germany, starting with 40,000 pre-registered customers. A spokesperson for the company has shared details with news.Bi...

Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering Economy & Regulation The Netherlands is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency companies, supposedly in a bid to prevent money laundering and alleged terrorist financing. All virtual currency businesses will now be required to obtain ...

The Daily: CEX.io Enforces KYC, Okex Updates BCH Ticker The Daily In today’s edition of The Daily we cover another cryptocurrency venue that now requires verification from traders, the latest exchange to update the BCH ticker since the recent hard fork, a new solution for reporting crypto taxes for c...

Bitcoin History Part 4: Casascius Creates Physical Bitcoins News Bitcoin was born as a wholly digital currency, and it might have remained that way had it not been for the efforts of an early adopter from Utah. His name was Mike Caldwell, but on the Bitcointalk forum, he was better known as Casascius. The ...

7 Major Exchanges in Korea to Create Healthy Cryptocurrency Ecosystem Exchanges Seven major crypto exchanges in South Korea have joined forces to create a sound cryptocurrency ecosystem. They have agreed on joint measures such as information sharing and real-time monitoring of abnormal transactions. Meanwh...

Onegold Customers Can Now Purchase Digital Bullion With Bitcoin News Online bullion marketplace Onegold announced on Tuesday that its customers can now purchase precious metals with bitcoin cash (BCH) and bitcoin core (BTC). Onegold’s digital silver and gold products are fully allocated physical...

This London Taxi Driver Sells Cryptocurrency to Passengers News If you hail a taxi in downtown London, you could wind up paying for more than just your fare. Pseudonymous cab driver Dave Jenkins is known as the Crypto Cabbie because as he drives passengers around London he provides the ability to purchase ...