Cboe Has Asked the US Government to Allow Bitcoin ETFs, Optimistic for Long-Term Growth

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe), the largest options exchange in the global market that currently operates a bitcoin futures market, has asked the US government to allow bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would provide investors within the public market with access to bitcoin. A public letter sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission … Read more

Nikkei Claims Criminal Charges Can Be Filed Against Binance, CEO Clears up FUD

Japanese mainstream media outlet Nikkei reported earlier this week that criminal charges could be filed against Binance if it failed to halt its Japan operations. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao swiftly responded to the report, stating that it was “irresponsible journalism.” On March 22, Nikkei reported that the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) had warned Binance about its operations … Read more

Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Expected to Remain Offline for 12 Hours

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges which is said to be the fastest growing startup in history, has been offline for several hours. The Binance development team along with its CEO Changpeng Zhao–who was recently included in the Forbes list of cryptocurrency’s richest people–announced that a server issue led the trading platform to … Read more

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan on the Crypto Radar

Several Central Asian countries have taken steps to embrace cryptos one way or another. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are some of the less conspicuous former Soviet republics, but now they are starting to appear on the crypto radar. With certain inherent advantages and some clever new policies, they try to attract investors and integrate into … Read more