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In a sign that Japan's crackdown on crypto firms might be coming to an end, the Financial Services Agency announced penalties against three unlicensed exchanges that will force two of them to suspend operations. According to Bloomberg, the FSA issued

"I do not want to become instantly rich. I do not ask for forgiveness."

Reserve Bank of India issued a press release on Thursday that had a directive for withdrawing support to virtual currency businesses. The news sent a frenzy across the Indian cryptocurrency community and everyone could only talk about how India's cent

Digital currency exchange Coinbase is still in talks to acquire Earn.com, a paid inbox service formerly known as 21 inc., Axios has learned from multiple sources. No done deal yet (or maybe ever), but current discussions are at a purchase price north of $

Deputy Governor BP Kanungo said having such a currency will reduce the cost of printing paper currency.

Don't expect India's 1.3 billion residents to be investing in Bitcoin or other virtual currencies any time soon.

South Korean prosecutors detained the heads of two cryptocurrency exchanges for allegedly embezzling customers' assets, the latest in a string of enforcement actions tied to suspected malfeasance in the country's bitcoin market.

Let's take a look at the energy requirements of cryptocurrency mining rigs: Which current-generation GPUs are the most suitable for Ethereum mining?

Uphold users are now able to purchase XRP directly from the website with no transaction fees for the first 5 million XRP purchased, and they may convert the cryptocurrency into seven other cryptocurrencies, 23 fiat currencies, and four precious metals.

The total value of digital currencies fell below $300 billion overnight as more broad-based selling pushed some major digital currencies to multimonth lows.

Adding new cryptocurrencies is a "top priority" for Coinbase, and it's becoming more clear how the exchange makes decisions about which to support.

The social media site will start banning cryptocurrency ads from Tuesday, including initial coin offerings and token sales.

According to Sky News , Twitter is considering banning advertisements for initial coin offerings (ICOs), token sales, and cryptocurrency wallets.

Cryptos are moving sharply lower in response to news that President Trump has issued an executive order banning the U.S. purchases of the "Petro", the cryptocurrency which was infamously rolled out by the Venezuelan government; the order comes as

Government and business are paying more and more attention to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The way they're going to get the investors may not be what you think. The flashy cryptocurrency news involves ICOs "Initial Coin Offerings" put out by

After more than a year of testing, a beta version of Lightning Labs's Lightning Network software for Bitcoin's mainnet is now available.

The ban, which follows a similar move by Facebook, would cover all related information too, such as initial coin offerings, exchanges and wallets and trading advice.

Payments company Ripple says it plans to invest in startups and technology companies to develop more uses for XRP, its cryptocurrency that is currently the..

Like Bitcoin, Ripple could make some investors rich, provided that it gains traction by users -- and that big governments, big banks or hackers do not crush cryptocurrencies across the board.

The MT Gox trustee has sold half a billion worth of bitcoin and bitcoin cash between December 2017 and February 2018 it was revealed today. Blockchain data analysis suggests the...