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Dublin is the Clear Choice for Coinbase as Its Second European Office
Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced that it is expanding its European presence into Dublin giving it access to Ireland’s growing...
Coinfloor Obtains DLT Provider License in Gibraltar
Coinfloor, the oldest operational cryptocurrency exchange in the U.K., has become the first company to secure a distributed ledger...
50 Indian Traders Share Thoughts on Investing, RBI Ban, Future of Crypto in India
Fifty traders who use Indian crypto exchange Instashift have shared their thoughts on the current crypto environment in India. Most of...
The Daily: Tether Regains Ground, Coinbase Does Dublin
Today’s edition of The Daily starts where Monday’s left off: by looking at the latest on Tether, whose stablecoin anchors so...
The Value of Uncensorable Technology in an Age of Censorship
Governments and corporations have deployed censorship to limit speech and deprive people of vital communication channels. The ruling elite...
Binance Opens Fiat-To-Crypto Exchange in Uganda
On Oct. 15, Binance announced the launch of its fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange in Uganda. The world’s biggest digital currency exchange...
19 Companies Licensed to Operate Crypto Exchanges in Philippine Economic Zone
Nineteen firms have been granted provisional licenses to operate crypto exchanges by the Philippine government-owned Cagayan Economic Zone...
Fidelity Launching Crypto Custody and Trading Services
Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of a new company dedicated to providing cryptocurrency services including custody and trade...
Canaan Creative Announces New Avalonminer A911 Mining Rig
Canaan Creative, the world’s second largest manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware, has announced a new mining rig, the...
Bitpay Announces Stablecoin Support for Merchant Settlement
On Monday the cryptocurrency payment processor Bitpay announced the company is now supporting settlement options using two stablecoins —...
Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto Consensus
On Oct. 10, Blockstream revealed that the company’s new product, Liquid, generated its first block on Sept. 27 and noted that a lot of the...
Tether Falls, What Is Next?
The sky is falling in Crypto today because its biggest stable coin has lost its peg to the dollar. Tether USDT, long claimed to be backed...
Zambia Launches Crackdown on Crypto Companies
The Bank of Zambia has started to clamp down on cryptocurrency-related businesses, mere days after declaring that it does not view digital...
Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An Bets on Blockchain, AI, Cloud in Fintech Push
Ping An Insurance, the largest insurer by market value in mainland China and second-largest life insurer in terms of premiums, is betting...
Bitcoin After Death: The Perils of Sharing One’s Fortune
If you are a young fortune-hunter toiling away on a computer in a basement, the prospect of death probably isn’t among your top...
PR: Roger Ver Joins Azbit Crypto Exchange Advisory Board
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Research: 1 of 5 New Hedge Funds in 2018 Is a Crypto Fund
New research shows that one out of five hedge funds launched thus far this year has been a cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund. This is a...
The Fall of Tether and What It Means for the Cryptocurrency Markets
The demise of Tether has been a car crash in slow motion. An unswervable event that has played out over the course of months, it has...
Fincen Claims Iran Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has warned U.S financial institutions that the Iranian government might be dodging economic...
The Daily: Tether Sheds Its Peg
What kind of a world are we living in when bitcoin and tether, two of the stablest currencies in the cryptosphere, break out at the same...
Report: Barclays Drops Plan for Cryptocurrency Trading Desk
Barclays (LSE: BARC) has reportedly scrapped its plan to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk. However, it remain unclear whether the U.K....
After Suffering a 51% Attack, Horizen Has a Solution
Horizen (formerly ZenCash) has proposed a new way to head off 51% attacks in cryptocurrencies. While it isn’t a cure-all, it might...
Korean Government Expected to Announce ICO Stance in November, Official Says
The South Korean government is expected to announce its position on initial coin offerings in November, according to a high-ranking...
Church Mining Cryptocurrency Told to Pay Higher Electricity Rates
The outcome of a court case in Russia may affect the popular practice of cryptocurrency mining in basements and garages. According to a...
Bitcoin Markets Comprise Imminent Alternative to Foreign Exchange
A report authored by researchers from the Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics has found that Bitcoin is maturing. The...
Bitcoin Cash Developers Are Building Tools for Better BCH Fungibility
On Oct. 12 the Bitcoin Cash developer Chris Troutner published a new shuffling protocol concept called Tokenshuffle, a platform that aims...
Research: Corporations Fail to Deliver on Blockchain Hype, Scalability a Top Concern
A new report from Greenwich Associates, a provider of market intelligence and advisory services to the financial services industry, tries...
Hacker Livestreams 51% Attack on Bitcoin Private
On Oct. 13, ethical hacker “Geocold” followed through on his promise to 51 percent attack an altcoin. He eventually settled on Bitcoin...
The Daily: Robinhood Reaches 25th State, Fake Adobe Crypto Malware
In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about Robinhood expanding to its 25th American state, recently discovered mining malware,...
Study Argues Chinese Mining Centralization Poses Threat to Bitcoin Network
A joint study conducted by Princeton University and Florida International University has found three-quarters of Bitcoin mining is based...
PR: Exosis Launches ICO to Create a Multi Utility Platform
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BCH Devcon Streamlines Bitcoin Innovation in San Francisco
Last week, on Oct. 10-11, Bitcoin Cash developers gathered in San Francisco for the first of many BCH Devcons hosted by Bitmain’s...
30 Crypto ATMs Launching in India — Unocoin Unveils Solution to RBI Banking Ban
A major crypto exchange in India, Unocoin, has officially announced the launch of its crypto ATMs. CEO Sathvik Vishwanath told...
Can blockchains replace retail giants like Amazon and eBay?
Blockchain tech is causing a massive rethink in how the internet can be used across all sorts of applications – from social networking, to...
Zambian Central Bank Declares Bitcoin Is Not Legal Tender
The Zambian central bank said on Oct. 12 that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin core and bitcoin cash aren’t legal tender, cautioning...
Despite Setbacks Crypto Wages Still an Option for Russians, Poll Finds
Crypto markets have passed through hard times this year but cryptocurrency remains a viable remuneration option for businesses in the...
An In-Depth Look at the Keepkey Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallet
Keeping cryptocurrencies safe is a fundamental part of participating in the digital economy, and hardware wallets have become popular...
Wendy McElroy: The Double C-Word in the Private Sector
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 2 The Double...
Court Refuses to Drop Money Laundering Charge Against UBS, $5.8 Billion Fine Looms
A French court has reportedly rejected a request by the largest Swiss bank to drop money laundering charge against it. UBS Group and a...
The Daily: Nasdaq Eyes Security Tokens, Blockstack Tackles Social Media
Today’s installment of The Daily is about building more than bickering, though we’ll squeeze in a little of the latter before we sign off....
Scam Victim Loses $48,000 Claim Against Canadian Bitcoin ATM Firm
A woman suing for 62,500 Canadian dollars ($48,125) sent to a phone scammer over a bitcoin ATM has lost her court case, local media...
South Korea’s Largest Crypto Exchange Sold to Singapore-Based Consortium
The largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, Bithumb, has reportedly been sold to a Singapore-based consortium...
EOS’ Grand Governance Experiment Has a New Enemy: China’s Great Firewall
Matías Romeo (left) and Jesús Chitty of EOS Argentina at a meet-up in Seoul. As of June, two rival groups were briefly in competition to...
Facebook and Twitter Beware — Censorship-Resistant Social Media Is Here
Over the past few months, Bitcoin Cash developers have been creating applications that are similar to social media and forum platforms...
Japanese Exchange Takeover: Zaif Transfers All Crypto Services to Fisco
Japanese crypto exchange Zaif has concluded a business transfer agreement with another regulated crypto exchange in Japan. Fisco...
Worst Cryptocurrencies of 2018 Have Left Some Heavy Bagholders
Tales of woe are easy to come by in the current market, in which most altcoins are faring multiples worse than bitcoin. Investors that...
UAE Startup Menachain Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for the Middle East, North Africa Region
A young startup named Menachain Solutions DWC-LLC is building a cryptocurrency and blockchain-based payment platform targeted at the...
Markets Update: Heavy Selling Across Leading Markets, ZRX Rallies
The cryptocurrency markets appear to be consolidating following the significant sell-off that transpired on Thursday. The event saw BTC...
Micropayments: Bringing Cryptocurrencies Into Everyday Life
The following post about micropayments was written by Dmytro Spilka. He is the CEO at Solvid and founder of Pridicto, a web analytics...
Win $100 of Bitcoin Cash in Bitcoin.com’s Paper Wallet Design Contest
Over the next few weeks, Bitcoin.com is hosting a paper wallet design contest to create a beautiful cold storage visual graphic for...
The Daily: Kanye Teaches Opsec, Crypto Foes Joins Forces
The last 24 hours has been one of those all-too-rare periods in which the cryptosphere unites against a shared enemy. We’ll detail who in...
US Court Issues Emergency Order Halting a Planned Initial Coin Offering
An American court has put a stop to an initial coin offering (ICO) by a company claiming to offer “the first licensed and regulated...
Largest South Korean Exchange Launches Crypto Market Indices
The largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume, Bithumb, has launched two cryptocurrency market indices. One tracks all...
Funny New Advert Shows Bitcoin Is on Google’s Mind
Google, which currently sits on the fence with regard to cryptocurrency, took an opportunity to throw shade at digital coins like bitcoin...
Facebook Purge Continues: 559 Pages, 251 Accounts Removed Ahead of US Elections
Facebook’s Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy, and Oscar Rodriguez, Product Manager, announced that “Today, we’re removing...
SV Pool Mines Its First Block as November’s Bitcoin Cash Fork Approaches
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the mining operation SV Pool mined its first Bitcoin Cash block. The pool operators led by the blockchain firms...
Hundreds of ICOs Being Secretly Investigated by SEC, Claims Report
Hundreds of startups are reportedly being “secretly” targeted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their...
Nigerian Startup Kubitx Launches Bitcoin Exchange in Beta
Kubitx, a Pan-African financial technology startup registered in Malta, announced the beta launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange on...
FSB: Crypto-Assets Not a Threat to Global Financial Order
Cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to global financial stability, but the diverse range of national regulatory regimes throughout the...
Bitcoin Puzzle’s $1.9M Prize Purportedly Won in a Week
Last week, a bitcoin picture puzzle appeared online in which players were challenged to uncover the private key to a BTC wallet. The game...
Blockchain Platform Utopia Music Acquires ISPY Group to Open Untapped Revenue
Utopia Music, a blockchain-powered music data tracking platform, has acquired ISPY Group to open up avenues of untapped revenue in the...
Singapore Hosts New Fiat-Crypto Exchange, Welcomes Crypto Bank Accounts
It has been a busy week for Singapore as it relates to cryptocurrency. The city-state is set open the first fiat-crypto exchange in...
Indonesian Startup Pundi X Unveils Blockchain-Based Smartphone, OS and Communication Protocol
Indonesian point-of-sale (POS) terminal maker Pundi X Labs (Pundi X) has unveiled the development of a new smartphone as well as an...
The Daily: Whales Join China’s Richest Ranks, Seniors Take a Swing at Bitcoin
In today’s edition of The Daily, we look at the cryptocurrency entrepreneurs who now rank among the richest people in China, the limited...
Bitcoiners Shoot Down Roubini’s US Senate Testimony
Noted Bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini will deliver a speech on cryptocurrency and blockchain to the U.S. Senate today, and it is unlikely...
Exchanges Roundup: Yobit Unveils Random Coin Pump, Okcoin USA Plans Stablecoin
In recent news pertaining to crypto exchanges, Yobit has announced a “random coin” pump for Oct. 11, the founder of Okgroup...
PR: Kibo Lotto Obtains Curaçao Gaming License
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Zigzag Platform Provides Cryptocurrency Swaps Over the Lightning Network
There’s a new exchange system under development called Zigzag.io, an app that allows users to swap bitcoin core for other digital assets...
A Bitcoin Rat Is Occupying Wall Street
Ten years after the financial crisis of 2008, an artist known as Nelson Saiers has placed his latest artwork across the street from the...
London’s LBX Launches Solution for Bank-Shunned Crypto Companies
Cryptocurrency businesses that have faced difficulties in securing banking services in the UK now have a new option. LBX has launched a...
Major Indian Exchange Unocoin Launching Crypto ATMs
A major cryptocurrency exchange in India, Unocoin, has confirmed that it is launching crypto ATMs. While a formal announcement has not...
Don’t Fall For This Fake Walmart Token
Walmart recently announced that it is working with IBM and their produce suppliers to enable transparency and efficiency to its supply...
Billion-Dollar Startups Flourishing in Switzerland’s ‘Crypto Valley’
The top 50 cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies in Switzerland’s version of Silicon Valley are now worth $44 billion...
Europe, Japan and the ‘Drug’ of Quantitative Easing
Last month, news.Bitcoin.com examined the problem of quantitative easing (QE) and its impact on the U.S., and how such policies have...
New Venture Capital Fund Secures $100M to Invest in Crypto Startups
Dragonfly Capital Partners, a new crypto-focused venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first $100 million fund dedicated...
Israel Poised to Become a Leading Blockchain Hub
Considered amongst the most advanced startup ecosystems in the world, Israel is now quickly emerging as a leading blockchain hub....
Deep Web Roundup: 20 Years for ‘Oxymonster,’ New Darknet Monitoring Tool
Two stories stand out in our latest trawl of the deep web for news that filters through to the cryptosphere. One concerns the sentencing...
Quadrigacx Battles Bank Over $21.6M in Frozen Funds
Cryptocurrency exchange Quadrigacx has blamed an ongoing legal dispute over $21.6 million worth of funds that were frozen by the Canadian...
Exchanges Roundup: Glen Oaks Escrow Supports Crypto, Binance to Delist 4 Altcoins
In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Glen Oaks Escrow has announced that it has partnered with Bitpay to support...
PR: Bithumb Teams up with ONEROOT to Build Distributed Decentralized Exchange
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The Daily: Circle Launches New Research Portal and Trading Apps
Some editions of The Daily are so overflowing with news there simply isn’t time for a cleverly worded introduction. So without further...
Korean Crypto Exchange Sued for Controversial Token Schemes
A lawsuit has reportedly been filed in South Korea against a local cryptocurrency exchange over its price-pumping schemes involving token...
Suspected Mastermind Behind Kassh Coin Arrested
The New Delhi Police Branch has arrested Asif Ashraf Malkani – a thirty-five-year-old man accused of operating Kassh Coin – a...
Japanese Internet Giant GMO to Launch Yen-Pegged Cryptocurrency
Japan’s GMO Internet Group has announced plans to issue a yen-pegged stablecoin called GMO Japanese Yen. Already in the crypto exchange...
eToro Slashes Crypto Costs To Increase Mass Adoption
eToro has announced a huge slash in the transaction fees of crypto assets as part of an ongoing effort to increase awareness of the...
‘Crypto Fund’ Approved to Manage Cryptocurrency Investments in Switzerland
Emerging Swiss virtual currency fund, Crypto Fund AG, said on Tuesday it had been given an asset management license by the Financial...
Switzerland’s Financial Regulator Approves First Crypto Asset Manager
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted its first authorization to a cryptocurrency company. Crypto Fund AG,...
First Major Bitcoin Cash ICO Raises $30M in Record Time
On Oct. 8, 2018, the blockchain firm and mining pool Viabtc finished the first high-value initial coin offering (ICO) using the Wormhole...
Cashtippr Plugin Allows Money Button Integration on WordPress Sites
On Sept. 13, a new application called the Money Button launched, giving content creators the ability to embed bitcoin cash (BCH) payment...
Exchanges Roundup: Coinbase Volumes Hit 1-Year Low, UK Exchange to Fire Most Staff
Recent updates show that with the cryptocurrency markets performing far from how they did a year ago, some exchanges have failed to adapt...