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Heavy Borrowers and Near-Failed States Likely to Drive Hyperbitcoinization
A CIA World Factbook entry listing nations’ current account balances shows that big economies and near-failed states share something in...
In the Daily: Regulatory Developments in Italy, Mauritius, Malta
In this edition of The Daily we cover recent regulatory developments regarding the use of cryptocurrencies and their associated industries...
Mt. Gox Creditors Neither Need nor Deserve This Kind of ‘Hero’
Brock Pierce has launched his own bid for the civil rehabilitation of Mt. Gox, promising to pay out all current funds to creditors while...
Anarchism: A Look at the Different Schools of Anarchic Thought
In mainstream culture, anarchy is often a dirty word, deployed as a pejorative to describe failed states or an insult by conservative news...
3 Technical Proposals for Increasing Bitcoin’s Privacy
Privacy is a constant battle between those who wish to increase it and those who would strip it away. Never is this war more apparent than...
Brazilian Crypto Exchange Wins Legal Battle Over Closed Bank Account
A court in Rio de Janeiro has ruled in favor of Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin in a case over the closure of one of its...
Union Bank of the Philippines Launching Cryptocurrency ATM
One of the largest banks in the Philippines is reportedly launching a two-way cryptocurrency ATM that is in compliance with Bangko Sentral...
Is This The End Or Just The Beginning For Cryptos? Video
Is This The End Or Just The Beginning For Cryptos? Jeff Berwick at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Cryptos have only...
The Daily: Cointelligence’s Exchange Rating System, Bithumb Launches OTC Desk
In the first edition of The Daily this weekend, we cover the details around the launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange rating system by...
US Lawyers: Crypto Regulations Are ‘Tough Waters to Navigate’
In a recent interview, Matt Kohen and Justin Wales, two senior counsels working for Carlton Fields’ virtual currency and distributed...
Gainers and Losers: BTT Falls From Daily Gainers, Grin Sits Among Weekly Losers
The bullish surge across the cryptocurrency markets has ranked several high profile projects among the top gainers and losers – a...
Proposal to Increase Bitcoin’s 21 Million Supply Sparks Debate
21 is a number that holds deep symbology to bitcoiners. In addition to denoting the total number of bitcoins, in millions, that will ever...
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Gain Billions in Less Than an Hour
Cryptocurrency prices have spiked significantly in value during afternoon trading sessions on Feb. 8. The entire market cap of the top...
Quadrigacx Saga: Founder’s Widow Owns $5.6m Properties, Hospital Confirms Cotten’s Death
Troubled Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx may be newly armed with a 30-day stay from creditors, following the Feb. 5 bankruptcy...
Crypto Investor Brock Pierce Is Attempting to Pull Mt. Gox From the Ashes
Prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce is attempting to revive the defunct Mt. Gox exchange by submitting a single...
The Daily: Huobi Adds USD Trading Pairs, Airswap Launches Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange
In this edition of The Daily, we cover two announcements regarding fiat-to-crypto trading services. The U.S. subsidiary of Huobi has...
‘India Wants Crypto’ Campaign Passes 100 Days With Growing Support
A social media campaign for positive cryptocurrency regulation in India has passed 100 days with growing support from the community....
Markets Update: Leading Markets Break ATH Descending Trendlines
BTC price action has broken above a major long-term trendline stemming back to December 2017’s all-time highs. When looking at the 2014...
Public Transportation Across Argentina Can Now Be Paid With BTC
The national contactless smart card that is used to pay for public transportation throughout Argentina can now be loaded with BTC. These...
These Exchanges Allow You to Purchase Cryptocurrency Without Knowing You
Platforms providing traders with the opportunity to exchange cryptocurrencies have increasingly started to apply registration...
BCH Publishing App Honest Cash Partners With Patreon Alternative Bitbacker.io
On Wednesday, Feb. 6, the Honest Cash publishing platform powered by bitcoin cash partnered with the cryptocurrency focused Patreon...
5 Crypto-Friendly Countries to Base Your Business
Choosing the best country to set up a business is vital in this digital age, and especially so for crypto companies. As governments around...
Coinbase Noncustodial Wallet Adds BTC Support and Plans to Add More Assets
Coinbase has announced support for bitcoin core (BTC) in the company’s noncustodial wallet. The wallet was originally originally dedicated...
South Korea Central Bank Says CBDCs Will Disrupt Financial Integrity
South Korea’s central bank has warned that adopting a state-backed cryptocurrency as an official form of legal tender would threaten the...
The Daily: 13% of Shoppers Would Buy Amazon Crypto, Wirex Adds Stablecoin
In Thursday’s edition of The Daily we feature a recent survey that shows 13 percent of shoppers would be happy to buy cryptocurrencies...
A Millennial and Crypto Love Story: How This Generation Is Ghosting Banks
America’s youth has long been in a bad relationship with banks. Their predatory, self-serving practices have left a bad taste in the...
Abra Adds Stocks and ETF Investing to Its Cryptocurrency Exchange App
Abra has decided to add access to collateralized equities investing. This means that users of the exchange and wallet app in 155 countries...
Zcash Bug Demonstrates the Difficulty of Auditing Complex Cryptocurrencies
A recent counterfeiting bug in Zcash demonstrates that the added functionality of so-called second generation blockchains comes at a...
BCH-Powered Paybutton Launches in Pre-Release
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the well known Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocate Soupernerd announced the pre-release and testing phase of a new BCH-powered...
Abra Announces World’s First Global Investment App
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Yellow Vest Movement Starts a New Form of Protest – Burning Banknotes
For well over two months, the yellow vest movement in France has continued to keep itself illuminated with fervent protests against taxes,...
Scandinavians Can Now Buy Cryptocurrency Within the Opera Mobile Browser
Opera Ltd (NASDAQ: OPRA), the Norway-headquartered company behind the web browsers used by over 320 million people, now lets users buy...
Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume
Several markets have seen spikes in peer-to-peer (P2P) volume, with the Kazakh and Singaporean Localbitcoins markets posting their second...
Australian Banks Fraudulently Collected Fees From Deceased Customers
A national inquiry into the misconduct of Australia’s banking sector has revealed profit-driven malpractice that has shattered customer...
PR: Bitcoin.com Partners With CryptoTag to Bring Space Grade Security to the Bitcoin.com Store
This is a press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
The Daily: F1 Team Gets Crypto Sponsor, Dubai Royal Invests in Digital Assets Fund
In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily we cover a number of stories that show how despite the ongoing bear market, the field continues to...
Philippines Announces New Cryptoccurency Regulations
The Philippines has announced new regulations to govern crypto assets. According to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), a...
Leaked Documents Suggest Mt. Gox Trustee’s Bitcoin Sales Impacted Market Prices
On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the infamous Goxdox blog returned to inform the public of more detailed Mt. Gox information that “no one wants you to...
Data Shows Ethereum is the ‘Cryptocurrency of Choice for Scams’
Since the very early days, back when people learned how to create new cryptocurrencies or quickly build infrastructure models like digital...
TechStars and Alchemist Announce Inaugural Class of Their Joint Blockchain Accelerator Program
The post TechStars and Alchemist Announce Inaugural Class of Their Joint Blockchain Accelerator Program appeared first on Coinjournal....
Blockchain.com Launches New Bitcoin Cash Block Explorer
Wallet provider Blockchain.com has started offering a new tool for users to peer into the inner workings of their cryptocurrency. The...
Report Claims Quadrigacx Never Held More Than 1,000 BTC
The drama surrounding Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx continues to intensify, with a recent report by Zernoncense claiming...
The Daily: Turbo Tax Adds Crypto Section, Venezuela’s Localbitcoins Record
In this edition of The Daily, tax filing software Turbo Tax has integrated a feature that allows crypto investors to report their capital...
6 Popular Darknet Marketplaces That Accept Cryptocurrency
The P2P exchange of cryptocurrencies for goods and services began life on the darknet, whose underground markets are still thriving today....
PR: Coinseed Announces Its SEC Filed Crowdfunding Campaign
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
The Crucible of Privacy: Why Decentralized Exchange Is the Only Way
Decentralization is a core principle of blockchain-based technology. It’s the most important and unique property of the many...
Report: Indian Government Concerned Cryptocurrencies Could Undermine the Rupee
The Indian government panel tasked with drafting crypto regulation is reportedly worried that cryptocurrencies could destabilize the rupee...
Kraken Acquires British Derivatives Platform Crypto Facilities
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Crypto Facilities, a British digital asset trading platform and index provider, in an...
Cryptograffiti’s Latest ‘Running Bitcoin’ Portrait Sees Auction Bids of Over $30K
In roughly three days, on Feb. 7, Cryptograffiti’s latest art auction on Bitify will come to an end. “Running Bitcoin,” a tribute to the...
Bitcoin Cash Clothing Charity Expands to a Dozen Cities Across Canada
Coins 4 Clothes, a cryptocurrency charity that rewards people with bitcoin cash (BCH) for donating gently used items of clothing, has...
Cybersecurity took center stage in 2018 and could present an exciting investment opportunity
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Coinsquare Lays off 40 Employees in a Troublesome Month for Crypto Exchanges
Leading Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has reportedly laid off almost a third of its staff. The news comes after at least...
Cryptocurrencies Have Spawned an Eclectic Underground Art Movement
What do the art and cryptocurrency worlds have in common? Among other things, the love of the conceptual, evoking of the emotions and the...
PR: trade.io Enables Purchase of Cryptocurrencies With USD and EUR
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
Mt. Gox Restitution Process Frozen Due to One Man’s $16B Claim
On Jan. 31, Mt. Gox victims were enraged to hear that the founder of Coinlab, Peter Vessenes, is still causing problems for the former...
Tidbits: Kraken CEO Offers Help in Quadrigacx Case, Iranian Bitcoiner Learns Expensive Lesson
Tidbits is a roundup of talking points from across the cryptosphere. In this edition, Jesse Powell offers to help the Canadian police...
Cryptocurrency Independence Under Threat As Regulation Encroaches
For governments, cryptocurrency is becoming too mainstream to ignore and too chaotic to neglect. Across the world, government agencies are...
The Daily: Twitter CEO Talks Bitcoin, Bitstamp Releases New Mobile App
In Monday’s edition of The Daily we cover a recent interview with Jack Dorsey where the Twitter CEO again publicly shares his views on the...
Venezuela’s New Cryptocurrency Rules Enter Into Force
The decree establishing a legal framework for cryptocurrencies in Venezuela has entered into force. It contains 63 articles including...
Decentralized Protocols Are Making It Easier Than Ever to Gamble With Cryptocurrency
Americans wagered $140 million on the 2017 Super Bowl, but if sports betting was legal nationwide, that figure would have been closer to...
SEC Solicits Blockchain Analysis Tool to Identify Wallet Owners
While U.S. investors are waiting for a bitcoin ETF to be approved, American financial regulators are looking to make the market more...
New Hampshire House Subcommittee Approves Bitcoin for Taxes Bill
During the first week of the new year, two U.S. representatives from New Hampshire, Dennis Acton and Michael Yakubovich, proposed a bill...
The Importance of Risk Management and Psychology When Trading Crypto
In 2017, as crypto mania escalated, we witnessed extreme cases where individuals decided to make huge bets on bitcoin. Some liquidated all...
Markets Update: Traders Patiently Wait for Crypto’s Longest Bear Run to End
Cryptocurrency prices have been seemingly stable lately as there hasn’t been much volatility in the last two weeks in either...
The Daily: Grin Developer Fund Grows, Russian Agent’s BTC Transaction Tracked
In this edition of The Daily, a leading Grin developer has received donations worth $26,000 to fund his work on the project. Also,...
Bitcoin Had a Fairer Launch Than Any Altcoin
What constitutes a fair coin launch? It’s a question that has had some of the brightest minds and brashest projects in the space debating...
Point-of-Sale Platform Anypay Adds Full Bitcoin Cash Support
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were pleased to hear this week that the point-of-sale payment processing application Anypay has fully...
Crypto-Stealing SIM Swapper Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years in Prison
Joel Ortiz, a college student who allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $5 million, has pleaded guilty and accepted a 10-year prison...
Stacks Network Plans to Leverage BTC’s Proof of Work and Burn Bitcoins
Blockchain startup Blockstack has revealed the company is in the midst of developing a new distributed ledger protocol called Stacks, a...
Fidelity Announces Institutional Crypto Platform is in ‘Final Testing’
Fidelity has published an update announcing that its highly anticipated cryptocurrency exchange and custody platform, Fidelity Digital...
These Payment Gateways Will Enable Your Business to Accept Cryptocurrency
As more people become interested in the world of cryptocurrency, adoption grows and so does the number of merchants interested in...
Properties Are Still Being Sold for Cryptocurrency Despite the Bear Market
Bitcoin and many other digital assets have lost more than 80 percent of their fiat value since 2017. Despite this, the trend for people...
Canadian Exchange Insolvent After CEO Dies With Keys to $145M of Cryptocurrency
Death is complicated enough in the cryptosphere when a private investor dies with the private keys to their fortune. But the pain is...
The Daily: Zebpay Launches in 5 European Markets, Coinpulse Enters ‘Indefinite Maintenance’
Saturday’s edition of The Daily covers developments of interest to crypto traders. Once one of the largest exchanges in India, Zebpay is...
Crypto Thefts, Scams On The Rise Finds New Research
Thefts and scams are plaguing the crypto space, which saw US$1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrencies being stolen and scammed in 2018, a...
Wyoming Senate Passes Bill Recognizing Cryptocurrency as Money
The Senate of the U.S. state of Wyoming has passed a bill which defines cryptocurrency as property and establishes rules including for...
Australia’s Financial Intelligence Agency Registers 246 Bitcoin Exchanges
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (Austrac) has now officially registered 246 cryptocurrency exchanges....
Anarchapulco Returns Promoting Freedom and Cryptocurrencies
On Feb. 14-17, 2019 the fifth annual Anarchapulco conference, dubbed “Life Unchained,” will be hosted in Acapulco Mexico. During previous...
A Short History of Major Fiat Currency Collapses and What Triggered Them
Earlier this year we witnessed a mini flash crash that hit the fiat currency markets. It took approximately seven minutes for the...
Startup Launches Loaded Bitcoin Cash Notes to Spread BCH Adoption
Bitcoin Cash proponents can purchase collectible and loaded BCH notes from a company called Global Notes based in Melbourne, Australia....
Over 50 Bitcoin ATMs Operate Legally in Russia, Study Finds
At least 51 cryptocurrency ATMs operate in compliance with the current regulations in Russia, estimates a new report. According to the...
Markets Update: TRX and NEM Post Significant Losses While Most Cryptos Consolidate
The cryptocurrency meta-trend has seen most leading markets continue to grind sideways at key support zones, though there has been a...
How To Get Started on Crypto Twitter
If you’re new to cryptocurrencies, there’s no better place to be than on Crypto Twitter. Crypto Twitter is where the burgeoning crypto...
Cottonwood Becomes Second Cryptocurrency ATM Operator to Receive Bitlicense
U.S.-based cryptocurrency ATM operator Cottonwood Vending has been granted regulatory approval to operate in the state of New York. As...
B9Lab Creating Education Program to Certify 1000 Ethereum Developers
B9Lab has announced the creation of the Community Blockstars Program. They plan to certify 1,000 Ethereum developers during two five month...
The Daily: Bitcoin Carnivory, Dapps & DEXs, Quadrigacx Claims Insolvency
The Daily curates stories from the eclectic and often bizarre world of Bitcoin. Today’s roundup demonstrates just how varied that world...
Regtech Startup TRM Raises US$1.7M for Crypto Compliance Solutions
TRM Labs Inc., a regtech startup based in San Francisco, has raised US$1.7 million in a seed funding round led by Blockchain Capital with...
PR: aXpire.io Updates – AXPR HODL Initiative and CoinExchange.io Listing
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material....
South Korea Updates ICO Stance After 3-Month Investigation
The South Korean government has updated its stance on initial coin offerings (ICOs) as well as announced the results of its 3-month...
Coincheck Registers 1.7M New Users Since Resuming Operations Last October
Coincheck has reported 1.73 million downloads of its mobile app since the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange resumed new account signups,...