A group of U.S. lawmakers has called on the nation's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to release comprehensive guidance for taxpayers earning gains on cryptocurrency investments or transactions. Coindesk reports that. 

After news broke yesterday of yet another hack of a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, the country's police authority has released figures revealing the rise in such attacks this year.

Brazil's antitrust watchdog is investigating whether the major banks in the country worked together to close off access to cryptocurrency services.

American banking giant PNC has joined the growing number of financial institutions using payments products from blockchain startup Ripple.

Europol has warned against the rising threats of cryptocurrency hacks, extortion and mining malware in a new report. 

Cannabis advocacy publication High Times is no longer accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment option for its ongoing initial public offering (IPO), CoinDesk reports that.

Blockchain security startup Bitgo has announced that it has received regulatory approval in the U.S. to offer cryptocurrency custody services. With the move, BitGo becomes the latest company to throw its hat into the crypto custody ring as the market prepares to welcome large institutional investors who have previously been put off by crypto’s substantial custody risk.