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US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins...
These Online Stores Will Sell You Masks, Gloves, Emergency Items for Cryptocurrency
Events like the global coronavirus outbreak provide good justification for some prepping. Crises like this often result in shortages and...
Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify
Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are...
With $1.5 Billion Under Management Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Slides 30%
Prior to the market carnage on March 12, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) had acquired over 300,000 BTC. Grayscale’s trust has...
Crypto Networks Stress Tested During Bitcoin’s Wild Week
Crypto valuations haven’t been the only casualties of this week’s market crash; crypto networks have also felt the strain. As...
Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the...
How to Track, Get and Set the Best Transaction Fees with Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
Once set up with a bitcoin or bitcoin cash wallet and some coins, using and sending them is pretty easy. Part of this process involves...
ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community....
Germany’s Bitcoin Group Welcomes Licensing for Crypto Custodians, Expects Competition From Banks
Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody...
Edward Snowden ‘Felt Like Buying Bitcoin’ While Traders Hunt for the Market Bottom
Following three consecutive days of losses shedding $50 billion off the cryptoconomy, digital currency markets lost another $44 billion in...
Disney World Economics: How Coronavirus Could Be Used to Justify a Global Financial Reset
‘What in the world is going on’ has now become a question of real pertinence, instead of just a cliché for common...
50 Companies Back New Cryptocurrency Project Competing With Facebook’s Libra
Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over...
Darknet Markets Keep Shipping as Shoppers Shun the Streets
These are strange times for crypto. While it’s blood in the markets, it’s business as usual on the darknet, where marketplaces...
Gold and Bitcoin Markets Tested, While Central Banks Try to Quell Stock Market Rout
Central banks worldwide have been bracing for the worst, as the global economy has shuddered over the last seven days. On March 11, the...
Crypto Exchanges Overwhelmed on Bitcoin’s Most Volatile Day of the Year
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao referred to it as “Bloodbath day,” and many in the cryptosphere will echo those sentiments, as...
Market Update: Global Economy Jolts Bitcoin, Overall Crypto Cap Loses $50B
Cryptocurrency markets are feeling a lot of pressure on Thursday, March 12, as the entire cryptoconomy has lost over $50 billion during...
Crypto Embraces VR as Virtual Conferences Replace Physical Events
Remote bitcoin events have been boosted by the postponement or cancellation of real world crypto conferences due to the coronavirus...
Tax Office to Contact 350,000 Australians and Remind Them to Report All Crypto Profits
Australian tax agents have set out to close a gap they say costs the state several billion dollars. Taxpayers who file various...
Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese...
Lightning-Fast New Bitcoin.com Wallet Proves Popular With Over 10 Million Wallets Created
The Bitcoin.com Wallet app has reached almost 10.5 million wallets created across several million app downloads. This milestone follows...
Judge Gives Craig Wright New Deadline – Citing Forgery, Perjured Testimony in Court
A new court filing from the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit shows that Judge Bruce Reinhart has overruled a number of Craig Wright’s...
Global Investments Into Indian Crypto Sector Surge After Supreme Court Lifts Ban
India has become increasingly attractive to new crypto businesses and investors from all over the world now that the supreme court has...
Why Are ‘Bitcoin Group’ and ‘Bitcoin Revolution’ Such Popular Searches on Google?
Google searches can reveal a lot about the perception of the masses when it comes to bitcoin. This post examines two popular Google search...
Blockchain.com Will Allow Retail Wallet Users to Borrow USD Stablecoins With Cryptocurrency
The digital assets lending field seems to be heating up with Blockchain.com starting to offer lending directly to retail consumers...
The 35 Most Influential Bitcoiners Dominating Crypto Twitter by Follower Count
Twitter has become home to cryptocurrency influencers who use it for evangelism, spreading news, shilling coins, and shaming certain...
SLP Token Fuels Scooter Rental Business in Taiwan, Investors to Get Their Dividends in BCH
A company running a small scooter rental service in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital city, has minted an SLP token on the Bitcoin Cash...
CoinTracking.info Helps Crypto Traders Avoid Costly Tax Mistakes
MUNICH, Germany, March 10, 2020 — CoinTracking.info, the world’s most popular cryptocurrency tax software, is announcing the...
7 of the World’s Largest Blockchain-as-a-Service Enterprises
You’ve heard of Software as a Service (Saas), the means by which businesses subscribe to and access cloud-based software....
US Lawmaker Introduces Crypto-Currency Act of 2020 While Under Coronavirus Quarantine
A U.S. congressman from Arizona has introduced the Cryptocurrency Act of 2020 while under coronavirus quarantine. The bill clarifies which...
Blockchain Expo Tokyo Series Set to Take Business Scene by Storm
Taking place April 1 – 3, Japan’s premier blockchain exposition, Blockchain Expo Tokyo, will feature industry-leading speakers...
The Government Can’t Stand Decentralized Innovations Like Bitcoin, so It Tries to Ruin Them
Feeding the homeless, affordable medicine, an easy-to-use gas can design, starting a small business to meet the needs of one’s...
Regulatory Roundup: French Court Considers Bitcoin Money, Cryptocurrencies Legitimized in South Korea, Australia, India
The cryptocurrency sector worldwide saw several historic regulatory events last week. In this roundup, we cover a landmark bitcoin ruling...
Ethereum Community Enthralled Over Controversial ProgPoW Proposal
The Ethereum community has been debating a proposal called ProgPoW as many ETH proponents believe the Programmatic Proof-of-Work function...
Newly-Launched Bitcoin.Com Lottery Unlocks Global Lotteries Through Cryptocurrency Payments
Following the recent partnership between Bitcoin.com and Bravio Technologies Limited, the Bitcoin.com Lottery platform has officially...
Empow – Decentralized, Visually Focused Social Network
Since Blockchain became well-known to the public back in the bull-run in 2017, many developer teams have started to develop...
Market Update: Plustoken BTC Moves, Crypto Prices Dive, Coronavirus Cripples Global Markets
Cryptocurrency markets lost more than $30 billion in the last 24 hours as digital asset prices have been slashed alongside traditional...
5 Crypto Cashback Solutions That Award You Satoshis to Shop
Cashback is a popular ecommerce system that administers rewards and rebates for shopping. Every time you shop online, and in some cases...
6 Crypto Websites Blocked by Russia’s Media Watchdog, Including Major News Outlet
In what seems to be another episode in a long-running campaign, the Russian telecom regulator has restricted access to at least six...
Rumors of Bitcoin’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
According to the Bitcoin Obituary Page, Bitcoin died 379 times between 2010-2019 of an astonishing array of causes. The number is...
Industry Execs Claim Freshly Minted ‘Virgin Bitcoins’ Fetch 20% Premium
A few blockchain surveillance companies like Cyphertrace have recently published reports on criminal activities tied to bitcoin usage and...
Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto? An Introduction to Bitcoin’s Mysterious Founder
The true identity of the creator of Bitcoin is one of the biggest mysteries in the modern world. Over the years many theories have popped...
Is Twitter Helping Justin Sun and Other Cryptocurrency Celebrities Defraud?
A site as hugely influential as Twitter should ideally take a balanced and responsible approach when suggesting blue check accounts and...
Tamil Guide: Cryptocurrency Meaning and How to Buy Bitcoin in India — Interview With Giottus
After the supreme court verdict striking down the RBI ban, more people in India are interested in cryptocurrencies. News.Bitcoin.com...
Nigerians Can Now Buy Bitcoin With Cash From Stores and ATMs That Take Naira
If there’s a place where cryptocurrencies draw significantly more attention than anywhere else right now, it has to be Nigeria....
Stimulus, QE, Rate Cuts: Coronavirus Fuels Central Banks’ Monetary Easing Policy
The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has...
Bitcoin.com Local Gathers Steam as Other P2P Markets Falter
The bitcoin marketplace Localbitcoins was once the most popular peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform. But during the last few years, the...
South Korea Passes Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency in Line With FATF Standards
South Korea’s National Assembly finally passed a bill that provides a framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies and...
German Crypto Regulator BaFin Shuts Down Unauthorized Bitcoin ATMs
Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has shut down unauthorized bitcoin ATMs in the country. Now that...
Crypto Bulls Roadshow Coming to Over 15 Indian Cities — With Government Participation
India’s Crypto Bulls Roadshow, a nonprofit initiative to prepare India for the next bull run, is coming up, and government...
Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to...
How Popular Is the Dark Web in India? A Look at Increasing Tech Use and Free Market Potential
Now that the Reserve Bank of India’s banking ban on cryptocurrencies has been lifted by a recent Supreme Court decision, there is...
Crypto, Encryption, and the Quest for a Secure Messaging App
How confidential is our conversation? This question has come to the fore in recent months, driven by a flurry of news stories detailing...
Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop
As anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the...
Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturer Canaan Sued – Accused of Misleading IPO Investors
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. is being sued for allegedly breaking U.S. securities laws before its initial public offering...
Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of...
Bitcoin Cash Community Supports Greater Privacy by Donating Over 100 BCH to Cashfusion Fundraiser
The Bitcoin Cash community is showing its support for greater privacy by putting its money where its mouth is and donating to Cashfusion....
HTC Unveils Privacy Protecting 5G Router, Pundi X Finalizes Blockchain Phone Prototype
Product announcements in the mobile and internet communications sector have indicated that cryptocurrency-related features are going to...
RBI to Challenge Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly seeking to file a review petition challenging the supreme court verdict which lifted its...
Cryptocurrency Airdrops and Giveaways: What They Are and What’s Next
There are a number of ways people can obtain cryptocurrencies and one of them is through airdrops, a type of distribution where creators...
$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity...
The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis....
Bitcoin Legal in India: Exchanges Resume INR Banking Service After Supreme Court Verdict Allows Cryptocurrency
Indian cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing back banking support after the Supreme Court of India struck down the banking ban on the...
The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Goods on the Darknet
Darknet markets (DNMs) supply all manner of goods, some legal, others less so, but all purchasable with cryptocurrency and delivered to...
HODL Waves Chart Reveals Bitcoin Holders’ Firm Grip – 42% Hasn’t Moved in 2 Years
According to a report written by Coin Metrics analyst Jacob Franek, as of March 1, 2020, roughly 42% of all BTC has not moved onchain in...
Australia Crypto Merchant Trade Sets $74K Monthly Record With BCH Capturing 97%
Cryptocurrency payments in Australia, which have been growing in volume in the past few years, have recently scored another record....
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging...
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak...
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
High volatility is one of the major problems of the cryptocurrency, which prevents it from becoming a full-fledged replacement for fiat...
Relm Launches Insurance Coverage for Cryptocurrency and Cannabis Groups in Tough Regulatory Climate
Bermuda-based insurance company Relm has announced an official launch of operations, issuing a press statement March 3, stating the group...
Indian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cryptocurrency — RBI Ban Lifted
A historic day for the Indian crypto community, the supreme court has finally ruled on the case against the banking ban by the central...
How to Mix Your Bitcoins Using Coinjoin for Greater Privacy
Mixing bitcoins using a noncustodial service increases fungibility without having to relinquish control of your coins. Bitcoin mixing...
Bitcoin Cash Node Reveals Upgrade Plans for May and Difficulty Algorithm Research
On March 2, the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node project announced the team’s plans for the May upgrade and beyond. The...
Tron’s Steemit Acquisition Exposes Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Centralization
The Steemit community is mired in controversy over the recent Tron takeover that managed to change the Steem blockchain’s...
Bitcoin, Monero and Zcash Will Still Be Used in the Year 2414 According to Netflix’s Altered Carbon
Several cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, monero and zcash were featured on the recently released and highly anticipated second season of...
Human Readability and Privacy: BCH Can Be Sent by Email With Tips Tool, No Usernames Required
Tips.Bitcoin.com allows users of crypto to tip BCH to friends and family via email address, arguably cutting out some of the inconvenience...
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange...
Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the...
Belgium Startup Launches Smart Chip Hardware Wallet for SLP-Based Tokens
On March 1, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) developers’ Twitter account revealed a new hardware wallet card for SLP tokens created...
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate...
Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading...
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’...
DCA – The ‘Boring,’ Sensible Bitcoin Investment That Could Double Your Money in 2.5 Years
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as a crypto investment method may not be the most thrilling way to speculate on the bitcoin price, but it is...
Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway Gocrypto Onboards 1,000 Locations Worldwide
On February 28, Gocrypto CEO Dejan Roljic revealed the payment gateway has officially onboarded 1,000 merchant locations during a recent...
Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir...
Market Update: Coronavirus Fears, Stock Market Crash, and Bitcoin Price Predictions
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since the initial price drop on February 26 that saw $25 billion shaved off the entire...
MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and...
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: 18 of the Coolest Visualizations for Exploring the Bitcoin Network
Analyzing and exploring the Bitcoin blockchain is always interesting, but for the more abstract thinker, several sites provide unique...
Crypto Community Gets Prepping as Coronavirus Spreads
Crypto Twitter (CT) might not be the first place you’d think to look for pandemic survival strategies, but in recent weeks the...
This Is How Much BTC You Need to Enter Bitcoin’s Elite 1% Club
Today there are 18,244,475 BTC in circulation and during the last few weeks, a number of bitcoin influencers have been talking about how...