Litecoin founder Charlie Lee posted on Reddit today, July 17, to clarify his position within the Litecoin Foundation and the future of the Foundation following its acquisition of a stake in German bank WEG Bank AG. In his post, Lee mentioned the possibility of the bank offering crypto services. Last week, the Litecoin Foundation acquired a 9.9 percent share in …

Leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Coinbase announced today, June 28, that they are opening a new office on the west coast of the United States in Portland, Oregon. According to a statement on the Coinbase blog, the exchange had considered different cities before deciding on Portland for its “incredibly talented, innovative open-source and blockchain communities.” Coinbase states that …

U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said the initial coin offering (ICO) market needs “light touch” regulation on CNBC’s Squawk Box today, June 21. When asked about cryptocurrency regulation, Davidson argued that the “big thing” the market needs is a “light touch regulatory framework” which, according to the congressman, would provide more certainty. Davidson stressed the necessity of defining the status …

About the possibilities of a decentralized mobile application store, GetWay talked with Kvan Kirill, CEO of the DAO PlayMarket 2.0 project. – Kirill, can you please tell us briefly about the DAO PlayMarket 2.0 project? – DAO PlayMarket 2.0 is a decentralized Android app store created by Crypton Studio, which accepts payment in crypto-currency and is combined with a crowdfunding(ICO) …

A group of South Korean lawmakers is working on a bill to legalize initial coin offerings (ICOs), providing they meet certain conditions under the supervision of the government. Meanwhile, the current ICO ban in the country has driven many domestic corporations to raise capital overseas. Bill to Legalize ICOs Rep. Hong Eui-rak of the South Korean ruling Democratic Party “is …

Australia’s Securities and Investments (ASIC) Commissioner John Price delivered a speech in which he highlighted the financial regulator’s updated guidelines for ICO and cryptocurrencies, at a Fintech event in Sydney April 26: “The development of innovative technologies like blockchain and ICOs has the potential to revolutionize how our society engages with financial products and services, but with revolution comes risk… …

Oil-T Energy Group is a company that has created an aggregation platform of the same name for real businesses involved in resource and energy projects. By purchasing the Oil-T token, you get a barrel of oil. Since the delivery is carried out with a grace period and with a more than 75% discount, your income will be more than 400%. …

The DAO PlayMarket 2.0 project team announced the addition of the PlayMarket Token (PMT) to the YoBit exchange. The planned release date is April 30, 2018. DAO PlayMarket 2.0 is a decentralized Android application store that accepts payments in cryptocurrency and combined with an ICO platform for developers. Advantages of the site are as follows: Allows android applications to issue …

Authorities in the state of Wisconsin have discussed the adoption of guidelines regarding cryptocurrency contributions to political campaigns, as requested by the Libertarian Party. Other states, like California, have urged politicians not to accept bitcoin donations. Kansas is the only state prohibiting such contributions. The Federal Election Commission allows crypto donations to campaigns for federal office. Libertarians: The Question Is …

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Centra Tech Inc. co-founder, Raymond Trapani, has been charged with fraud charges resulting from the SEC’s investigations into Centra’s controversial $32 million USD initial coin offering (ICO). Mr. Trapani is the third and final Centra co-founder to be charged for having a role in the ICO.“Mastermind” Centra Co-Founder Charged …