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63% of Europeans are confident that crypto will still exist in 10 years, according to a survey from bitFlyer.

The Thai subsidiary plans to launch a major innovation lab focused on blockchain, artificial intelligence and internet of things technology.

John McAfee says he is holding back on plans to reveal the real identity of bitcoin’s creator for fear it will expose him to further lawsuits.

Two men plead guilty for illicitly selling steroids and controlled substances and laundering millions of dollars in crypto.

Plans are afoot to give Disney a major say in the fate of Bitstamp and Korbit platforms in future.

A summary of challenges blockchain-for-land encounters from a New America expert.

Blockchain development company Lightning Labs announced that it released the first alpha version of its LN client for the main BTC network.

The electronics giant is still ironing out the intended use cases and structure of its likely ETH-based offering, an anonymous source says.

The blockchain software giant will provide hardware and other support to the fund, which is administered by Swiss-based Final Frontier.

Blockchain medical tech startups Longenesis and Insilico Medicine and South Korean hospital Gil Medical Center will jointly create a blockchain-based health data management solution.

Tech giant IBM has been awarded a patent for a mobile data sharing method that involves a distributed ledger.

French specialized credit institution Societe Generale SFH has issued a 100 million euro bond as a security token on the Ethereum blockchain.

Blockchain Capital co-founder Gavin Brown said that he expects that there will be one or a handful of winners when it comes to cryptocurrency.

Back in March 2019, the CoinBene cryptocurrency exchange denied that it suffered a hack but claimed to be undergoing maintenance, despite losing 109 ERC-20 tokens worth about $105 million.

Crypto wealth management and lending company BlockFi now has over $53 million in client crypto assets under management.

Head of digital market assets at Credit Suisse, Emmanuel Aidoo, has said that bankers’ desire to keep the status quo is holding back the adoption of blockchain technology.

Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase shut down its Chicago office and scaled down the development of its matching engine.

Masayoshi Son reportedly lost over $130 million with his bitcoin investment, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The University of Nevada, Reno’s Intelligent Mobility will work with blockchain firm Filament to develop an autonomous vehicle smart city project.

As the IMF and the bosses of central banks gather to talk digital money, concerns of stability and institutional trust dominate the discussion.

An analyst stated that he bought one bitcoin through his TD Ameritrade account, although he later found the trade was not real.

The trading platform says approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would be a first step to launching a full-service bank.

Crypto startup Moon is launching a web browser extension that allows e-commerce shoppers to use their LN BTC wallets.

Binance has launched its decentralized trading platform just a week after launching its native blockchain.

White paper writers reportedly say they are “constantly required to fabricate and exaggerate facts.”

Bitcoin continues to gain momentum, recording a new 2019 high of $5,590.

A mobile decentralized exchange says it is tackling three issues seen in its centralized rivals: the risk of hacking, high fees and price volatility.

The award, from an unnamed external auditor, follows on from a year-long process to complete the initial stages of security compliance.

The swoop, which reportedly happened last week, was in response to management changes, sources told Reuters.
Japan’s financial regulator has reportedly investigated two domestic cryptocurrency exchanges to check consumer protection and legal compliance, Cointelegraph Japan reported on April 23.According to anonymous source originally speaking to Reuters, the investigation by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) on April 17 involved trading platforms Fisco and Huobi Japan, the local off-shoot of Chinese exchange Huobi.Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) has been working with Tech Bureau Inc., the operator of the previously hacked Zaif exchange, to officially transfer the business to the former group.Both the Fisco and Huobi Japan platforms had previously undergone restructuring of senior management, with the FSA focusing on internal structures as part of an ongoing quest to shore up the local cryptocurrency industry.According to Reuters, inspectors also targeted Anti-Money Laundering systems, while suggesting there were insufficiencies but not going into detail about potential violations.“The FSA conducted detailed checks with a view to administrative setup, considering that there are insufficient points in the management systems of the two companies and their efforts to protect customers,” the publication reported, summarizing the available information.Fisco and Huobi Japan had not responded to Cointelegraph Japan’s request for comments by press time.As Cointelegraph previously reported, Japan has set about distributing licenses to exchange operators under a scheme originally announced in 2017.At the same time, the regulator is keeping a close eye on developments, as well as introducing further rules on specific aspects of exchanges’ activities.This week, the aforementioned domestic platform Zaif confirmed it was ready to resume operations after it suffered a major hack last year. Coincheck, which lost over $530 million in its own security breach in January 2018, received its FSA license at the start of this year.

Joel Ortiz stole more than $7.5 million from dozens of victims, with one crypto entrepreneur losing $5.2 million in a matter of minutes.