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Malta Financial Services Authority Implements Crypto Intelligence Solution
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the single regulator of financial services in Malta, has partnered with CipherTrace to...
Old School Altcoins Can’t Stop Popping
Viacoin. Groestlcoin. Steem. Enjin. Civic. Long forgotten altcoins and dormant shitcoins have been having a fun week. Left, right, and...
EY Executive Says Bitcoin Has No Practical Use in India
An EY executive who recently visited India and met with a number of government agencies has voiced his opinion about the future of...
Ledger Reveals Physical Exploits Against Trezor Hardware Wallets
The battle of the hardware wallets is heating up. At this weekend’s MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston, Charles Guillmet, Chief Security Officer...
Malta Appoints Cybersecurity Firm Ciphertrace to Monitor Crypto Transactions
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has appointed U.S. cybersecurity company Ciphertrace to help with compliance monitoring of...
How the World’s Leading Banks Help Launder $2 Trillion a Year
Some of the most well known banks in the world are also the biggest money launderers. The recent Troika Laundromat affair added another $8...
Cointext Adds the Ability to Pay Bitpay Invoices Using SMS
Cointext, the cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to send bitcoin cash (BCH) by SMS, has been steadily adding regional support and so...
In the Daily: Monero Upgrade, Revolut Auto Exchange, SETL Administration
In this edition of The Daily we cover the latest protocol upgrade to privacy coin monero (XMR), a new feature for traders using Revolut,...
Indian Crypto Exchange Wazirx Taking Auto-Matching P2P Services Global
Cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx is expanding globally. “While India has a banking ban,” the CEO of the exchange told...
PR: Blockchain Day at RISK 2019
This is a press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Online Bank Swissquote to Add Crypto Custodial Service
Lack of access to custodians that institutional investors know and trust is seen as a major hurdle for growing the sector. Thankfully, the...
Markets Update: BNB, LTC, and XLM Pop, Top Cryptos Consolidate
This past week’s action has seen most leading markets produce little volatility, with the cryptocurrency meta-trend appearing to...
Niall Ferguson Retracts Critical Appraisal of Crypto and DLT
Prominent British historian and author of ‘The Ascent of Money,’ Niall Ferguson, has retracted the pessimistic assertions that he had...
Texas Representative Wants to Ban the Anonymous Use of Cryptocurrency
A Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, Phil Stephenson, has just introduced a bill that would require residents of the...
Bitcoin Cash Fans Start ‘Torch Passing’ Ceremony With a Non-Divisible Token
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been passing around a different kind of ‘LN Trust Chain’ across forums and social media. The social...
How to Use Bitcoin When the Apocalypse Hits
When the world collapses and society splinters into factions fighting for the scraps, you’ll want to keep your friends close and your...
China’s Wenzhou Residents Bolster the Idea of a ‘Blockchain Village’
According to regional reports from China, a village located within the Wenzhou, Zhejiang region called Yuedong has been gathering...
In the Daily: Colorado Digital Token Act, ITI Funds Crypto Index, Fortress Blockchain
In this edition of The Daily we cover new legislation that could make Colorado more attractive to digital businesses and token issuers,...
Up and Down: RVN Plateaus, ENJ and COSM Surge
RVN currently comprises the 23rd top gaining asset of the past week following a dramatic rally to test resistance at the prior all-time...
Bitcointopia Founder Admits Selling Government-Owned Land to Bitcoiners
The founder of a scheme called Bitcointopia to sell land in the U.S. state of Nevada to bitcoiners has admitted in a federal court that...
US Marshals Seeks New Recruit to Dispose of Seized Crypto
The U.S. Marshals is looking to hire an individual who can manage cryptocurrencies for the Asset Forfeiture Division. Over the last few...
Market Maker Sues Lawyer Over $4 Million BTC Transaction Gone Awry
Market making and over-the-counter trading firm GSR Markets is taking legal action against lawyer Diana McDonald, who is accused of...
Two Australian Crypto Exchange Licenses Suspended Following Arrest
Two Australian cryptocurrency exchanges have been suspended by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) following...
Nakamoto Game Brings Transparent Blockchain Lottery to Bitcoin Cash
There’s a new bitcoin cash lottery that uses the BCH blockchain as an oracle to provide true provable fairness in the game. Participants...
UK Consumers Still Largely Clueless About Cryptocurrency: FCA Researches
The vast majority of UK consumers are still largely clueless about cryptocurrencies, and only a few of those who have invested in these...
In the Daily: Bitcoin Begging, NEM Foundation Fights to Survive, Huobi Prime
In the first weekend edition of The Daily, we examine the biting effects of crypto winter, which might have frozen out ETH scambots, but...
Fidelity’s Cryptocurrency Arm Starts Offering Institutional Investor Services
Fidelity Investments’ new cryptocurrency arm is now up and running. The unit, Fidelity Digital Assets, began operations earlier this...
Onecoin Leaders Indicted in the U.S. for Operating ‘Fraudulent Pyramid Scheme’
On March 8, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced that officials have...
Most Popular Cryptocurrencies in India According to Exchanges
Several Indian crypto exchanges have shared data with news.Bitcoin.com on the most traded cryptocurrencies on their platforms so far this...
Trading Platform Voltaire Rewards Users With BCH for Every Trade
On March 8, London-based exchange Voltaire announced a new incentive for registered traders that provides the ability to earn BCH during...
UN Panel: North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges
The U.N. Security Council has heard that North Korea uses cyberattacks and blockchain technology to evade economic sanctions and obtain...
P2P Markets: Russian Localbitcoins Trade Outpaces Venezuela
During the week of March 2, roughly 14,365 BTC changed hands via peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange Localbitcoins, equating to approximately...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Struggle to Surpass Upper Resistance
Cryptocurrency markets have been looking more optimistic but many digital assets are still struggling to surpass upper resistance in order...
Universal Protocol Alliance Launches Interest-Paying Stablecoin UPUSD
A consortium of blockchain companies including Bittrex International, Brave, Cred, and Bitgo is launching a new stablecoin. Universal...
In the Daily: Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidate, Kleros and Ethfinex Partner, Hardware Wallet Updates
In Friday’s roundup of news from across the cryptosphere, we look at the rise of U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang and his...
eToro Launches Crypto Trading Platform and Wallet in the US
Social trading and multi-asset brokerage company eToro has officially launched its crypto trading platform and wallet in the US, allowing...
Former Bitmain Employees May Find Refuge in a Spinoff Startup Called Matrix
According to regional reports, members of Bitmain Technologies and other connected subsidiaries like Copernicus are starting an offshoot...
Social Investment Platform Etoro Launches in 30 US States
Social investment and trading platform Etoro has announced the launch of its platform and cryptocurrency wallet in 30 U.S. states and two...
Survey Shows Consumers and Investors Remain Bullish on the Future of Cryptos
It’s been a long crypto winter, but according to a recent survey, consumers and investors are still positive about the long term value of...
New Report Lists 4 Major Technical Risks Facing Ethereum
In a new report about Ethereum from digital asset research firm Delphi Digital, some of the potential technical risks facing the...
UK Regulator: 3% of Consumers Surveyed Have Bought Cryptocurrency
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published two reports on consumer attitudes and awareness to crypto assets in the country....
This New Hardware Wallet Fits Into a Smartphone SIM Tray
On March 5, a new hardware wallet was unveiled by U.S. tech startup Vaulttel that fits inside a mobile phone’s SIM tray. According to the...
Canada Tax Agency Poses Probing Questions to Cryptocurrency Owners
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has sent an extremely detailed questionnaire to citizens it believes to be in possession of...
PR: ClinicAll Revolutionizes the Healthcare Industry With Blockchain
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Hodl Hodl plan Bitcoin-centric prediction market to launch in spring this year
The Latvia-based Hodl Hodl team behind the non-custodial p2p exchange and the Bitcoin-maximalist friendly Baltic Honeybadger conference,...
In the Daily: Tokenized ETFs, Chainalysis, Binance Labs in Argentina
In this edition of The Daily we cover an exchange that offers cryptocurrency investors access to tokenized ETFs based on major indices, a...
1.3 Million Leaked Transactions Link Major Banks to $8.8 Billion Money Laundering Scheme
A new set of reports by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, compiled from over 1.3 million leaked transactions from...
Kaspersky: Bitcoin Needs Less Government Control and More Collaboration
Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky has said cryptocurrencies can be a success, but only if governments stop trying to control...
IBM Launches New Blockchain Security Testing Service
IBM Security team X-Force Red has announced the launch of a new blockchain security testing service to help businesses identify weaknesses...
Turkish Real Estate Agency Sells 9 Houses for BTC
Turkish real estate agency Antalya Homes has sold nine properties to date using bitcoin core, mostly to foreign buyers. The houses cost a...
Blockchain Security Startup Quantstamp Expands to Japan with Fresh Funding
Quantstamp Inc., a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security startup, has announced the establishment of a limited liability company,...
4 of Tokyo’s Hottest Nightclubs Plan to Accept Bitcoin Cash
Japan is currently the third densest region of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) accepting merchants. In order to keep the adoption ball rolling, this...
Revenues on the Mend: Bitcoin Miners’ Gross Margins Grew 39% in February
Mining operations that process SHA-256 coins like BTC and BCH saw revenues slashed due to the bear market lows at the end of 2018....
Israel Securities Authority Wants a Dedicated Token Exchange
An Israel Securities Authority (ISA) committee tasked with examining the regulation of crypto coin offerings has submitted its final...
Onchain Stablecoin Transactions Remain Low Despite Surge in Trade Volume
Despite many stablecoins ranking among the top 20 most traded crypto assets by monthly volume, a recent report has shown that there are...
In the Daily: Opera Browser, EY Tax Tool, Elliptic, Cryptopia Exchange
In this edition of The Daily we cover the next step in the crypto strategy of the Opera browser, a new tax reporting tool for major...
Swiss Stock Exchange Launches Trading for ETH ETP
Switzerland’s SIX stock exchange has announced the launch of an ETH exchanged-traded product. March 5 comprised the first trading day for...
A Forensic Analysis of Blockchain Surveillance Companies
Blockchain analysis is big business. The U.S. government alone has spent $6 million on transaction mapping tools, while cryptocurrency...
Markets Update: Top Cryptos Reclaim Support as RVN Rallies
The leading cryptocurrency markets are attempting to reclaim the losses incurred during Tuesday’s dip, with many crypto assets having...
Blockfi Launches Interest Bearing Savings Accounts for Cryptocurrencies
On March 4, cryptocurrency-backed USD lending platform Blockfi announced the launch of a new savings program called the Blockfi Interest...
How to Create Your Own SLP Token Using the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
Since the latest Electron Cash SLP version release and the newly published Badger Wallet extension, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have...
PR: Austrian ANON Blockchain Summit Attracts Billion Dollar Businesses
This is a press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
In the Daily: Circle Acquisition, Tagomi Funding Round, Tradingview Crypto Index
In this edition of The Daily we cover a few examples of the evolving institutional crypto investment world. Circle has completed an...
Coinbase Severs Ties With Hacking Team Members While Data-Sharing Backlash Intensifies
Coinbase has been trending on crypto Twitter all week, but for all the wrong reasons. The #DeleteCoinbase hashtag has circulated on...
Indian Supreme Court Advocate Says Cryptocurrencies Cannot Be Regulated
A supreme court advocate has explained the limitations of the Indian government’s power to regulate cryptocurrency, determining that...
Tribeos Ad Platform Will Bring Commerce to Bitcoin Cash, Claims Founder
A new digital advertising marketplace called Tribeos aims to launch during Q3 of 2019 with ambitious plans to leverage the Bitcoin Cash...
Tron Partners With Tether to Launch TRC20-Based Stablecoin
Tether (USDT), the seventh most valuable crypto asset by market cap, has shrugged off attempts by newer stablecoins to usurp it. Now, a...
Central Bank of the Bahamas Selects Blockchain Startup NZIA for Digital Currency Project
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has selected NZIA Limited as the technology solutions provider for its Project Sand Dollar, a project...
Travala.com’s Cryptocurrency Gateway Provides Travel to 82,000 Destinations
Members of the cryptocurrency community can now book rooms in over 550,000 properties worldwide by utilizing the accommodation and hotel...
Nordea Bank Faces Allegations of Laundering Russian Millions
Finnish public broadcaster YLE will air a damning program on March 4 that reveals Nordea Bank’s alleged involvement in a...
Gibraltar Exchange to List Bitcoin Cash Fiat Trading Pairs
A Gibraltar insured and regulated digital asset exchange is set to list bitcoin cash (BCH) versus fiat trading pairs. Users of GBX with...
In the Daily: Facebook Security Hole, Tron Attracts Snakes, the Satoshi Symbol
In Monday’s edition of The Daily, we examine Facebook’s latest security scare, and what this means for cryptocurrency users. We also take...
Venezuelan Government Launches Cryptocurrency Remittance Service
The government of Venezuela has begun offering a cryptocurrency remittance service. Remittances can be sent using two types of...
Startup Company Sets up Bitcoin ATM in Botswana
Express Minds Ltd has set up a bitcoin automated teller machine (BATM) in Gaborone, Botswana, increasing the number of the machines on the...
Bahrain Courts Indian Crypto Businesses in Collaboration With Government
The Bahrain Economic Development Board is inviting Indian firms to take advantage of the opportunities its country has to offer including...
An In-Depth Look at Ethereum’s Maker and Dai Stablecoin
Since tether (USDT) bolstered the idea of a working stablecoin over the last few years, there’s been a variety of different types of...
Cash Accounts Developer Publishes User-Friendly Cashual Wallet Concept
On March 2, Jonathan Silverblood, the creator of the Bitcoin Cash name system Cash Accounts, published a user-friendly wallet design he’s...
Bitcoin Early Adopters Build Seasteading Home off the Coast of Thailand
Interest in cryptocurrency is often interlinked with a passion for personal freedom and a desire to shape the future for the better. A...
Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018
For many leading markets, February produced the largest monthly volume since the first quarter of last year, with 30-day BTC trade...
Malta Might Be ‘Blockchain Island’ But Don’t Try Opening a Crypto Bank Account
Malta has been hyped up as the happy ending for crypto business who have trouble operating elsewhere, but there’s a problem: banks...
In the Daily: Binance Trading Competition, Bitdeer BCH Mining Plan, Voyager Merges Ethos
In this edition of The Daily we cover a trading competition and giveaway promoting Binance’s new platform, new mining plans from...
Payglobal Provides Cryptocurrency to Fiat Transfers With Existing Bank Cards
While there’s been a lot of news of cryptocurrency debit cards closing shop over the last two years, a company called Payglobal offers...
How to Use Multisig to Keep Your Coins Ultra-Safe
Multi-signature, or multisig, is a wallet configuration that requires at least two keys to authorize a transaction. Commonly used by...
Bitcoin Cash Supporter Convinces Chess.com to Accept BCH for Memberships
The popular website Chess.com used to accept bitcoin, but like many other well-known merchants it dropped the BTC payment option. Now...
5 Biggest Reasons to Choose Lyft IPO Over Uber in 2019
The big debate amongst IPO investors right now is whether they prefer Uber or Lyft. Both companies might appear to offer practically the...
Report: Quadriga’s 6 Cold Wallets Have Been Without Funds Since April 2018
Ernst & Young, the court-appointed monitor in the Quadrigacx saga, released a report on March 1 which shows that cold wallets known to...
Markets Update: Diminished March Trade Volume Mirrors Previous Patterns
Over the last few days, cryptocurrency markets have been holding steady and consolidating after the correction on Feb. 24. Currently, the...
In the Daily: New Terms From Bitmex, Binance Coin Record, Malta Bank Accounts
In this edition of The Daily, Bitmex has updated its Terms of Service. The revised rules prohibit residents of certain countries,...
Indian Government Confirms Cryptocurrency Regulation in Final Stages
The government of India has told the country’s supreme court that the committee tasked with drafting crypto regulation is in the final...
America’s Signature Bank to Offer Services to Bermuda Crypto Companies
U.S. commercial bank Signature will start to offer a full range of banking services to licensed fintech companies in Bermuda, including...