Sentences with phrase «consider cryptocurrency holdings»

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Ethereum has been the ICO coin of choice and has provided seen strong support through 2017, with the boom in the ICO markets, but questions are beginning to be raised on whether Ethereum can hold on to the top spot when considering the capabilities of coins like Stellar, a hybrid that marries fiat and cryptocurrencies.

This may become a trend, considering two of Japan's largest cryptocurrency industry groups may have held talks of merging in order to govern policy.

After highlighting some of the risks & challenges investors face if they're considering direct investment in cryptocurrencies & blockchain (via mining, buy & hold investment, initial coin offerings, and / or blockchain VC investment), I concluded the safest & most practical approach for the vast majority of investors was inevitably via:

These were just some of the comments that came from industry observers in the wake of a hearing held Tuesday by the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, one that addressed the question of how lawmakers should consider cryptocurrency regulation.

Financial Services Commission of South Korea also announced that it does not consider the cryptocurrencies to hold any considerable value.

The plaintiffs claim that Coinbase chose to hold the unclaimed cryptocurrencies, instead of advising the senders that the funds were never collected — which is considered a violation of the California State Unclaimed Property Act.

The South Korean government has banned its own officials from holding and trading cryptocurrency, which is considered to be «the first time the government has formulated a virtual currency ban for all public officials,» Maeil Business reported on March 1.

South Korea has been considering a number of measures to control the cryptocurrency market in a country where between 3 and 4 percent of the entire population is thought to hold some amount of bitcoin.