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Calvin Ayre Declares Bitcoin Cash “The Only Bitcoin”
Technology In a statement addressing the upcoming the bitcoin (BTC) fork that is scheduled for mid-November, Calvin Ayre has stated it’s...
Bitcoin Cash Developers Propose New Address Format
Technology This week the lead Bitcoin ABC developer, Amaury Séchet, proposed to add a Bech32 address format to the Bitcoin Cash (BCC)...
Kazakhstan Set to Launch National Cryptocurrency Backed by Fiat
Emerging Markets Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) and Exante have announced a partnership regarding the...
Ukraine’s New Bill Treats Bitcoin as Financial Asset and Encourages Mining
Regulation Two bills to provide legal frameworks for cryptocurrencies including bitcoin have now been submitted to the Ukrainian...
Russian Regulators Consider Establishing a ‘Crypto-Detective Agency’
Regulation At a recent State Duma Financial Market Committee meeting, an initiative to create a “crypto-detective agency” in Russia was...
KYC Bill to Regulate Bitcoin Exchanges Green Lighted by Australian Senate Committee
Regulation A bill to regulate Australia’s digital currency exchanges has gained support from the Senate committee tasked to review it. The...
Slotland Online Gaming Site Now Offers Bitcoin Deposits and Withdrawals
Games Popular online gaming site, Slotland, just announced they are offering deposits and withdrawals in bitcoin for gaming purposes. The...
Here’s Bitcoin.com’s Updated Stance on Specific Bitcoin Chain Symbols and Monikers
Announcements A lot has changed in the cryptocurrency space, and things are entirely different than they were when bitcoin was launched by...
Markets Update: Bitcoin’s Pre-Fork Price Rollercoaster Begins
Markets and Prices Bitcoin markets tumbled during the early hours of October 18 dropping roughly 6-7 percent to a low of $5,101 per token....
PR: Spectiv – Major Virtual Reality ICO Receives over $1 Million in Presale
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Modern Wi-Fi Networks are Vulnerable, Impact on Mobile Bitcoin Wallet Security
Earlier this week, Mathy Vanhoef of the Imec-DistriNet research group, discovered serious weaknesses and vulnerabilities in WPA2, a...
The ICO rollercoaster – the securities question as seen from Europe
Much has been written about ICO legality from a US securities law standpoint - but that often neglects the fact that ICOs are truly global...
Google’s AutoML AI Clones Itself Into a Better Version
There is never a boring day in the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Google is clearly one of the companies leading...
Announcement of Cooperation Between Confideal and Hacken
We are happy to announce the start of cooperation between Hacken and Confideal! Cooperation will provide discounted services of...
300 ETH Giveaway from the DIGI Token Sale!
DIGI, a blockchain based platform for digital goods and services are giving away 300 ETH worth of DIGI Tokens to 4 lucky contributors of...
Bitfinex to Terminate Services to US Retail Customers by November 9
Markets and Prices Bitfinex has announced its plan to terminate all services for U.S. individual customers by November 9th 2017. Their...
IBM, Stellar And KlickEx Group Develop Blockchain-Based Global Payments Solution
Image by Kopytin Georgy via Shutterstock.comA new blockchain-based cross-border payments solution developed by IBM in partnership with the...
Fork Debate Drops to New Low, Outspoken Developer Lopp’s Home Surrounded by Police
News Debate is a central part of the cryptocurrency community at large. Open forums such as Bitcoin.com have fostered mostly healthy fork...
PR: Secure Identity Ledger Corporation Goes Direct to Consumer with Initial Coin Offering: New Blockchain Platform to Put Consumers in Cont…
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Dutch Bank Flustered Over the Amount of Electricity Bitcoin Consumes
Featured Dutch bank ING is flustered over the fact bitcoin consumes so much energy. Recently, the bank released a report saying bitcoin...
Exodus Integrates Bitcoin Cash Into Their Multi-Asset Wallet
Wallets Exodus, a multi-asset wallet platform, just integrated Bitcoin Cash functionality. This makes a total of 16 digital assets a user...
VOISE to Launch Decentralized Streaming and Download Platform
VOISE is poised to disrupt the music industry with the alpha launch of its decentralized music streaming and downloads platform on October...
The Digital Asset Exchange Huobi Pro Provides Users With Fork Plans
News Huobi the cryptocurrency exchange based in China announced its Segwit2x contingency plans for the firm’s trading platform Huobi Pro....
BitClave: Decentralized Blockchain-Based Search Engine, Rewards Users For Ad Engagement
BitClave, the Ethereum blockchain-based decentralized search engine, which completed one of the most successful pre-sales of crypto-tokens...
All Operating Systems Are Susceptible to This WiFi Attack
With so many consumers relying on mobile devices these days, it is no surprise criminals continue to look for new ways to take advantage....
Australia’s Regulation Bill Includes Bitcoin for the First Time
Australian authorities are updating their AML/CTF regulations which would regulate bitcoin exchanges for the first time.Last month, the...
Listen Up: Running a Successful Local Solar Business
Large companies are predominant in most industries. But when it comes to rooftop solar installations, small is beautiful. Although there...
Bitcoin Millionaire Erik Finman Challenges Jamie Dimon to a Boxing Match
Interview This past June news.Bitcoin.com reported on the entrepreneur, Erik Finman, who became a bitcoin millionaire at 18 years old....
Australian Fintech Startups Want a Central Bank Digital Currency
Multiple banks are actively contemplating the idea of creating their own digital currencies. Surprisingly enough, Australia is one of the...
Lucyd: the First Practical Ethereum Blockchain-Based Augmented Reality Smartglasses
Lucyd, the blockchain project led by prominent experts and renowned researchers in the optics sector such as Dr. Jannick Rolland, is set...
PR: Appian the World’s First Ethereum App Store Launches ICO
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Bernanke: “Eventually Governments Will Take Any Action They Need to Prevent Bitcoin”
News Former Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s recent comments about bitcoin and its network add to his growing list of...
Russia to Launch Its Own Digital Currency, the CryptoRuble
Recent reports indicate that Russia is getting ready to launch its own digital currency, the CryptoRuble, thereby confirming numerous...
JPY, USD, and KRW Accounts for Over 90% of Bitcoin Traded on Exchanges
Markets and Prices CNY to bitcoin trading now accounts for approximately only 1% of all bitcoin trade occurring on exchanges, according to...
A Helpful Roadmap for California’s Certified “Smart Inverters”
Solar inverters are becoming more intelligent this year. California’s Rule 21, which is now partially in effect, governs the safety of PV...
It’s Time to Stop Federal Fiddling with Electricity Markets
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt On Oct. 8 in Kentucky announced the Trump Administration’s plan to repeal the...
Bitmex Exchange and Samourai Wallet Details Plans on How to Handle Upcoming Forks
Announcements Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (Bitmex) and Samourai Wallet (Samourai) have each released details on action plans regarding the...
PR: CRYPTO20 Fund Set for ICO After Successful $5m Pre-Sale
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Russian Businesses Urge Government to Approve Only Domestic Cryptocurrencies
Regulation One of Russia’s leading public associations of entrepreneurs has sent a proposal to their government asking them to approve...
Circle Acquires Trigger Finance To Help Deliver Investment Products For Crypto Assets
Image credit: Cryptocurrencies by r.classen via Shutterstock.comCircle, a peer-to-peer payments technology startup, has acquired mobile...
Gold Miner Pivots: Backs Blockchain Company and Starts Mining Bitcoin
Mining A Canadian mining guru, Frank Giustra, has begun mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies instead of just gold. He has recently...
SEC Panel Debates the Merits of Bitcoin as a Store of Value
Late last week, The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee held a public meeting that included a discussion...
Preparing for the Bitcoin Hard Forks: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
Technology At the moment there are two forks planned for the Bitcoin network, and cryptocurrency proponents are curious about taking the...
How Investors Can Earn Money in the $2 Billion eSports Market
The international industry of eSports ranks among the world's most rapid growing and highly profitable markets. Many of the business...
PR: Top-50 Fintech Company, Bankex, Launches Token Presale
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China Braces for Additional Online Censorship Regulation
Most people are well aware that China isn’t known for its freedom of speech. In fact, the country is home to the Great Firewall of...
Signaling Growing Bitcoin Acceptance, Colombia Gets Second Cryptocurrency Conference
Emerging Markets Colombia is poised to economically breakout in coming years due to its blessings of climate and natural resources, a...
3 Reasons to Get Excited About the Future of Litecoin
Although most people will look at the current Litecoin price action as a pump-and-dump, there are some genuine reasons to get excited...
Bitcoin Anarchist Amir Taaki Talks Technology’s Purpose and Altcoins (Interview part 2)
Op-Ed In PART 2, crypto folk hero Amir Taaki shares his thoughts with news.Bitcoin.com on past projects and Altcoins, while pointing to a...
Necessary Tools For Nation Building – Receptive Government, Enthusiastic Citizens and A Dedicated Expertise
The current non-availability of infrastructure in most West African countries make the region a very viable market for new entrants,...
Swift Startup Winner Demos Smart Contract Trade with 5 Financial Firms
Blockchain startup SmartContract is officially unveiling a new a proof-of-concept (PoC) built with assistance from five major financial...
Priced In? Ether Sees Cautious Boost as Blockchain Upgrade Underway
Ether prices rose to a six-week high of $350 today as ethereum, the second largest blockchain by total value, successfully executed a...
Australian Bitcoin Adoption Increases Following Regulatory Amendments
Markets and Prices In recent months, the Australian government has sought to amend its bitcoin regulations – which were previously...
PR: 300 ETH Giveaway from the Digi Blockchain Platform Token Sale
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Gigablock Testnet Researchers Mine the World’s First 1GB Block
Technology This week Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) chief scientist Peter Rizun revealed the first 1GB block was mined on a Gigablock testnet on...
Putin Orders the Issue of Russia’s National Cryptocurrency – the Cryptoruble
News Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered the issue of the national cryptocurrency, the “cryptoruble.” The Russian...
As India’s Government Wars Against Cash, Bitcoin is Sought in Exchange
Emerging Markets Last year, the Republic of India overnight banned 85 percent of its fiat cash in circulation. As a way to address “black...
Flyp.me – Use it or Join the ICO but Don’t Miss it! 50% Profit Sharing Accountless Exchange, Instant!
Flyp.me, the instant accountless exchange, has launched with 14 cryptocurrencies and shares 50% of the profits with token owners. The...
PR: Universa Blockchain Project Ceo Alexander Borodich and Yellowrockets Are Launching the World’s First Decentralized Blockchain Accelerat…
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South Korea Prepares to Tax Bitcoin Use
Regulation South Korea is preparing to tax bitcoin use after the cryptocurrency’s trading volume skyrocketed past that of Kosdaq. Han...
PC Malware Steals Funds by Modifying Ethereum Addresses
Earlier this week, a user posting on the Ethereum subreddit (/r/Ethereum), the largest Ethereum community with over 131,000 members,...
Bitcoin Market Capitalization Approached $100 Billion USD
Markets and Prices The total market capitalization of bitcoin is approaching $100 billion USD, currently sitting at approximately $94...
Bitcoin Anarchist Amir Taaki Leaves England Boyish, Returns From Syria Hardened
Op-Ed Famed bitcoin gadfly and early adopter, cryptoanarchist Amir Taaki, ghosted for long enough to generate theories galore....
ExHasta – Integrating and Empowering Innovators
Imagine a group of exceptional individuals with vast experience in using cutting-edge technology to solve unique problems for leading...
Julian Assange Thanks U.S. Government for 50,000% Gains on Wikileaks’ Bitcoin Holdings
News The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has posted a tweet thanking United States government officials and the financial...
Saxo Bank and Nasdaq Stockholm Adds Ethereum ETNs
On October 11th, XBT Provider, the organization who issued the first Bitcoin ETNs in September 2015, announced that two of their Ethereum...
One Woman Surviving Solely on Bitcoin Attempts a Trek from Toronto to Las Vegas
Fintech Satoshi Nakamoto is reported to have insisted acceptance of his invention hinged upon its use as a currency, a functioning...
PNC Bank Threatens to Close Customer’s Account for Buying Bitcoin
Featured The PNC bank recently threatened one of their customers for purchasing bitcoin. The bank wanted to shut down the customer’s...
PR: SportyFi – Decentralized Sports Investment Start-Up Endorsed by Soccer Superstar Roberto Carlos
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Meet the New Bitcoin Cash P2P Exchange Localbitcoincash.org
News On October 14 a new bitcoin cash exchange was launched called, Localbitcoincash.org, a platform that enables people to trade the...
Russian Regulators Think They Found a Way to Find, Tax, and License Crypto Miners
Mining Russia’s regulators have revealed how they plan to find and tax cryptocurrency miners as well as license them. This follows their...
California-Based Small Farm Uses Robots to Grow Crops
Robots come in many different shapes and sizes. They will one day serve a whole slew of purposes, most of which will not result in job...
Research Shows Half a Billion People Are Mining Cryptocurrencies Without Knowing It
Mining The company behind the ad blocking program Adguard has analyzed the most popular 100,000 websites for cryptocurrency mining...
Dentacoin Foundation Announced Strategic Partnership with CruisAIDer, Germany
Whilst US policymakers dabble in bureaucracy, the European-based Dentacoin Foundation takes action for affordable dental care by aligning...
Blockchain in Construction: BitRent Opens New Horizons for Investors
Blockchain platform BitRent announced a revolutionary solution in the area of new-built property: commercial and residential property...
PR: Uquid ICO Underway – Early Adoption Discounts Still in Effect
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Canadian Securities Commission Keen to Support Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
Regulation The Ontario Securities Commission recently declared that it is “keen to support” cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings...
France’s AMF is Working on Formulating Its Position on ICOs
France is currently determining a legal framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to its financial market regulator.Robert...
The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations (part 3)
Featured The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations.Chapter 1: A Revolution of Rising Expectations (part 3).by Wendy...
SPV Wallet Bread Lets Users Decide During the Segwit2x Hard Fork
Wallets This week the popular bitcoin wallet app for iOS and Android, Bread, announced its contingency plans towards the Segwit2x fork...
PR: BitBoost Starts Last Phase of Token Sale After Releasing Decentralized E-Commerce Platform for Testing
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JP Morgan Boss Can’t Stop Talking About Bitcoin — Calls Investors “Stupid”
News The Wall Street tycoon and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is once again talking about bitcoin investors in a derogatory fashion. On...
Lightning Network Desktop App Now Available for Testing
Technology Lightning Network developers released a testnet desktop application today for Lnd. According to the blog post, this will...
Developer Amaury Séchet Discusses the Values of Bitcoin ABC Development
Interview Over the past two months, the Bitcoin Cash network has been trucking along and currently holds the fourth largest cryptocurrency...
PBOC Director of Digital Currency Research Institute Advocates State-Issued Cryptocurrency
Regulation The Director of The People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) Digital Currency Research Institute, Yao Qian, has announced his...
Big Name Investors Voicing Bitcoin Optimism Are Louder Than Negative Colleagues
Finance Bitcoin’s price is on a tear in 2017, and it’s hard not to notice the decentralized currency’s spectacular run this year. As the...
Silberpfeil – Tokens Backed by Real-world Assets
While cryptocurrencies began largely as experiments in the cryptography and technology space, the rise of ICO's has attracted the...
Nordic Law Firm Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
Services A Finland-based law firm, Nordic Law, made an announcement Thursday they would begin accepting bitcoin payments for legal...
Cryptocurrencies Expected to Cause “Massive Disruption”
News The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has again addressed the topic of bitcoin and...
Power-to-Gas for Renewables Integration Is on the Rise
Power-to-gas (P2G)—the conversion of electrical power into gaseous energy carriers—is a quickly improving and potentially disruptive...