New York Attorney General Sends Letter to 13 Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Launches “Integrity Initiative” in Move to Protect Investors & Consumers

April 17, 2018 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois |

The New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has sent a letter to 13 different cryptocurrency exchanges. Described as a fact-finding inquiry into the policies and practices of platforms used by consumers to trade cryptocurrencies, the AG labeled the move the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative. The… Read More

Read more in: Blockchain & Digital Currency, Featured Headlines, Politics, Legal & Regulation | Tagged attorney general, binance, bitflyer, bitstamp, bittrex, circle, coinbase, cryptocurrency exchanges, elite way developments, eric schneiderman, gate technology, gate.io, gemini trust, huobi global, ifinex, itbit trust company, kraken, new york, payward, poloniex, tidex

Crypto-Rich Catered to by Luxury Retail

April 11, 2018 @ 11:51 am By Cali Haan |

Members of the luxury set fond of cryptocurrencies are now able to purchase, log and transact a number of their favorite items using decentralized digital money and ledgers. Japanese luxury car reseller L’Operaio announced at the the end of March that they’ll accept Bitcoin at… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Blockchain & Digital Currency, General News, Global | Tagged bitcoin, bitdials, bitflyer, bitpremier, borsetta, crypto-rich, japan, l'operaio

Japanese Firm bitFlyer Launches Bitcoin Exchange in the U.S.

November 28, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst |

Tokyo-based bitFlyer announced on Tuesday the official launch of its bitcoin exchange in the U.S. The debut in the U.S., comes just after the company reported more than $100 billion in virtual currency has been traded year-to-date. While sharing more details about the U.S. expansion, bitFlyer… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Blockchain & Digital Currency | Tagged bartek ringwelski, bitcoin, bitflyer, cryptocurrency, japan, new york, yuzo kano

Japan Based bitFlyer Debuts Bitcoin Crowdfunding Platform fundFlyer

September 10, 2014 @ 5:21 pm By Samantha Hurst |

Recently, Japan-based bitcoin market, bitFlyer, launched a new bit coin crowdfunding platform called fundFlyer. According to Coindesk, fundFlyer is similar to other crowdfunding platform but it is taking a significant steps to mainstream bitcoin use in Japan. One of the fundFlyer’s first projects is from… Read More

Read more in: Asia, Crowdfunding Portals and Marketplaces | Tagged asia, bitcoin, bitflyer, coindesk, fundflyer, japan, mineyuki fukuda